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2974124, That was a different time. Look at the videos, look at the artists who
Posted by micMajestic, Tue Sep-27-16 09:00 AM
>Lauryn, Foxy Brown and Missy Elliot were able to find
>commercial success somehow.
>
>She burned a lot of bridges. She even went in on Pharrell
>after the ATM single didn't go anywhere.
>
had deals, look at the hip-hop media from that time. There wasn't a widespread effort to exclude dark skin women from just about everything hip-hop related where a camera is present.
To make matters more complicated, two of the three artists you named are now generally regarded as crazy, and too difficult to work with.
This doesn't excuse Azealia's actions, but Nicki Minaj has burned bridges, thrown tantrums, allegedly snaked business partners & collaborators, etc. People have somehow moved past it though.
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