Estelle Compares Herself to Jay-Z
August 15, 2008 by Lauren Croteau
Recently, British singer, Estelle has said that she’s the female equivalent of Jay-Z, and says that she won’t ever compare herself to female artists.
The 28 year-old told Live, “I’m the female Jay-Z. I never compared myself to other women artists. I compared myself with the best, and the best is Jay-Z.’
She went on to talk about how being recognized by Jay-Z was the signal to herself that she had made it big. ‘I thought, “When Jay-Z knows who I am, when he wants to work with me, then I’ll have made it. Everyone else could go to hell. Then I ended up supporting him recently in the UK.”
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Um…okay. That was wrong in so many ways. I like Estelle, don’t get me wrong, but how on earth does she compare herself to Jay-Z? Does she realize the many accomplishments that Jay-Z has achieved?! I mean, when Estelle has owned a major record label, has had her own clothing line, becomes a major recording artist, has been named one of the most powerful people, is one of the wealthiest, and earns nearly as much respect as Jay-Z does – maybe I’ll agree with her.
Plus, I want to know what exactly is the problem with comparing yourself with other female artists? Honestly, I see that as a huge insult. There have been some amazing females in the recording industry, most of whom I prefer over Estelle. She gets recognition for her song,”American Boy“, and already she’s talking about how awesome she is? That’s not cool. Am I just overreacting, or do you guys think Estelle is the female version of Jay-Z? Let me know!
Ms. Lauren, you’re not overreacting at all. You’re simply telling the truth. She isn’t the best of a damn thing in the industry. There are SO many women better than her, so her not wanting to be compared to them says something about her. She’s feeling herself off of ONE SONG that wouldn’t even be that hot if it weren’t for the people she collaborated with. I never liked her anyways, but after hearing this? I don’t think I ever will. Being in this industry, you have to be humble. No one wants to work with someone who overhypes themselves when they haven’t put enough work in.