It seems all that hand waving has made rapper Drake dizzy. For, the Young Money star has deemed frequent collaborators Rihanna and Nicki Minaj “the most iconic women in music today”.
Details after the jump…
The controversial comments came during an interview with Google Music. Check it out here:
Given both Rihanna and Ms. Minaj feature on Drizzy’s sophomore set ‘Take Care’, we can’t but hope his words were simply a means of promoting his own project. Because, it’d be all sorts of disturbing if he – as a credible artist himself – truly believed the toxic waste coming out of his mouth.
The last we checked iconic status doesn’t equal having 11 #1’s that no one can remember off-head. Iconic status doesn’t equal one solid album and a pink wig. No.
Iconic, when looking at those who rightly enjoy such status, is about longevity. It’s about music, image, and practices which stand the test of time. Something the careers of RiRi, Minaj, and Drake himself have plenty to do before achieving.
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I thought an artist would have to have atleast 10 years or more of great albums and video to become iconic.
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YES SAM. I CAN’T SAY NO MORE AFTER WHAT YOU HAVE STATED. GREAT SUMMARY. LMAO
Where’s Luda?
If you notice for the past few days Drake has been talking a lot. I think he is floating and someone needs to pull him down.
im so ready for people to see THROUGH WHEELCHAIR JIMMY. he is lame as f***. and he always look like he is directing a choir whenever he talks.
ugh! i wish he would get off rihanna’s and nicki minaj’s d***! rihanna turned u down and broke ur heart…ok we get it!
He has no idea what he’s saying. And I was considering buying this fools CD today, but that just gave me a reality check.
Drake was in “Marvins Room” too long cause he is geting a lil delusional now.
This coming from the same person (Sam), who refers to Nicki Minaj as the “Queen of Hip Hop”? It’s clear as day you only spoke on this because he mentioned RIHANNA. LOL @ throwing your faves under the bus to make it seem like u weren’t pressed. Equal Opportunity Hate? Gerl, I guess…..
Definitely agree, they’re unstoppable. Looking forward to ‘Mr. Roman’s Back’ in 2012.
I do agree though….Ms. Aubrey needs to have SEVERAL seats.
Beyoncé’s reaction on Babynews http://www.twitvid.com/YB0IH
‘ It seems all that hand waving has made rapper Drake dizzy’ LMFAO.
Sam, I thought you were Team Drake(called him King Drake the other day) & Team Minaj?
it is a ludicrous statement though.
Whos he to say that. hahahaha.
anyways, im excited for Nicki’s new album and Beyonce’s new Dvd
I see drake didnt say s*** bout Ludacris wow! Come on drake I know you heard tha diss stop acting SOFT and man up speak up bout it your getting a BIG NOPE for your softness
……..-_- hes kissing major ass and he’s smoking rocks!! I’m sorry but there is nothing iconic about neither one of these women. Especially Nicki, uh I have two words for that lil Kim…….
LMFAO!!!
I – C A N N O T ! ! !
BEYONCE & ALICIA KEYS SEEM LIKE THE ONLY CREDIBLE ICONIC FEMALE ARTISTS OF TODAY AND THATS IT!!!
RIHANNA & NICKI???????
“ROMANS REVENGE” IS A SOLID TRACK BUT NO!!! I WON’T EVEN MENTION THE OTHER ONE WHO, ONCE AGAIN, HAS FAILED TO SCORE ANOTHER #1 ALBUM…….FLOP!
Drake is just trying to get in those panties!!! He can’t be serious Rhitard is anything but Iconic… Nicki is hot but Icon… She is not
drake needs to sit back down on lil wayne’s d***. what the f*** is he talking about?! iconic? babahbababbahbhabhababhabhabhabahbahbahbahaabhahbhabahbahbbhhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! and what was he talking about wearing strong pants!? this s*** is hilarious.
lol he kno its beyonce & gaga thts why he said iconic
Drake could be right bout both of them like they are keeping they self relevant and doing there thing so… Least they Aint like other artist who CANT keep there self relevant let’s name a few Olivia, Ashanti, kreayshawn, Keri helson, Cassie, like them artist need some good support bad cus they failing
Rihanna = WORLDWIDE ICON
Haters will deal
oh well .. 😡
it is his opinion and he is free to do/say whatever he like ….
seriously ;
a flop post and i won’t even bother being there 😡
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It must be nice to be rich and live in delusion.
YASSS Rihanna! Haters: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsq02i6Uq01qe4kh8.gif
include Lady Gaga and he’s right. Lady Gaga shows the culmination of pop music from 1985 til now. Rihanna’s career shows the actual evolution of pop music from 2005 to 2012. Nicki Minaj shes the fruition of hip-hop, Drake too. The singer/rapper pop/hip-hop.
They are not icons but could very well be icons in the making. People use the term ‘ICON” too loosely. Icon=Prince. Icon=Michael Jackson. Icon=Madonna. Icon=Janet Jackson. Icon=Run D.M.C. Icon=Chaka Khan. Icon=Sting, Icon=Fleetwood MAC.
And TGJ, it doesn’t matter how many number ones you have or don’t have. Prince doesn’t have that many number ones. Michael Jackson broke a many records. it is their undeniable impact on popular culture that makes them icons… not placement on the charts. To say that Rihanna and Nicki haven’t had impact on modern pop culture would be an understatement. The question is, will their impact be remember years from now?
ICONS OF THIS CENTURY:
Rihanna
Gaga
Britney
Drake is dope, but his new material sounds just like The Weekend’s stuff. I see a lot of inspiration there. As a artist that loves substance, why would he say Rihanna and nicki are iconic? Those two artist are about catchy music. Both are talented, but not yet Iconic
Rihanna is the Female Bob Marley
i see you BEY-sides just mad. If Drak had said “BeYAWNce is the most iconic woman in music” he’s be praised for having great taste and being another great artist…but he checks the T and pisses you queens off
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Drake sweetie, don’t you see the bench ???
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Lose those inches, boi !!!
SIT YO A$$ DOWN!
She needs to STFU or is that canadian humor? No
The last we checked iconic status doesn’t equal having 11 #1′s that no one can remember off-head. Iconic status doesn’t equal one solid album and a pink wig. No.
Iconic, when looking at those who rightly enjoy such status, is about longevity. It’s about music, image, and practices which stand the test of time. Something the careers of RiRi, Minaj, and Drake himself have plenty to do before achieving.
AMEN!!
LOLOLOL Ridiculous!
It´s not just that they aren´t icons right now, it´s that we f****** know they will never be icons (well maybe for people who think that other rapper… Lil Kim right? is an icon, then Minaj can become), but in the real world outside the guetto neither of them are going to become any f****** thing. Icons are Michael Jackson or Whitney Houston for example. I mean, you need unbelievable talent first (neither of them have it) and then an amazing career full of great albums and memorable performances, music or impact
“It seems all that hand waving has made rapper Drake dizzy” lmao at sam, thats was really funny
here we go again stanley war.
Is he Serious -__-
i used to like Drake but nowadays he seems so depressing
the p****** got him whippedd
I Think Britney , Gaga and Beyonce are todays only real icons. Mainly Britney Though
I think he’s confusing “icon” with what’s hot right now. Rihanna, Gaga, Nicki Minaj, etc…none of them are icons.
Oh hell NO ! Drake I Love you but you are riding nicki’s & rih rih’s clits too HARD
Nicki yes.
Rihanna not as much.
But their music are really good.
Honestly this is an insult to those who worked to achieve in that status. I guess David Guetta, Justin Bieber and LMFAO are icons too.
@Jake
U got it right, he equates Whats hot to iconic. If so Ciara & Soula boy have been icons too lol
From the 00s i’ll say
Britney -iconic for popularity
Beyonce -iconic for showmanship
Christina-iconic for her voice
Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliot probably
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HAHAHAHA WHY YALL MAD THO?! Cause he spoke the TRUTH?! LOL @ ppl up in here saying they don’t like Drake anymore cause he didn’t mention their FLOP fave as an icon!!!
Funny how every a/h and their 12 cats or knocking drake about a comment yet they or trying to say shouthing from the mountain top that rih and nicki or not. Well from where i am sitting and checking on things real, it seems to me that rih and nicki or doing a great job of solidifying their place in todays music. And the other thing is its sooooooooooo pukkkkkkkkkkkin strange how not a single one of these p*** ants whos typing the hardest has even given these two artist “e” for their efforts. Yet theres so dam many who has not accomplished jack s*** and they or praised to high heavens. Just to name a few, ciara, kelly, cb,
solange, cassie, and countless others, soooooo the last time i checked it was still a free world and i know that drske could care less and its clear
that drake, rihanna and niki ao all paid, soooooo whos win ning and whos losing in this arena the haters or the artist??????
The reason they can try and find something
negative about drake is the simple fact that
drake sold way more dam albums than any
one else his age and ha, ha, ha, the person
who commented they was not buying his album
because of his comment, you my dear drag a
slow kiss throught a skunks ass and thanks for
at least being honest. To tell the truth you wasn’t
playing on buying his album from the start.
Yall do know that rih is a internationl mega star
now don’t you????Thats why rihanna won that intl
artist of the year award. Keep hating on these chicks
and especially keey that hate going toward rihanna so
that her blessings will keep right on flowing in strong
toward and for her. rihanna and drake and nicki or all
great collab together and they or all young and still working
hard toward their career goals and you loosers keep your
input coming they make for great reads during coffee breaks
and in between.
Since the 2000’s rihanna has more hits
and rihanna id #17 on bill boards artists of the decade
Rihanna was named the digital down load artist by bb
Rihanna is artist of the century named from the uk
And both nicki and rih aor working on a program and will become
bigger and better as long as they keep doing the dam thing.
LMFAO!!!! I think this was just a big misunderstanding! He forgot to say “Psyche” 😀
@LAX and the rest of the navy. Does Rihanna have any other achievements above Bey apart from single success??? If yes, which one. If no, WHY THE FCK DO ANY OF YOU GET PISSED WHEN BEY IS CALLED THE BETTER ARTIST????
Yea yea yea that’s what they were saying about Ashanti when she was poppin for a hot minute…where she at now? Def not in the iconic lane…nicki and Rih may have catchy tunes but it takes more than that to be an icon. They both doin their thing tho.
What a joke fruit cake Drake is with this stupid ass statement. They don’t understand what a icon is & Riherpes & that YMCMB h** are NOT ICONS at all.
Yea rihanna is iconic for her slutty ways and Nicki for her tacky rhymes and wardrobe! Round of applause to Drake!
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Why would I take anything this little boy says seriously??That’s how his career is built :kissing someone’s ass, acting like a stan on TV, trying to be the good guy in his lyrics and then be the bad guy and then be the insecure guy and then be the cocky guy and of course stage epilepsy,No surpises there 😎
DRAKE IS F****** RETARDED!!! WHO CARES WHAT HE SAYS
LOL
Riherpes and Tacki Minaj will never, ever be iconic. The only reason Rihanna is still popular is because she’s a w**** who pops out albums from her worn v***** every year like she’s Michelle Duggar. If she didn’t hire the entire world population to write her filler songs for S*** that S*** she would be going the same route as Ciara. Nicki is just a gimmick and will be gone by her 3rd album. Drake tried though.
Rihanna + Lady Gaga will be ICONS
And everyone will DEAL!!
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! MAKE THEM TREMBLE AND SHAKE WITH ANGER!!!!! YASSSS QUEEN RIH IS AN ICON AND YOU WILL DEAL!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!
@TINA,,,,MORE #1’S SINCE THE 2000’S
2 Her album “Loud” is still charting after 51 weeks @global tracks, charts
3 Rih is the only artist to sell over 10Million Albums in the UK
4 Rih is the only artist to have 6 #1’s, Consecutive since Elvis, in 50’s
5 Rih sold 10 02 Arenas full, holds over 20,000 people and that have not
been done by any one Since the 02 Arenas was built, annnnnnnnnnnnnn
if any damm artist had done that there would be traffic jams, and paper
shortage over the way many of your HATING ASSES Would be pushing it down our dam throats and in our pukkkkin faces BUT SINCE ITS RIHANNA
KEEP TRYING TO SAY IT AIN’T S*** AND KEEP IT MOVING,,,TINNNNNNNA.
You b****** wnat every dog and cat to make a successful living but a few
what the pukkkk is wrong with that picture, older artist, new artist and theres still new artist coming to the pukkkkkkkkin fore front and they or doing just great ask “ADELE” The thing thats wrong with many of the a/h is they will welcome a new comer as long as their name isn’t RIHANNA KICK B******
ASSES FENTY, FROM BARBADOS, RIGHT BYTCHES??????????????????????
RIGHT NOW RIHANNA & NICKI OR @ THE FOREFRONT NAME ANOTHER SISTA WHO CAN TOP THEM WITH SALES AND UP IN YOUR MOFO FACES WITH THEIR ART & CRAFTS RIGHT NOW I SAID SISTAS NOT THE WHITE ARTIST WE OR TALKING BLACK, AFRO AMERICAN ETC, NAME THEM FOR OTHERS TO SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TIGER LILLY,,,Bytch is that all you have got??????
if thats all you got is name calling and no proof, why
don’t you crawl right back into that toliet stool you
crawled out of, because if they or all the things you say
they or then they or the millionaire___________________
fill in the blanks with your nasey names till you pass
out and learn that you or still in that toliet stool where you
belong and where you will more than likely remain for the
long haul while rihanna and nicki keep stocking it to them.
@ROBIER,,,Since you too or hooked on stupid and your elevator
is stuck too, why not add RIHANNA Albums sales from “loud” that
is still selling and the numbers or on global charts and gggb
is still selling and you right along with all of the others know this to be true, therefore keep eating your heart out just like all the others whos young dumb and full of ______ fill in the blank mr know it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
who see and know the truth about rihanna but choses to act like a ass.
And the s*** begins again…
For me and for most of the world’s population, Rihanna is already an ICON…unfortunatelly for u Sam. As a gauy said once here, if Rihanna was a race, you would be a damn racist… Drake’s opinion is Drake’s opinion…respect it… And stop using Rihanna to improve ur site’s viewings…u clearly don’t like her, so leave her alone…ooops, but if you do this, ur site will decrease on viewings…oh boy…sit ur ass down and try to be as professional as you can…
In six years, there was no other artist who made me more happy than Rihanna…only six years and she’s already an ICON for me and the most of the world…F*** U HATERS!
Wow Sam, you let your disdain for Rihanna sway your opinions THAT much? Just the other day Drake was “King.” SMDH!
Anyways, the word “iconic” gets thrown around way too much nowadays and needs to be retired (along with epic, swag, snatching wigs, hater, and basically everything else in the grape juice stan dictionary). It takes more than flavor of the moment popularity to be an icon. Honestly, this generation has yet to produce a REAL icon, like Janet or Whitney (just my opinion). And i support Rihanna and Drake (not really a Nicki fan) but all three of them have a lot of work to do before they can see “icon” status. Check again in about 20 years and we’ll see where they are.
Drake must be on a Lil Wayne “HAPPY HIGH”! Man, please you are obviously delusional! WTF is iconic about 1 CD having, Lil Kim cloning Nicki Minaj and whining, talentless Rihanna? Iconic…WTF?
@MOBWIFE
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LMFAOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Sam girl he said 2 day which means the music of 2day n like them or not they are icons ppl r feining to work with them because of their status these women may not be your fave sam but you can’t knocc their hustle they say Nicki can’t rap but every body wants her Rihanna can’t sing but she’s at the top of the list like hate them or love them but they are here
LOL THIS IS REALLY FUNNY….NIKKI AND RI RI ….STOP SMOKING THEM GREEK JOINT IN MIAMI
If an artist makes a song that is not complicated, but is built for a sing-a-long, the masses will like it because it doesn’t sound complicated. It’s easy for the masses to sing-a-long to Super Bass, but trust me their tongue will get tied tried to sing-a-long to Big Momma. Rihanna and Nicki are making white people think they can sing and dance because they are not making it complicated.
I dont really care for what drake said its his opinion let the dude breath we all have a opinion ….. Beyonce been doing her thing so you haters need too just get over it!
Iconic??? I have underwear more iconic than both of them put together!!!
Haha I know Drake can’t be serious. Rihanna and Nicki Minaj Icons…smh. Ima huge Nicki Minaj fan but she has a long way to go before she can actually be considered an Icon. The only two female artist today that can be considered, and actually deserve to be called icons are Beyonce and Alicia Keys period.
Katy Perry and Beyonce are the only icons in music today IMO
HAHAHAHAHAHA @ Katy Perry as an icon, GURL hit the X at the top RIGHT HAND with RAPIDNESS and get the F*** OUTTA HERE NOW!!!
HAHAHAHA This b**** said Katy Perry…….HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
lol no, i don’t think so. but at least you tried.
Gaga is already an icon. Even ppl who live under a rock know her. Nicki is an icon in the making HOPEFULLY. Rihanna…dunno but I love her.
If katy perry is an icon then so is my ass. 🙂
@Grapejuice he most iconic women n music 2DAY. Keep word 2day not of all time. Oh & I thought breaking recs, #1s, & having women dress like them & speak as iconic but I could be wrong being 19th of most famous jump of n hip
hop history & having half ur chest expose as iconic.
@Perry Power , no just no. Your fave is in no way an Icon . That was the laugh for the night
BEYONCE IS THE TRUE ICON LEGENDARY IN THE GAME PERIOD!!!
He says the dumbest s***.
hahahhahah and kesha is the next madonna hahah
It’s pretty obvious that someone’s been giving him head, there’s no way in HELL the worst performers out there right now could be iconic. Did I say someone? No, make that two chicks.
i believe if people went back to school for reading Drake said today. and I’m sure he is speaking in his arena of music…Beyonce is pregnant and her albums are not as they used to be although she my girl. alicia keys just had a baby so music is not that forth coming..janet is doing movies and plays and greving mj..madonna just now about to have an album. britney fell off and trying for comeback. all female mc’s are silent right now. drake aint talking bout country music. whitney working on her vocals. mary j working on her album..that leaves NICKI MINAJ HARD AT WORK DROPING SONG OR COLLAB AFTER COLLAB..most mixtapes sold. Lauren hill only dropped one hit album and quit..NICKI MINAJ BREAKING MUSIC RECORDS, ENDORSEMENTS, ANT HIT NUMBER 1’S.. RIHANNA (although not a fan ALBUM, TOURS, COLLABS, has been doing well. IN THIS CASE DRAKE WOULD BE CORRECT…regardless of what you don’t like NICKI HAS ALREADY DONE IN A SHORT TIME WHAT OTHER FEMALE RAPPERS COULD NOT DO…CROSS OVER, SWITCH UP RAP LANGO TO POP FROM FREAKY TO CLEAN, GRAB MULTIPLE ENDORSEMENTS, LAND LATE NIGHT TV, SNL, TOP RATED DAY TIME SHOWS PERFORM ON GMA, WIN MANY AWARDS, OPEN MANY SHOWS, HAVE THE MOST MIXTAPE SALES AS WELL AS ALBUM SALES, MANY COLLAB TRACKS GO PLATINUM, media focus….NEED I KEEP GOING. remember album only droped a year ago….name a female rapper that has done the same in that time frame.
@EVERYONE
no matter what you say rihanna is an icon, it doesn’t really matter how long you have been in music, lady gaga is also iconic she has only been out for 4 years. try and hate all you want but it is not going to change anything.
everyone says rihanna won’t be remembered but she will. it has been 7 years since she first came out and people still talk about her. even if like sam it is hate you people still have her on the tip of your tongues and that proves that rihanna is doing something right.
This is just ridiculous. I hate it when people and RiHona stans say that she is a icon. What has she done that is so iconic? Once she takes a break and flops this time around, she will be forgotten. To be an icon, you have to have some type of talent and Rihanna doesn’t have any. She can’t sing, dance, write songs, produce music, or give a decent performance. She’s nothing. Her walking around with crazy birght wigs and weaves, and in hooker, chic designer clothing isn’t iconic.
I like Nicki Minaj as a person and when she raps seriously, and she’s a hard working woman, but she’s too gimmicky right now. I mean, she does have potential to be an icon because she thinks outside the box and is very versatile and has the best flow as a female rapper, but she’s only been out for like a couple of years. It would take her another five to even be considered an icon.
The only icon of today is Beyonce, AND I AM NOT EVEN A FAN! I am not keen about the booty shaking and she freaking copies off of everyone and their mom when it comes to music videos and performances, but so many music artists aspire to be like her and she’s so many people’s inspirations. She’s also the only singer right now who can actually dance and SANG at the same time!