And save her as a friend at:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002689936972

I appreciate the comment “Until hip-hop respects the past, artists like Kim will be struggling for relevancy in any way they can.”, so absolutely true.

Like Lil Wayne stringing a long bits of 4-5 different old skool folks to make one verse and not give the credit to those who came before him. (don’t even ask me what song it was.. i’ont rememba!)

Yeah, Wu Tang is playing Rock the Bells. But they’re performing the classic 36 Chambers, not new stuff. The same with KRS-ONE, Rakim, Slick Rick… They’re not taking shots at younger artists. They know who their audience is and they play to them. Kim should too.

But is “fading” beauty a commodity?

Only if artists want it to be. Sex Sells. If their content’s about sex, then their popularity is bound to fade. Look at actresses and actors. I’m sure Megan Fox won’t be on top of the the box office numbers in 10 years. But Meryl Streep will. It’s about how you sell yourself.

a.) I think everybody ends up having new responsibilities and agendas eventually. Even men get married, have kids, find new interests, etc.

b.)I’m still looking for a clear example or way to show that people say about a female mc ‘oh she fell off’ when she really didn’t. and then be able to show that it’s because folks are biased based on the woman’s looks.

There’s missy elliot. She was talking about 1 minute man and touching herself, etc. and i don’t think looks had much to do with her being popular and then dropping off. (just trying to find an example to prove your original hypothesis).

c.) I agree a little with your thoughts on music and youth. ‘Lil Freak’ is a banger, but now that i think about it, if I had kids i’d cover their ears if it came on in the car lol. But there IS a time and place for everything with music and art in general. At the end of the day, people gotta express themselves. But I know you can’t say FIRE in a movie theater.

d.) why can’t women talk about crushing other rappers without being gender specific? They’re always talking about other rap bitches. It makes it look like they’re only competing with other female rappers. does anybody else notice that? listen to Nicki or Kim or Rah Digga. I give props to Lauryn and Jean Grae. they don’t seem to straight up aim just for other females.

e.) MIA is the best female emcee out right now.

And then there were plenty of women who weren’t really what I would call a 10. And I don’t know if their looks had anything to do with me liking their music. A lot of women rappers are attractive, but I don’t know if they were that good looking for it to make a difference that I stop checking for their music when they hit 40.

Lil Kim draws paltry crowd at Baltimore show, takes out frustration on Nicki Minaj. [link to post]

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