I'll begin with everyone's most recent favorite, Lady Gaga, and boy has she made a pop culture splash lately. With her extravagant ensembles, she pushes fashion limits and secretly makes me a little uncomfortable, but I think I like it. It seems like everyone in the free world not only knows who she is, but can also recall at least one of her bizarre get-ups since her rise to fame in 2009. I liked her from the first time I heard "Just Dance," the perfect "girl's just wanna have fun-esque" party anthem. She was fashionable, colorful and fun on screen. Little did we know, she was about to rock our worlds with her outwardly eccentric looks.
These were just a few of Lady Gaga's looks, the asymetrical mirror dress is my favorite. Ok, so whatev, here's my comparison and question to the world: Let's look at Madonna (circa 1980s, early 90s) and Lady Gaga, who's the bigger icon? I'm looking at fashion, music and fame, and I'm going to take a stance. I'm with Madonna for the music, let's just say Material Girl, Like a Virgin and Vogue are three songs that can wake me out of my sleep and have me dancing like I'm at a rave. The fashion icon award goes to Lady Gaga, because she has truly taken it there as far as fashion. Fashion and music really do live in the same house and Lady Gaga has skyrocketed her popularity with her outlandishly creative get-ups. She's worked with the late Alexander McQueen, she will even release her own collection for McQueen in spring 2011. And then there's the fame, which I suppose trumps all, right? Well, in this case I'm all Madge, or Madonna for those who aren't familiar with her religious name...This may not be the most fair of comparisons considering Madonna is pretty ancient now. She's had years to form a fan-base, but I will say that Lady Gaga is on her way, and may even outshine Madonna.
Ah, the famous cone bra, who but Madonna could make that a signature piece? Madonna was the pop icon of the 80s, and I certainly cannot rob her of her popularity in the years to come. She emerged in the 80s though and made her imprint on pop culture at that time. She was the poster child for lingerie as outerwear, she was the girl who made sexuality okay to express and she was thee original pop princess. You may beg to differ and I don't think I care. The Material Girl is the queen of reinvention, as she has been several different versions of herself over the years. She's nothing short of sheer entertainment, made for media and attention. Who's your favorite?
Indeed, the pop princesses are fun to look at, but I'm on to the land of taboo, rappers. I feel like everyone should know where I'm going with this one, and if you don't just you wait, it's going to be one of my favorite comparisons yet. I'll begin with the veteran this time. She's x-rated, she's THEE original, infamous Queen Bitch. She's Lil' Kim and she keeps people talking. You can say what you want about her, at some point you WERE rapping her lyrics and you may have even donned her the illest female emcee. Maybe Kim's been known to do some outrageous things, from her choice of fashion, to her plastic surgery and her no-holds barred lyrics, she's often been the talk of the hip-hop community. She said it herself, she's the female Don Dada and the rest of her lyrics might be too much for blog world...
So, who is Lil Kim's worthy contender? She can't be anyone other than Nicki Minaj, the fiery, sexy newcomer, with that "I don't give a f%#!" spirit, that is so reminiscent of the Queen Bitch. Once again, I'm looking at music, fashion and fame, and once again, I shall take my stance. Music goes to Lil Kim, she's the veteran and she's still the baddest, plus she's more of a rapper than an entertainer like Nicki. I can't say that I am the biggest fan of the Nicki's human animation. Don't get me wrong though, she's got an undeniable talent for rapping, but I stand with Kim. Fashion is all in Nicki's hands, she always looks so adorable, she looked stunning on BET's Rip the Runway and she's always a doll in any video in which she's featured. Lastly, there's fame, and just like before it's not all that fair, Kim's been out longer and of course I'm a believer that she has more fame than Nicki. But, I will say, if Nicki keeps it up, she will have Kim's fame and possibly surpass her, but who really knows?
The self-proclaimed Harajuku Barbie is the hottest female rapper out right now, and she has a strong following. Nicki seems to have started a "barbie" revolution, ladies all over have taken on the identity of barbies, well-deserved or not. Nicki is cute, colorful, and just as x-rated as Kim. Fans see the likeness between the two, and in Nicki's defense, I certainly do not think she's a replica. She has this fun, animated approach to rapping and it makes her all the more popular with her fans. She's got a look that's all her own and her body, whether it's real or fake, is amazing. There you have it Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj, who's the bigger icon?
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