Nicki Minaj is an absolute beast, let's be clear on that. I think she may be the only female voice in rap worth listening to right now, with the exception of Lady Sovereign. Missy, Eve, Lauryn, and the rest have all gone M.I.A. and there just aren't that many strong female voices out there at the moment. It's a bummer.
Another female voice out there - in the non rap game - that is killing it right now is La Roux. We've gone on and on about how great she is (and how well she works for mash-ups) but more mashes and remixes keep surfacing.
Well this one is massive. Colin Munroe, who we've sung the praises of before, dropped this jam a couple weeks ago and I can't get enough of it. He chops up La Roux's "Bulletproof" and throws it underneath Nicki Minaj's "Monster" verse. The result is epic and awesome.
For a bonus, here's Trey Songz' "Bottoms Up," which sports a schizophrenic but awesome verse from Ms. Minaj, along with the original "Monster" track, which features verses from Kanye, Jay-Z, and Rick Ross, along with vocals from Bon Iver. Sweet.
Colin Munroe - Bulletproof Monster (La Roux & Nicki Minaj Revox) (YSI)
Trey Songz - Bottoms Up (f. Nicki Minaj) (YSI)
Kanye West - Monster (f. Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross & Bon Iver) (YSI)
3 comments:
You forgot to mention Jean Grae in female rap voices that are worth listening today.
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Good call - fixed the spelling. As for Jean Grae, I haven't heard anything that caught my ear the way Minaj does, but I will stay tuned.
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