I don’t understand, I thought music was a form of entertainment? Well, it seems to be more than that. Onika Tanya Minaj, known as Nicky Minaj, has impacted her audience with her confidence and sense of style, along with calling herself a Barbie (to the left). Ever since Minaj became Young Money’s First Lady, the impressionably young crowd (mainly young adolescents) as been influenced by her style, especially African American females. I mean an artist being your role model or your inspiration, that's understandable, but trying to look like him/her? I've seen many pictures online of these young women wearing fake pink wigs, wearing chains that say Barbie on it, and "acting" just like Nick Minaj.
An example would be the picture to the right, which is either a man, or a woman posing just like Nicki Minajs album cover, with a different name. When you see Nicki Minajs videos, you can see that she puts on different acts for her songs. For example, in her video Super Bass, as she sings her chorus, you can see that she does her valley girl impression. She's the latest female rapper, and shes a symbol of female empowerment. Shouldn't women take that and learn from her instead of just copying her look? Its disappointing.
People pay attention to trends, fashion instead of paying attention to more valuable things like personality, intelligence and a persons perseverance to achieve what they want in life. Being successful in life is what should matter, not looking like a Barbie. Some people even add "Minaj" to the end of their names?! Be yourself! Its not only Nicki Minaj though, its also rappers like Wiz Khalifa that have influenced youngsters, but not in a way that is positive or useful. I personally don't really like rap music these days because it has nothing to offer. All these tracks by rap artists are about sex with "bad bitches", getting money, drugs, what they own and what they can get. Rap is ignorant and stupid now.
People should listen to what their mom told them and go to school. Same thing goes with this rapper Wiz Khalifa. Guys are putting Khalifa at the end of their names for what reason, I don't know. Artist like these have no intentions or purpose to the music they produce. They're just there in the studio bragging about their lifestyle, instead of sending a positive influential message to their audience, especially young people. A message to the people: Be who you are, not what's in style.
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