But what’s the star quality?
Cardi B jumped into superstar status with Bodak Yellow but she has the personality that is marketable and engaging to a wide audience.
Nicki leaned on the quirky black girl image early in her career to go pop while going bar for bar with the men.
Ice Spice is only standing out with the red wig, without out that, would she be any different or as big as she is now?
She wouldn’t be as big without the Annie hair but that’s not a knock on her. Hair (or the ability to rock a lack of hair) is an important quality of being attractive irl and an important quality of having a striking look as an artist. See: The Beatles, Justin Bieber, MJ, Elvis, Pac, Wayne etc
It’s not just her hair tho is the thing
just because I cant explicitly put it into words doesn't mean it doesn't exist
even Taylor swift recognizes her star power
Taylor only did the collab with Ice Spice because of what her ex said about her on a podcast, come on now lol.
Taylor only did the collab with Ice Spice because of what her ex said about her on a podcast, come on now lol.
ummmm... ok ig idk
She wouldn’t be as big without the Annie hair but that’s not a knock on her. Hair (or the ability to rock a lack of hair) is an important quality of being attractive irl and an important quality of having a striking look as an artist. See: The Beatles, Justin Bieber, MJ, Elvis, Pac, Wayne etc
It’s not just her hair tho is the thing
Ok fair point but all those names you listed had some sort of star quality that you can pinpoint and hair is just a cherry on top to a complete package not the end all be all.
She's at least original. More than I can say about most artists her age
How? She basically rode the jersey drill wave to blow up.
Ok fair point but all those names you listed had some sort of star quality that you can pinpoint and hair is just a cherry on top to a complete package not the end all be all.
Hair isn’t the end all be all to her star quality either tho. Like I said itt, she has quotables, an instantly recognizable voice and flow, and reoccurring signatures in her songs ie “…like 🙄”
How? She basically rode the jersey drill wave to blow up.
Nah, she came out of NY drill when some of the biggest guys got locked up (Sheff) or killed (Pop) or fell off (22) and majors just kind plugged in guys (Bizzy).
Her flow and delivery were way different. Huge contrast to the aggression. More of a counterpoint. Dudes were trying to sound like they eat menthol cigarettes. Now you can hear someone like RealYungPhil rapping like Spice over Gud production. Bbtrickz clearly tryna be the Spanish version.
So yeah, she's just the zoomer torch bearer for female rappers in NY with pop crossover. Very easy to see the appeal unless you're an loser or Drake
Ice Spice is one of the most boring rappers I’ve ever heard.
Her voice is too monotone that it sounds like she just woke up.
Her lyrics are typical p**** rap.
And she doesn’t even have the charisma to make up for it in her interviews.
The red wig is the only thing that makes her stand out but other than that she’s just ass (no pun intended).
swear the only way to understand it is having been in NYC last summer. munch was inescapable
she also got a cool voice and attitude
she in ha mood
She real down to earth and humble. Outside of how she brags in her music, that’s not really the personality she gives off when speaking.
She pays a lot of homage to her parents, team, fans and peers. People like her as a person and her music is catchy and she’s fun to watch. She gives her fans what they want
Ass
@op i think virality in multiple aspects help her music get exposed to people (memes/memorable lyrics, unique appearance). And then i guess people just kept listening because they ended up liking it and her persona a lot. A few collabs helping too
Not trying to say shes just all meme or anything i guess you could rephrase it as expert marketing if you want. And she took advantage of a lack of other big new rappers rising up too
Personally not a fan
Nah, she came out of NY drill when some of the biggest guys got locked up (Sheff) or killed (Pop) or fell off (22) and majors just kind plugged in guys (Bizzy).
Her flow and delivery were way different. Huge contrast to the aggression. More of a counterpoint. Dudes were trying to sound like they eat menthol cigarettes. Now you can hear someone like RealYungPhil rapping like Spice over Gud production. Bbtrickz clearly tryna be the Spanish version.
So yeah, she's just the zoomer torch bearer for female rappers in NY with pop crossover. Very easy to see the appeal unless you're an loser or Drake
Her flow and delivery came from B Lovee
she doing her own thing with it tho