I always knew Jurnee, a top 14 powerhouse on American Idol, was talented. However, I didn’t know she could channel Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and — most impressively, Nicki Minaj — during a single performance. But Jurnee did just that on the first live, public-voted episode of this season … and in the process, she made Idol history.
While we’ve seen elements of hip-hop on Idol before — like beatboxer Blake Lewis, who dueted with Doug E. Fresh on the Season 6 finale, or scatty Season 15 hopeful Avalon Young — we’ve never really seen a contestant rap on the live competitive shows. Back in Season 12, in fact, then-judge Nick actually advised aspiring rappers to stay away from the show! But this year, according to an inside source, Nicki gave Jurnee express permission to change the “Bang Bang” line “It’s Nicki full throttle” to “It’s Jurnee full throttle” — and Jurnee fulfilled that line’s promise.
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