6. Shelly Thunder
Something about Nicki’s style, over the top, yet befitting an around-the-way NYC girl, reminds us of Shelly Thunder, another young Caribbean artist who buss out of New York’s outer boroughs, more than 20 years ago with a girl-power anthem of her own. We hear Shelly is chatting for the lord these days—perhaps she could be called upon to save “Roman Zolanski,” Minaj’s devilish, Slim Shady-like alter ego.
