Whether you like Nicki or not.... you gotta admit that she's a BIG STAR NOW! I mean, she got a deal with MAC, OPI, and now is performing for a Victoria Secret fashion show. These are HIGH END companies and they just don't make deals with anybody!!!! She was also on the cover of V magazine and recently, W magazine! Those are high end magazines. I like her music, style of rapping/lyrics, and believe she needs to tone down the gimmicks, but I respect her hustle. She's where she is today because she's a smart business woman. She was attending college before she got discovered and was working shitty 9-5 jobs that all of us hard working people have to do at some point in our life. Many musicians don't make it because they don't know shit about the business and don't meet the right people, but Nicki has always taken control of her career. As long as she brings something fresh and entertaining, she will continue to succeed.