UK critic compares CL to Nicki Minaj

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

The Guardian features a segment called "The Playlist" where their team compiles playlists of different music from around the world. On June 22, "The Playlist" featured CL in anticipation of her upcoming American debut.

The excerpt has nothing but nice things to say about CL, calling her one of the biggest stars in South Korea and describing 2NE1 as bigger than UK based boy group One Direction. Talking specifically about her recent English-language release "Doctor Pepper," The Guardian calls the track addictive and compares CL's sound to something akin to Nicki Minaj.

CL is included amongst other genre-bending artists like The Walking Who and Green Buzzard from Australia, Sextile from Los Angeles, and Shades from Idaho.

The piece from The Guardian is not the first time Western outlets have expressed their interest in CL and her upcoming debut. Many music critics, along with K-pop fans, are highly anticipating her American album.

"Doctor Pepper" was released on DJ and producer Diplo's SoundCloud at the end of May. CL provides the song's catchy hook. Artists RiFF RAFF and OG Maco also feature on the song. It has been called an Atlanta-style rap track.
The date of CL's American debut is still unknown.

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Comments

[torontok.livejournal.com]

I'm tryna figure out what's Nicki about her sound,Harajuku Barbie phase Nicki maybe but she's got nothing on current Nicki.
Her boobs look great in that shot.

[torontok.livejournal.com]

True, Harajuku Barbie Nicki had music of substance

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Better being compared to Nicki than Iggy
But no, nothing in common.

[winegums.livejournal.com]

The Guardian is a UK newspaper tho...

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

oop!

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

talk about a bad pic

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

I hate when critics do that, it is so lazy

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

CL wishes

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

lol this article tho fo real.

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

it was gonna happen sooner or later. these kinds of comparisons are so annoying and redundant

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

I had agreed with myself to no longer comment on articles related to CL's solo debut that are straight up dumb but I have to do it one last time because wtf is this

2NE1 as bigger than UK based boy group One Direction.
??????????????

Talking specifically about her recent English-language release "Doctor Pepper," The Guardian calls the track addictive and compares CL's sound to something akin to Nicki Minaj.
Awful taste jfc

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

I lol-ed at the 1D part. As much as you hate the band, they are the most successful boyband in the world rn -- compare 2NE1 to them is just weird.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

That too. And it makes me cringe because it buys into 2NE1's image of being ~the most wonderful talented fantastic succesful girlgroup from Korea everrrrrr~, which I have always found to be extremely exaggerated.

[boxcuttergirl.livejournal.com]

how many months of mediaplay and hype has it been? just release something already

[ostsiberia.livejournal.com]

Mte and why are they even wasting more effort on promoting this lazy ass song x_x

[redblacklace.livejournal.com]

with Nicki? Not even close sorry they gotta put a stop on this

[huanyia.livejournal.com]

whew i thought it was going to be something besides music, but tbqh i don't see the similarity

[algaee.livejournal.com]

stop this

[kjc48.livejournal.com]

I can't wait for Nicki (or Azealia) to eventually come for her. She's living to simple of a life right now.

But this probably won't happen, because Nicki only cares about people who can actually threaten her throne lol

[chukachukachoo.livejournal.com]

https://twitter.com/azealiabanks/status/602628711670657024

[kjc48.livejournal.com]

Give it time. This fool wait until CL's album sells more than hers lol

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

Lol idgi why people think that Azealia will just randomly come for people they don't like, like that's not how she works lol. She is the biggest fucking suck up there is

[agoongprincess.livejournal.com]

Azealia is so fake coming for Igloo when CL & Igloo are practically the same in terms of cultural appropriation/fake try hardness

[winged-monster.livejournal.com]

Everyone's a mess tbh. Banks originally complemented Iggy when she first came out. When Banks mentioned she had a track named Pussy before I think Minaj or someone else, Iggy assumed Banks was talking about her and started being passive agressive.

[agoongprincess.livejournal.com]

omg wow

[ostsiberia.livejournal.com]

Idgi, wouldn't Azalea be upset about CL appropriating black culture in her MBAF mv?

[lydz19.livejournal.com]

I'm going to swim in you all tears if CL actually makes it there lmao. IT WILL BE GLORIOUS!!

That being said, CL was compared to Nicky, Iggy, Rihanna etc..Why you all are acting like it's the holy truth every time is beyond me lol

[chaincombo.livejournal.com]

i love me some CL, but shes not Nicki's level

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

I love seeing people flip their shit when something about CL's english debut comes up, stans and not stans.

[cooliosa.livejournal.com]

lmao same

[agoongprincess.livejournal.com]

lmao this on going CL mediaplay/debut saga just gets messier & messier everytime. i just want her to flop/get dragged, go back to korea already but im not trying to jinx it.