Anybody who has found their way to YouTube in recent weeks would have found her impossible to miss.
Now a featured visual on the video sharing site, she has now generated a total of 61, 103 subscribers and a whopping 14 million views for her first video for the now viral hit ‘Gucci Gucci’.
Rising from the artistically rich San Francisco Bay, she has become one of the world’s fastest rising stars.
Armed with a braggadociously ‘based’ sound and an almost uniform like Retro Hood-Glam swagger, her name and annoyingly catchy sound have now become subject to polarized opinion.
Some love her, and others love her less but one thing all can agree on is the fact that she now become inescapable to anyone paying close attention to Pop Culture’s ever changing climate.
So exactly what is it about Kreayshawn that has everyone buzzing?
In what has proven to be an undeniable fact time and time again, Caucasian artists who have embraced what were originally the black dominated genres of Hip Hop and R&B have often been regarded by the press as platinum coins in a box full of silvers.
Much to the contempt of their darker skinned counterparts and fans of these genres who feel their favorite acts have been shortchanged by an underlyingly prejudice buying public.
This fact lies at the heart of the entertainer’s criticism, with many of her naysayers putting her meteoric popularity down to the color of her skin.
However, in an age where race has become an irrelevant factor in the context of many an entertainer, many would argue that this criticism is just a lazy excuse spawned by bitter commentators who find the concept of an artist like her too difficult to swallow.
Infuriated that she has the cheek to be white, female and a Rapper all at the same time.
Though she may lack Jean Grae‘s lyrical skill and Nicki Minaj‘s star quality and innovation, Ms.Gucci Gucci is an undeniable breath of fresh air in a genre of music which has always found it hard to embrace variety.
Critical of any performer who refuses to fit the mold of what it means to be a ‘real‘ Hip Hop act.
47 COMMENTS
BEYONCE fan
August 31, 2011 at 7:51 am
I LOVE HER THANK GOD AM SICK OF NICKI
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mark ginnis
August 31, 2011 at 7:57 am
The song is cute and thats fine ! people need stupid fun songs ! i dont know if she has a whole lp of them but……..
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MissImpartial
August 31, 2011 at 8:01 am
I don’t get it at all. Not hating. But I don’t get it. Another thing is that her twin or what. They kinda look like Gaga’s lost twin sisters.
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IS†ANN4GAGA
August 31, 2011 at 8:04 am
KREAYFLOP still SUCKS regardless of race….”Gucci Gucci” was basically one of the worst “RAP” songs I heard in the last 10 years…….If I wanted to see a white girl rapping,I would have stuck with KE$HA.
Kreayfish = The white girl version of Khia
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lexi
August 31, 2011 at 8:06 am
, Soulja Fucking Boy got the same amount of hype when he first came out. Weren’t shit about him, ain’t shit about her.
Yeah she wears ‘cool’ clothes and is a junkie, this is what kids aspire to be, it’s all about her look, Fashion over Talent.
Did u see her performance for MTV? SAY NO MORE. that is all she has to offer, she aint shit, won’t be winning any grammies and tbh the heat is dying down on her FAST.
and HAVE A SEAT That Grape Juice how can you even dedicate a whole post to her
Its got nothing to do with her skin colour, she’s shit, and this generate will take shit if it has on a pair of hipster jeans.
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IS†ANN4GAGA
August 31, 2011 at 8:10 am
Considering the fact people compared stefani(Pre-Gaga) to Amy Winehouse(RIP),you might as well consider them triplets……Two out of three of them have musical talent,the other let’s just say McDonald’s is hiring.
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nice_gurl
August 31, 2011 at 8:13 am
I am white and have mainly white friends. I know most of my friends will only listen to white artists. I listen to all different artists, white, black, asian whatever. Kreayshawn will appeal to white people because they need some rap but refuse to listen to black artists for some wierd reason.
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lexi
August 31, 2011 at 8:14 am
and again, that MTV performance was terrible and unacceptable, I can’t get the performance out of my mind. You’re only as good as your live performance.
I’m sure her record label were kicking themselves for signing her after that performance.
anyway, she is a FAD!
why don’t you post stuff about talented ground breaking hip hop new comers like ODD FUTURE? I mean I’m not too keen about rapping about pregnant labradors but its more interesting than this broad.
Did I mention That HORRID performance?
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Emmi3
August 31, 2011 at 8:15 am
there is something about TRASHYSHAWN the girl is trashyy a lot
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Nate
August 31, 2011 at 8:17 am
AMERICAN VERSION OF LADY SOVEREIGN! SNM
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IS†ANN4GAGA
August 31, 2011 at 8:19 am
@Nate
No,She’s the white girl version of Khia mixed with MIA(who I also don’t like or find my cup of tea) thrown in……..
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Kisses
August 31, 2011 at 8:24 am
Wait a minute TGJ. The first time you all introduced her. Then not to long ago, you threw shade at her, and now you all are giving her props again? Talk about fake. This site is getting horrible by the minute.
I don’t give a damn what her race is, if you rap like shit, you rap like shit. Period.
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Live, Love, Party
August 31, 2011 at 8:33 am
Her problem is not that she’s white. Her problem is she’s wack. After seeing that freestyle….well that’s a wrap!!!
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max
August 31, 2011 at 8:36 am
So how much is KrapShawn paying ya’ll TGJ? To even attempt to give validity to this degree of garbage, the price must be pretty high.
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princebarbietv
August 31, 2011 at 8:44 am
This post can’t be taken serious! I love Kreayshawn but I don’t love these redundant ass post from this site! And all the contradictions ch…….!
** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8QOHQPAuC8&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL **
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Bey love on top
August 31, 2011 at 8:45 am
If you sick of nicki then don’t mention her its as easy as that! Cus when I’m sick of somene I do not mention they Cus they make me sick anyway for some reason I like her and I really started luking her after that mtv vma sketch “Kreayshawn Sit!!” Lmao I think that’s what he said
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X,Y,"and Z"
August 31, 2011 at 8:58 am
@TGJ Staff –
“In what has proven to be an undeniable fact time and time again, Caucasian artists who have embraced what were originally the black dominated genres of Hip Hop and R&B have often been regarded by the press as platinum coins in a box full of silvers.”
“However, in an age where race has become an irrelevant factor in the context of many an entertainer, many would argue that this criticism is just a lazy excuse spawned by bitter commentators who find the concept of an artist like her too difficult to swallow.”
You CAN’T have it “both ways”, as much as you’d like to, TGJ Staff!
The Three Horsemen Of The Apocalypse: The White Rapper, Drake and Officer Rick Ross. “Righteous voices” will be drowned-out by “smiling, jovial heretics in business suits”, fishes will jump to escape a boiling sea, and rhymes told without reason, when played at normal speeds/right-side up, spells our coming doom.
..”Corner-boys” then “mass in numbers”: forgotten, forsaken, talented, angry young men. The “prison industrial complex” gets greased with their broken dreams and moves into “mass, assembly-line production”. Round and down we go, where we’ll stop, no one knows…
X,Y,”and Z”
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ASAP (As Sincere As Possible)
August 31, 2011 at 9:25 am
HOLD UP..!Yesterday, this blog was shading her and saying that their prayers had been answered when she said she would quit and now they made an article ADVERTISING HER DAMN SINGLE AND VIDEO????How hypocritical is that??
Anyway, Kreyashawn has buzz because of her being “different” (according to her fans) and not because of her race.The way she dresses, the way she markets herself looks special to some (go figure..) and she is mostly appealing to white kids that try to “get their swagg on” and find their next favorite “rapper” now that Soulja Boy is old news.Her race kind of helped her to launch herself as “different” but not to gain popularity.
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August 31, 2011 at 9:35 am
IDK what the fuck this post is talking about …ENN nobody give a fuck about her…..She is trying to gain attention by dissing other rappers.. Shes probably THIRSTY…..
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The Naked Truth
August 31, 2011 at 10:06 am
Chile…..
WHEN WILL THE SHADE END ON THIS SITE!?
I swear y’all have your faves (Nicki/Kelly/Beyonce…even that GOD AWFUL Derulo Gorl) then you SHADE the rest of the WORLD! messy ass site…
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Johnny
August 31, 2011 at 10:06 am
This is the most racist post ever! Why is her skin colour even a question. You black people are the most racist of the lot. Disgusting.
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noflyzone
August 31, 2011 at 10:07 am
This bytch is racist, all her & the other white slut do is say n**** this n**** that,thats why the hoe popular b/c of the word n****!
sn Was gaga cracked out @ the awards?!?!
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NYC-Superstar
August 31, 2011 at 10:16 am
Stop hyping this! I only hear about her on this site and nowhere else.
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DarkLight
August 31, 2011 at 10:20 am
If you guys think her MTV performance was bad check her live performance of Bumpin Bumpin in London. It’s horrible (especially at the end of the video). In her latest performance she is lip singing.
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aisha aguilera keys
August 31, 2011 at 10:24 am
Sam, whatever. You just said on a previous post that there was nothing special about her now u’re saying the opposite. Whatever. I don’t pay attention to her work, but that freestyle she delivered was wack.
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Lady Love
August 31, 2011 at 10:32 am
Ive never heard her say “n****”. Proof??
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Jeze01
August 31, 2011 at 10:38 am
I don’t care for her race. However, you people complain about Souja boy who I believe is no different from her. They have terrible lyrical contents. People should let her be. Freedom of expression but I feel that unlike pop or other genres, Hip Hop is part of the African American culture so I would expect people to criticise wack artists like these.
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noflyzone
August 31, 2011 at 10:40 am
Not only does she & vnasty say n**** they even got “n****s” that okay them to do it, you want proof go look @ all the utube vids of peeps calling out fab 4 okaying her use of the word!
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MelyB
August 31, 2011 at 10:42 am
How bout giving Sabi, Rebecca Ferguson and Eva Simons some shine.
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La
August 31, 2011 at 11:07 am
Someone is definitely paying you guys for this!!!…because the question is still “who the f is this bitch”? No one cares but you guys….mark my words she is a total flop….no matter how white she is everyone knows that for you to get any leverage in Hip Hop you will have to first be embraced by the urban culture AKA black people….if you are not…you will not go far. Ask Asher Roth who thought he was the next Eminem….now where he at? STOP TRYING TO MAKE HER HAPPEN…may be you guys in the UK love her after all you guys love the swagger jagger singer SMFH
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swagg
August 31, 2011 at 11:08 am
come on bloggers if yall cant realize tgj is very deperate for hits in this economy its something slightly disrespectful in each article rather its that artist article or someone they mention in it thats why they do stunts like this diss an artist in one article then praise them in the next hell they damn near did both in this one article lol..that y they create stan wars its ok but #depserate
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Auntie Jackie
August 31, 2011 at 11:26 am
No one gives a flying fuck about this girl. She’s from my area and there are a million people like her out there. She’s just white, so she got attention. Period. If she’s successful, great, but she’s already making the WRONG moves to irritate people.
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KD
August 31, 2011 at 12:18 pm
worlds fastest rising star?–LMFAO
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wise
August 31, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Wow. Who even brung her up to this point of fame anyway ? Who promotes, co-signs, and bigs this girl up anyway? It’s not race, she’s just garbage. When we look back into other decades, we have Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc. When people look at the 2010s, oh my. How embarrassing. The downfall of entertainment.
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HaterzStayPressed
August 31, 2011 at 12:20 pm
She is the one that’s using her race to her advantage. White Girl Crew? White Girl Mob? A white girl in her crew constantly throwing around the word n*gga, and Kreayshawn and her white crew constantly dissing black artist like Rick Ross, Whiz, etc…? Who made this ish about race?
She did.
Eminem is one of the biggest rappers because he can spit. Point blank period! If you got skills you win. She is nothing more than a white rapper using her white status to get over. This whole Elvis thing is over. SHE uses this white girl thing and it’s biting her in the ass.
If someone in my crew called someone a n*gga and I was white trying to make it in a black dominated music genre? V-Nasty would have been FIRED. When Kreay didn’t kick her out of the WHITE GIRL MOB, it was the beginning of the end.
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RHI RHI IS QUEEN
August 31, 2011 at 2:21 pm
WIGGERS ARE SO 90′S, WHITE PEOPLE ARE OBSESSED WITH BLACK CULTURE..THIS GIRL HAS NO REAL TALENT.. SHE DEFINITELY WONT SELL LIKE NIKKI, I WISH SHE JUST GOES AWAY SMH
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wake up black people
August 31, 2011 at 2:38 pm
This is a joke. white people will make sure she succeeds too. And she calls herself white girl mob. Wake up my people its all a part of the plan.
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kalie
August 31, 2011 at 3:31 pm
if you love Kreayshawn you need to see her performance in NYC…so awesome
http://www.youtube.com/kreayshawn#p/a/u/0/v59nBL8hLfc
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Half Past Dope
August 31, 2011 at 3:50 pm
OMG.
Leave this GIRL alone.
She is NO worse than these black male rappers out here doing the EXACT same thing. Making subpar music with abc lyrics with nice beats and catchy hooks.
I don’t see black people crying in over all the BLACK artist who are college educated who now decide to rap about shooting people in the face & pushing drugs. Everyone just falls for those routines with black male rappers hook line & sinker because well black people find it more believable for a BLACK man to be a criminal, thug and hoodrat.
So because she is WHITE she must be putting on an act? OOKAYYYYYYYY
I know that it irritates black people and especially black women that her white privilege has seemed to contribute to her quick come up. That isn’t her fault. Of course she would, I mean record companies after all are OWNED by white people. And everyone knows how good white people are at pushing there agendas & making money.
So DON’T SHOOT the messenger.
Just a side note. This is WHAT hip hop has become. And don’t be mad when an ‘outsider’ takes VERY publicized “bad” traits that the black community perpetuates and embraces them fully. When you see Kreayshawn know that you are looking at black America culture presently in the face. If you don’t LIKE what you see then ……GOOD .. you are now awake to the DIRE straits that black america is currently in.
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Half Past Dope
August 31, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Do NOT be mad at Kreayshawn because she doesn’t fit into your acceptable & limited scope of what a white person should do/say/act like.
Moving on.
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IS†ANN4GAGA
August 31, 2011 at 4:29 pm
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Nope…..Try again
I DON’T LIKE SOUJLABOY,WAKA-FLOCKA LAME,GUCCI MANE OR ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF RAPPERS EITHER…..
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onyx
August 31, 2011 at 5:10 pm
She looks like Amy Winehouse
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SHESDUMB (GAGA,JANET, AND PRINCE STAN) 19/F/FL
August 31, 2011 at 5:13 pm
THE BUZZ SHE HAS IS THAT SHE’S A WHITE FEMALE RAPPER WITH GOOD BEATS, THAT GOES FOR HER BUDDY V NASTY AS WELL.
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RacismIsREAL
September 1, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Who ever Wrote this is an FUCKING IDIOT!!!! RACE Is Not Irrelevant and it never will be. If Race was so Irrelevant people would not be calling Obama a “Tar Baby”
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crack0back0
September 1, 2011 at 7:57 pm
WHO??!
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