

Rookies and new jacks need not apply-this debate is strictly for the catalog artists, people who have shifted the culture in previously unmovable ways, artists whose music has permeated and resonated over an extended period of time. The favorite rapper discussion is cool and all, but the coveted distinction in hip-hop is still being named the GOAT ( Greatest of All Time). If you’re rooting for the rookie of the year or a washed-up veteran experiencing a career resurgence or someone no one has heard of as your favorite, then so be it. “I’m having more authority and control.Rap fans tend to get into arguments with other rap fans, and it doesn't take much more than someone declaring their Favorite Rapper. Your favorite rapper is a personal preference, one that requires the most subjective defenses. "There’s power in me being in a room with male producers and me and letting them know what I want,” she adds. More: Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei returns to Twitter to tackle cyberbulliesĭetails of Normani's upcoming album are still under lock and key, but she says her music will feature themes of "self-governance" and fans can expect her upcoming era to be "owning who I am boldly and confidently and not timidly."įans got a hint of her boldness and confidence with the summer release of "Wild Side" which featured a music video reminiscent of the 2000s and paid homage to the late Aaliyah.

"She’s a great person all around,” Normani adds. Rowland, too, went solo after defining years in the girl group Destiny's Child. The similarities don't stop there: The two also grew up in Houston and share singles named "Motivation" (Rowland's 2011 track featured Lil Wayne Normani performed her 2019 song at the MTV VMAs that year). Normani says Rowland also being a "chocolate" woman in the music industry has been inspirational and informative in her career experience. She kinda helped me get back to that and my initial purpose in music," says Normani, whose years in 5H included racist online attacks against her and a falling out with former member Camila Cabello before the group disbanded in 2018.Ĭhecking in: The Destiny's Child group chat reunion is a good reminder to show up for friends "So many things around music can kind of jade the experience and how you feel toward that thing that you really love to do.

Normani says there was a "challenging" time almost a year and a half ago when she says started to fall out of love with music. More: Happy 40th birthday, Kelly Rowland! See her life in photos
