Now, I know this may sound crazy to y'all & even an overstatement; but let's see it from this angle. Nicki Minaj is doin' her damn thang! You see, the female side of hip hop has been on empty for the past 4 years. Lil' Kim's last album was back in 2006. Trina last album flopped & her last big hit record was back in 2005 with Kelly Rowland. Eve dropped two singles back in 2007 that bricked & her album got pushed back to who knows. Foxy Brown was dropped from Def Jam & her last album people didn't even know was out. Of course, Remy Ma left Terror Squad & is now serving a prison sentence for shooting her best friend. After all of that turmoil comes Nicki Minaj from South-side Jamaica Queens. She dropped a mixtape back in 2007 & did a DVD called 'The Come Up'. She was snatched up by Lil' Wayne, who later was at that time on his way up the latter. She dropped a dope verse on Gucci mane's 'Slumber Party'. Then, she dropped a classic mix-tape called 'Beem Me Up Scotty'. Now, she's done songs wit' Lil' Wayne, Trina, Yo Gotti, Gucci Mane, Lloyd & Bobby Valentino. Plus, she sings as well. To top the whole cake, she writes her own material & was on the biggest tour of the summer called 'Amerikaz Most Wanted Tour' with her band-mates Young Money, Soulja Boy & Young Jeezy. That's more work than the other female rappers put together these past 4 years. What do you think?