Eve will probably flop, but I don't care. She's still more likable and [much] more talented than Nicki. I dare Nicki try to go head to head in a freestyle battle with her. That tiny little snippet alone kills every full length song I ever heard from Nicki. And because Eve's more talented, I'll always respect her more and welcome her back...and how good or bad she performs sales/chart-wise ultimately won't matter. That's what happens when an artist is respected. They'll always be embraced every time they decide to return...even if they've commercially peaked. Artists like Eve and Missy will always be considered credible and will be embraced by their core genre, no matter if their record is #1 or #90.

Nicki is a poseur. A fad. A gimmicky, cartoonish, all hype/no substance here-today-gone-tomorrow has been waiting to happen. All she is is a pseudo rapping version of Katy Perry and when she's done peaking (actually she already is...her second album hasn't even done half the business of her first...), and her silly 15 year old fans graduated high school, and realize how ridiculous they were for ever liking this cartoon in the first place, she's finished. She'll have about as much lasting reverence as Technotronic. When I look at pop rapper clowns like Nicki, Flo Rida and LMFAO, I'm already envisioning them being featured on a VH-1 "Where Are They Now?" countdown, circa 2015.

No one stays on top forever, but the respected ones like Missy and Eve will always be considered credible, will keep a certain amount of name value and will always have a place at the table; while the passing fads (Nicki) will be shunned and basically erased once their moment is over.