Tag: Nicki Minaj
It Took A Minute, But Nicki Minaj’s “Chun-Li” Finally Gets Lambasted As Cultural Appropriation As A Result of Her SNL Performance
Barring the fact that Chun-Li is a street fighting character that Nicki Minaj has of late chosen to adopt in sort of the same way [Read More…]
Giovanni Bianco and Nicki Minaj Team to Unwittingly Re-Create “Vogue” at the 1990 MTV VMAs for “Barbie Tingz”
Giovanni Bianco, in addition to Steven Klein (who directed Minaj’s companion single, “Chun-Li“), is a longtime collaborator of Madonna’s in terms of art direction (most [Read More…]
Steven Klein Saturates the “Chun-Li” Music Video With His Fashion Photography Aesthetic
Steven Klein isn’t the type of man who will do just anyone‘s music video (though looking back at his past three, done for Lady Gaga, [Read More…]
The 2017 VMAs: An Exhibition of the Enfeebled State of Music
It’s not that you’re getting older (okay, yes, you are). It’s that music has genuinely gotten worse over time. For those who used to watch [Read More…]
Katy Perry Might Have Done Better Not to Release A Video for “Swish Swish”
Billed as being the most “unwatchable, eye-gouging blowout of the season,” the game that the sports commentators, Bill Walton and Rich Eisen, in the opening [Read More…]
Katy Perry Kind of A Pussy for Reneging on “Swish Swish” Lyrics
Though Katy Perry might not have technically made the declaration, “Don’t be tryna double back, I already despise you/All that fake love you showin’ couldn’t [Read More…]
No Receipts Required: “Swish Swish” Likely the Closest (And Most Overt) Katy Perry Will Get to Responding to “Bad Blood”
Though Katy Perry recently gave one of the most roundabout non-answers ever regarding whether or not any of the songs on her forthcoming Witness album [Read More…]
In the War Between Remy Ma & Nicki Minaj, The Latter Had Already Won Without Lifting A Finger
It’s always a bit of a shame when feuds aren’t worth their weight in showcasing worthy opponents. At least Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were [Read More…]
The Halftime Show Ended After 2012
The last time the Super Bowl was truly memorable for its halftime show–apart from the brief moment Beyonce allowed Michelle and Kelly to take the [Read More…]
Grace Jones Throws Shade/Calls Every Other Female in Music Shit–And Is Largely Right
If anyone in the music industry is allowed to throw shade, it’s Grace Jones. Unlike, say, Kim Gordon, who called out Lana Del Rey–“who doesn’t [Read More…]
