Nikki D isn’t happy with the current state of female rap, calling out Ice Spice for her performance at Power 105’s Powerhouse concert this weekend.
On Saturday (October 28), the “Munch” hitmaker took to the stage at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, delivering her set dressed in a Betty Boop Halloween costume — leaving little to the imagination for those in the audience.
Unimpressed by not only the Bronx rapper’s performance or her perceived lack of talent, Nikki D — who was the first woman rapper ever to be signed to Def Jam Records in 1989 — took to Instagram on Sunday morning (Oct 29) to sound off on today’s female rap movement, labelling it the “prostitution era.”
“Oh come TF on!!! You mean to tell me, this is true talent.. the Female genre of hip hop today is the ‘prostitution era’, fight me!! [two boxing glove emojis],” Nikki captioned a clip of Ice Spice’s performance. “Notice the ONLY 2x’s the crowd reacts.. during the familiar ‘munch line’ and when she turns around to show her ass!!”
The “Lettin’ Off Steam” rapper then questioned Ice Spice’s position as one of the top female stars the moment, and she also pleaded with artists to stop performing over pre-recorded vocals at live shows.
“She’s one of the top female rappers out at the “moment”.. where’s her show production, rehearsal, and for god sake PLEASE STOP singing over those studio vocals it’s not a live show at that point,” Nikki D wrote.
She capped off her post by asking Ice Spice’s manager to reach out to her in order for her to offer the “Princess Diana” rapper some tips, claiming that her “5 minutes” is almost up. “Y’all gone blow it!!!” she wrote.
Check out Nikki D’s IG post below:
Pete Rock hopped in the comments section of Nikki’s post to call out the “sensitive cornballs” who are quick to berate the OGs for their opinion on the new generation, stating that he comes from an era of “absolute real talent.”
“This is what i been sayin,” he began. “When all this fuck shit started and mofos wanna defend the youngins ok but not the stupid music they making. Sensitive cornballs talkin bout OG’s is hating. No we are not. We telling yall learn how to rap and make music period. Simple as that.
“I come from an era of absolute real talent. Yall love money not music or lyrics yall love money and drugs smfh. im tired of these corny ass artist.”
Nikki D and Pete Rock aren’t the only ones questioning the current crop of female rap talent. In July, Fabolous weighed in on the debate, saying that he feels the movement is too one-dimensional and wants to hear more “perspectives” from the ladies.
“I love hearing female rappers talking some real shit,” Fab wrote on his Instagram Story. “Women are so strong. Have so many stories and perspectives that we need to hear in pure form.
“No disrespect to any female rappers out there but I think there’s only one style of female rap/Hip Hop being promoted, programmed and looked at as successful now.”
Meanwhile, Lil Baby recently claimed that he believes female rappers are “running the game” right now.
Despite the criticism, female rappers have been on a tear these past few years, with Ice Spice, Sexyy Red, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Coi Leray, Cardi B, City Girls, Scar Lip and numerous others making big moves for women in Hip Hop.
Shes not wrong. Its really quite sad. We and th eindustry have to blam efor this.
Nikki D you preaching that good gospel right now say it louder for the people in the back. Pathetic simps, corny clueless teenagers and the weirdo Gen Zesty community made this talentless garbage Ronald McDonald industry plant popular.
“You n-ggas is trash rap…” – Prodigy
Didn’t he die choking on eggs lol
You’ll die being corny. .
She’s barely got ass and tits but at least she has OD on the surgery like Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj did. She be forgotten about in a year after the next new thot rapper comes out not wearing anything and rapping about clothes,other hoes, and her foes.
Barely? Wtf you looking at? That girl thick as a pickle.
She can’t blame her really. The public has wanted this from female rappers since the mid 90s. Rap is pop music now, and we all know that the machine exploits female pop stars’ sexuality. You had grown men lusting after B. Spears in school uniform outfits and shit. It’s a sick country. These girls are just getting paid off of it just like the men off the ignorant black stereotype music. It’s the Minstrel Show.
Like the OGs said I come from an era with true talent when male and especially the female rappers had something to say and everyone was different. When the stage show was a production and female rappers didn’t have to be damn near naked to get attention you listened because they had talent and after what happened with Milli Vanilli the live show was live no added vocals it was just the rapper and the microphone. Now you can’t tell one from the other. And as always sex sells
Despite the criticism, females have been on a tear these past few years, with Ice Spce, Sexyy Red, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Coi Leray, Cardi B, City Girls, Scar Lip and numerous others making big moves for women in Hip Hop…..Hahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahaha! KNEE GROW PLEASE. Is you stoopid or is you dumb Smh
You just proved Nikki D’s point. Everyone you mentioned fits the category she’s talking about.
felt the ache for like 3 hours listening
making big moves for women in Hip Hop because they’re spreading that ass wide open🤤
Maybe call out the fans who support this or the media, like this site, that props her up. Yeah, you can point fingers to the rapper herself but at the end of the day, it’s braindead fans seeking out strippers who rap as the reason more strippers continue to pursue a rap career. If not, Rhapsody would have a lot more attention than she does since she not a call girl with a record contract and puts out dope music… yet hardly anyone has heard of her.
It is what it is. Sex sells. It’s not unique to the rap genre. The biggest pop stars take their clothes off, and the ones who don’t end up on Adult Contemporary stations. A lot of women want validation through their bodies, and these rappers are just reflecting the same thing. Like you said, it’s a bigger societal issue that doesn’t need to be focused in on just this one genre. Same thing with movies. People want a sexy chick to lead the movies and want them to show their titties in a scene.
stop listening to the radio. good hip hop will never be on the radio again, and that goes for modern stuff too.
When was it ever? Even the good rappers, their worst songs came on the radio nine times out of ten unless you were listening to some DJ mix show back in the day.
Female rappers rap like that because there’s a market for it. And what do we want them to rap about? Boring topics? Hell nah. Lol.