1. Buju Banton
Buju sure could use a makeover. While he still has the support of core reggae fans and many Jamaicans, to the rest of the world he’s increasingly untouchable. Even if he is ultimately cleared of the federal drug charges he was arrested on last year, he’ll likely find little sympathy from international embassies when it comes time to re-apply for visas. Considering the opposition he was facing from gay groups in both the U.S. and Europe before his bust, he’ll face a myriad of hurdles should he attempt to tour in either place. One way to help repair his image would be to team with Minaj, an artist who early on had us all convinced she was bisexual but now has positioned herself as the first (straight?) major mainstream U.S. rapper to embrace and court a gay fanbase. We’re pretty sure there’s no chance in hell of these two linking in the studio, but should they ever decide to, we already have a hook in mind: “Boom hey hey/Batty boys are OK/Rude bwoy no promote the nasty man/But dem don’t haffi dead.”
