7. Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
Released: December 12, 2014 ~ Reviewed: December 17, 2014 (Rated 4 out of 5 Stars)
There are a couple of things I want to point out about this album. First is this, I never noticed how much we truly don’t know about Nicki until this album. I mean Jay-Z is a secretive person, but we still know so much about him just through the music. This is the first time that Nicki has ever exposed herself in a way that didn’t involve Instagram selfies. Another thing to point out is that Nicki didn’t use any of her created personalities. Now that this album is here, you can see that was her way of protecting herself and she is becoming comfortable enough to allow to know who she is. Nicki isn’t your average rapper.
She will never put out an album that Talib Kweli would cosign, but if you can’t see that Nicki is one of the best rappers and has created one of the best albums of the year than you are just hating. Not every great rapper sees the world the way Cole and Kendrick or even Jay and Nas. She is changing the culture in her own way. Just her being able to drop this album and having it sell shows that female rappers can sell. This album was a great piece of work. She has firmly cemented herself in my top 5 emcee’s right now.
If I could give this album a 4.3 I would. – DuB