In reply to TheElusiveLamb.

Ashanti also wasn't really something special if we're being honest. Her brief moment of slayage happened because there was a vacancy in female Rnb at the time. And aside from being patient zero of Yonceitis, she didn't know how to evolve with the times.
I don't think Nicki's deal is bad tbh, that's why it took her so long to officially sign with them. She be about her business, i'm sure she has a nice setup and didn't sign some TLC ass contract.. Wayne's dumbass probably didn't renegotiate his deal from back in the day, so he still under baby n them. Who knows.