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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | 10:09am
SOUND OFF: Do Rappers, like @NickiMinaj have the Authority To Judge Musical Talent
Is it an insult to vocalist and the skill that goes into judging talent?
I’m sure the vast majority of the Nation wouldn’t classify as “Fans” of American Idol. So perhaps that was the reasoning behind the move to add Nicki Minaj as a judge. For the first however many years of the wildly popular reality talent show, the judges were pretty static. However as ratings have waned recently, the show brass has sought to shake up the mix more regularly. But Nicki Minaj? Forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this show about singing? While I know Hip Hop unfortunately has misdirected to a more sing-songy game, what “authority” does Barbie have to make decisions on the future of aspiring vocal artists? During the NYC auditions on Sunday, Brian Miller, content director at RapRadar.com spoke to MTV about joining the show defending her position.
“Miller doesn’t expect to see rap opening singing competitions’ flood gates all of a sudden. However, he believes that artists like Nicki have already achieved a fair amount of pop success, and that’s why she is attractive to “Idol.” Not only does Minaj rap, but she sings, dances, sells cosmetics and has even done voiceover work in “Ice Age 4;” her crossover success makes her a clear representative to the mainstream audience.
“I don’t think Nas would ever get $8 million for judging someone in a hip-hop competition, you have to be a pop star to acquire that kind of money,” he said. “If you’re not in a pop lane, you’re never going to ever get this kind of exposure or these kind of crossover looks.”
What do you think? Does Rap or Rappers for that matter have the “authority” to judge vocal talent? SOUND OFF:
FILED IN Entertainment, Music, TV
Yeah, Why not. I can judge Musical talent. It doesn’t mean you have to agree with me. But My oppion does count. LOL
I didn’t expect this. I thought you would have wrote about Mitt Rooney’s date with mother Jones.
1st of all let’s be real 4 a hot min shall we, this show and shows like this i.e. x factor, the voice, etc are a big joke. Example Ruben Studdard was the winner 1 yr but guess who got all the shine like he won the whole thing…Clay Aiken who was the runner up.
Jennifer Hudson clearly had the voice the year she was on but was kicked off by TV audience. It’s more or less your look now in music as much as it’s not your sound, which is clearly the reason I stopped watchn AmeriKKKlan Idol. Just FYI no black person will ever win on that show EVER again so please stop trying out. Y not have Nicki on the show it’s bcum a circus anyway,so with her and Mariah on there I am sure there will be “soap opera Bullshit” 2 keep the ratings up.
True but are not these artists only popular or “household names” because of the show. Sure its a big popularity contest but its not like Jennifer Hudson didn’t gain from her appearance. I think more than anything its proven you don’t need to win just be in the game to get ahead. Ruben’s album was aight. Ask me why I own it.
She is too “new”. I think that those seats should be reserved for those who have been in the music industry for a while or real desision makers in the the music industry.
Co-Sign. No vets take that show seriously though. Hence the reason we have Nicki on but Mariah is a vet of course Randy and Keith Urban.
What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
A singer.
lol.
Apparently somebody at AI thinks that Nicki Minaj has what it takes to be a judge there, that’s why they picked her. Even if she’s not a good judge, she might pull in more viewers for the show, jus’ my opinion. PEACE!!!!