When will some balck folks gain and ounce of intelligence and read a history book. go start with the jim crowe laws and it's purpose. the greatest death blow to blacks was putting a stumbling blocks in there economics and education. THE REASON WHY NICKI IS THE BEST! trina, kim, foxy stayed in one lane rap about penis period, ghetto, one dimensional thinkers. listen to kim interviews only about beef, bedroom, and threats (distracted black people on bullshit). Nicki researched the game like madonna (mondonna new she couldn't sing) but she used negative, pushing the envelope, never slept with nor dealt with someone that didn't contribute to he getting what she wanted, fired her own brother for charged a few dollars too much (which means she payed attention to her finance from day one) by making deals like michael jackson. Whitney Houston crossed over from day one, maid deals like michael jackson, and even on crack she aint have to sing bc her money ran long and was well invested, even sprung on Bobby Brown on crack and made sure Bobby didn't get a dime in divorce and she will tell you that ref oprah interview and when she said she would never spend that much money on drugs to a dealer! Nicky young and has quickly put her money first, got with right people, marketed herself through internet and minaj tv broadcast interviewing herself and others, sent out names in her songs to run her own advertisement rather than hooking up with a dude to do it, use interviews to her advantage all the time learning and applying to say who she wants to work with, didn't rush to buy houses like drake doesn't where chains and say he don't need a tatoo and where jeans and tshirt and highschool jacket to perform. They are two smart people. Nicki capitlizes on timing, tailors her music to the right audience, and is in control of every interview and how the interviewer deals with her. notice they no to stay away from crazy questions until she desides she wants to speak and she says it in her album. she trains people on how to deal with her and puts her money and business first! not one dude has came out and said they slept with her, not one nude pic depite the lies, not one girl to say she took them home. She still manages to keep her personal life private you don't know where she live, what her mom looks like, you only know what she wants you to know aka as her song she that means you can't breath until she say so. She new to crossover immediately bc her time is short and black folk aint loyal! she didn't give you the rap you wanted and took the risk but will give it to you the next time maybe 2nd album. The girl used sex to get your attention, voices to advertise acting and strategicly take you to another place, took out the sex and gave you pop and increased her fame and fan base to white, now makeup, using clothes and name brands to advertise from day one to become there spokesperson and she will. In a short time too. her mind on economics allowed her to make more money off of mixtapes and features than anyfemale before her and allows her to be the most versatile female ever. Now by far no one matches Lauryn Hill but she does compare not bc she sound good as Lauryn bc she don't. but because she used those talents to open many diverse doors at a similar speed. the difference is it took Lauryn a minute to know how good she was sorta after she walked off. Nicki learned how to use her many skills before she came in the game and quickly applied them without being distracted by dudes. Lauryn got distracted by Wycleff and personal relationships and not paying attention to economics and business that's why she got hurt. So Now you know why Nicki the best and why Kanye compared her to Lauryn Hill. No one said she sound as good they just said she was as talented and smart savy chick!