Now now, I know that young nick the atomic bomb got all y'all's pussies in a tangle but let me get a couple of things straight.
Nicki was the first female rapper (that I'm aware of) to come up through mix tapes -- not being put together by a company, not fucking for tracks, etc. etc. but aiming to go toe to toe with the Dwayne Carters and the likes.
Nicki was the first mainstream female rapper to specifically target the pop audience. There have been crossover hits, of course, and cross over artist but in terms of wanting to feature pop singles and cross-mix the two; the first mainstream artist to do so.
Nicki also had like 8 singles on the charts at one time, unheard of for a female artist.
Nicki also might have been the first mainstream rapper to cross with the EDM and now we see everyone doing it.
You can dislike the kid, but you will not take away from her success. Sure, she's not the first female to rap but neither was any of the aforementioned people that you named. So let's not.
How has Nicki Minaj sold out? Because she's Black and likes pop music? The audacity of her. Even when Nicki was that hard talking hood-esque girl on the come up DVD when asked, what she dreamed her first album of being -- she said I want it to have rap songs and pop songs and something for everybody. Looks like she stayed true to herself and didn't let people box her in to what she should be making.
Gaga didn't do anything for Nicki. If anything Gaga should be thanking Akon and the host of other African-American creatives that she used to create her image and market herself.
Nicki is still the most relevant female rapper in today's rap game, period. Why does she have to be humble? Jay-Z's not humble. Kanye's not humble. Lil Wayne's not humble.
There's nothing new under the sun. Everything being done has already been done. Nicki has always said that she had love and respect for all the female artist, listened to Kim and was inspired by her, etc. so what is there to expect. Most of the things posted are not unique things that Kim came up with and are rather common motifs in rap and hip-hop.
This was her point. She said that she should be taken seriously because she's had successful album(s) and mixtapes and platinum selling songs. And I don't care what you say, Nicki's Monster verse is way hotter than that Control verse.