Is this the reason female Rapper Rapsody hasn't been able to blow up?
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Everything shorty put out is pretty fireThat was classic West tight there that shyt was fire bruh
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Why are y’all mentioning what Lauryn and Missy did 25-30 fukking years ago as if the rap climate is in any way the same 
She ain’t blow because she’s not making music the mainstream is conditioned to like nor does she fit the persona/look that men and women idolize right now, simple.
She ain’t blow because she’s not making music the mainstream is conditioned to like nor does she fit the persona/look that men and women idolize right now, simple.
Why are y’all mentioning what Lauryn and Missy did 25-30 fukking years ago as if the rap climate is in any way the same
She ain’t blow because she’s not making music the mainstream is conditioned to like nor does she fit the persona/look that men and women idolize right now, simple.
People mentioned them because the excuse was "Rhapsody is dark skinned" and "she's ugly". The point was, these were never factors for blowing up because other artists did well regardless of what they looked like. 25-30 years later, Lauryn Hill and Missy are still the most decorated and arguably most successful female rappers. More successful than their counterparts who were moreso sex symbols and pushed sex and sex appeal. They were anomalies during their era among their counterparts.
Rhapsody doesn't have it, which is why she hasn't blown up simple as that. If looks mattered, all them video vixens who rapped would've blown up. MTV did a whole show dedicated to them.
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dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
These weren’t factors in the past, they are now. It’s no coincidence the chicks surfacing mainstream songs all go out and get the same look - laid wigs, heavy makeup, body alterations. Even a chick like Glo went and got new teeth and her t*ts done. Flo Milli finally caught a hit after getting her titties done and work on her face. Sexy Red prolly the least attractive girl with buzz and that’s cuz she’s full on shameless whore music. Rhapsody doesn’t have the look nor music that’s poppin
Looking good doesn’t guarantee you’ll pop, but not looking good almost guarantees you’re not getting mainstream looks
This was still the case 25-30 years ago. Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim were THE STANDARD for female rappers because of the sex appeal and they pushed sex and sex appeal. Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill pushed through the status quo and thus became anamolies and became more successful than their counterparts. Not only vecoming more successful, but two of the biggest female rappers ever.
Lil Kim had body alterations, the wigs, and heavy make up. She was huge. Nothing has changed for female rap since that era except the sound. Same image. If we wanna talk strippers and what not. Eve was an ex stripper who became a rapper.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
They were not, the 90s were full diversity. You had everything from brat, to queen latifah, to Kim, to Missy, to Lauryn. Kim and Fox brought sexy to rap in a new way, but you did not have to be them to be hot.
Today, there is one lane being pushed. You’re really trying to dumb things down to say that the landscape in 97 is the same as 2020+
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Bingo
It's funny you say that because the reason she's relevant is that she got a kdot stimulus package
For that reason it'll never happen
I do think Cole would bless her and that'd be enough for that audience
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
her music doesn’t sound good in 2024 and thats all there is to it. She make music for old heads that don’t buy or stream a lot of new music
I’m honestly not even sure why nikkas fukk with cole
I’m honestly not even sure why nikkas fukk with cole
It's funny you say that because the reason she's relevant is that she got a kdot stimulus package
For that reason it'll never happen
I do think Cole would bless her and that'd be enough for that audience
Lol..you probably right
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Her music sounds just fine. If it’s not what you want to hear, cool, but her last album had dope production, just not what was dope in the mainstream
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
But ain’t this thread about why she hasn’t ’blown up’? I’m saying why.
Maybe she doesn’t even want to
Brat nor Latifah were not as big when Kim and Foxy blew up. Even Brat's image became more revealing by the time she dropped Unrestricted. Latifah was a whole different era.
1997, sex raps were the thing just like it is now. You could say the talent level is different, but it wasn't anywhere as diverse as you're making it seem.
