The Minaj Capsule

Nicki Minaj once said that she does not see herself as a female rapper anymore but only as a rapper. I know that this has been said over hundred times, but I will say it again: this woman has succeeded in a genre that is dominated by males.

She is not like any other female MCs in the hip-hop game because there is one ability that she has above them all: a musical chameleon.

She has blended one genre with many genres into her catalogue that was meant to be singular and that no one could take further. That is one of the reasons why Nicki Minaj is hated.

As a black woman who grew up in 2010s, she was the main female rapper. It is not that they were not other female rappers but to me, she seemed to be the one who was working her ass off.

She was doing everything she could to ensure she was here to stay. I could never resonate with other female rappers because they did not have a powerful presence on a record. Her style was something that I could listen to, replay it in my head and it can become timeless.

I share some similarities with the fierce lyricist such as writing, being a drama student and working to perfect our craft. Every record that Nicki has laid her voice on has proven her strength as a woman to hold her own.

Unfortunately, I only have one album in my room: Pink Friday, her debut album after the mixtape era. (2010) Do not worry, all four albums will be on my shelf soon. I grew up in the era of streaming, so I am used to sitting near my computer or using my phone, wearing headphones, and clicking the play button on a playlist called The Minaj Capsule.

The description of this playlist is a collection of her greatest and versatile hits from every genre such as Hip-hop, Pop, R&B, Electropop, and the list goes on. A playlist with over three-hundred songs with every single, every feature and every remix. It is sad to know there were songs that never got that much radio air.

Here are her best songs:

Moment 4 Life featuring Drake.

Roman’s Revenge featuring Eminem

Fly featuring Rihanna

Runnin featuring Mike Will Made-It, Asap Rocky and Asap Ferg

The Night Is Still Young

The Boys featuring Cassie

Right By My Side featuring Chris Brown

Pills N Potions

Come on a Cone

Plain Jane Remix with ASAP Ferg

High School featuring Lil Wayne

Clappers featuring Wale and Juicy J

Bang, Bang featuring Jessie J and Ariana Grande

Bed of Lies featuring Skylar Grey

Starships

Senile featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga

Here are her underrated songs:

Girls Fall Like Dominoes

Va Va Voom

We Go Up featuring Fivio Foreign

Up in Flames

Low featuring Juicy J, Young Thug and Lil Bibby

Idol featuring BTS

Seeing Green featuring Lil Wayne and Drake

Bussin featuring Lil Baby

Swish Swish featuring Katy Perry

Whip It

Hard White

Feeling Myself featuring Beyonce

No Broken Hearts featuring Bebe Rexha

Realize featuring 2 Chainz

Here are her most memorable songs:

Moment 4 Life featuring Drake

Superbass

I Wanna Be with You featuring Future and Rick Ross

Hey Mama featuring AfroJack and Bebe Rexha

Where Them Girls At featuring FloRida

Out of my Mind featuring B.O.B

Starships

Stupid Hoe

Turn Me On

Only featuring Lil Wayne and Drake

Anaconda

Right Thru Me

I Am Your Leader featuring Rick Ross and Cam’ron

Beez In the Trap featuring 2 Chainz

Bottoms Up Featuring Trey Songz

Here is her worst song:

Come See About Me

Any Barbs out there, tell me what are your favorite songs from Nicki? What are your least favorite songs from her? What songs by Nicki do you think are underappreciated? Do you agree or disagree with my list? Are there any songs that I am missing? Leave your answers in the comments.