CeeLo Green calls Nicki Minaj ‘desperate’

CeeLo Green has criticized female rappers including Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for making modern music “disappointing on a personal and moral level”.

The “F *** You” singer, who is half of the musical duo Gnarls Barkley, told Far away magazine that he felt the contemporary music scene was too explicit and lacked nuance.

“There was once a time when we were good enough to code certain things,” Green said. ‘We were able to express to those that it was meant by the language style we used. But now music is shameless, it’s very wild … We’re adults. There needs to be a time and place for adult content. ”

The musician took special aim at female rappers such as Nicki Minaj, whom he called “heads of state”, and stated: “[She] is above all in mind: success, visibility, a platform for influence. Nicki could be effective in so many other constructive ways, but it feels desperate. ”

Green then turned his attention to Minaj’s other female rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, who last week released her explicit new music video for “WAP”.

“They all make more or less similar funny gestures to get in position,” Green said. ‘I get it, the independent woman and having control, the divine femininity and sexual expression. I get it all, [but] it comes at what cost? ”

“WAP”, which was released on Friday (August 7) ​​has been released condemned by a number of conservative politicians, as well as right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro, for his explicit lyrics and music video.

After quoting lyrics from the song, Shapiro said in disgust: ‘This is what feminists are fighting for. This is what the feminist movement was about, and if you say anything else, it’s because you’re a misogynist, see? “

In response, Cardi shared a number of tweets mocking Shapiro, including retweeting images of Waylon Smithers, a character from The Simpsons, covers his eyes like half-naked women favoring him.

The rapper of “Bodak Yellow” also tweeted: “I can not believe conservatives are so crazy about WAP.”