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It’s the End of an Era. Lil Wayne is Suing Birdman & Cash Money Records for $51 Million.

After months of decrying Cash Money Records, and it's co-owner Birdman, Lil Wayne has gotten extremely serious about his efforts to permanently sever the relationship with the label that has been his home for nearly 20 years. According to TMZ, Wayne has filed a lawsuit against Cash Money seeking $51... Read more

January 28, 2015 Fresh

Witness a Cypher with Kenny Smith, Grant Hill, Ernie Johnson, Shaq & Nicki Minaj (Video)

Nicki Minaj paid a visit to the set of Inside the NBA and the hosts put together a Cypher in her honor. Kenny Smith, Grant Hill and Shaq flexed their skills to varying degrees of success. Kenny, ever the competitor, actually came with some BARS (relatively speaking) and Shaq took... Read more

December 19, 2014 Video

Finding The GOAT: Nicki Minaj vs. Big Sean…Who You Got?

As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a sequence not... Read more

November 6, 2014 Fresh, Video

Lil’ Kim Goes At Nicki Minaj Yet Again… Is This The Best Look For Her? (Audio)

Two days removed from her August 4 reigniting of the war of words with Nicki Minaj ("Flawless Remix"), Lil' Kim comes in for a second charge. The onetime Junior M.A.F.I.A. breakout platinum superstar released "Identity Thief," a song that may or may not take a backseat to its artwork in... Read more

August 6, 2014 Audio, Fresh

Lil Kim Reignites Her War of Words with Nicki Minaj (Audio)

Shortly after being called out for the cover of her single "Anaconda," Nicki Minaj has another shot fired in her direction. Lil Kim jumps on the remix to Beyonce's "Flawless" and takes point blank aim at Ms. Minaj. Check it out. Related: Lil Kim Gets Her Reggae On With Dead... Read more

August 4, 2014 Audio

Beyonce Recruits Nicki Minaj for a Bouncy Remix to Flawless (Audio)

"Of course sometimes ____ goes down when it's a Billion dollars on the elevator." Beyonce has words for her detractors on a sizzling remix to her power anthem, "Flawless." Queen Bey teams up with Nicki Minaj and the ladies stunt on the haters. From "Independent Women" to "Bow Down," this... Read more

August 3, 2014 Audio

Dear Nicki Minaj: An Open Letter From a Father (Who Runs a Major Hip-Hop Site)

Chuck Creekmur, owner and founder of allhiphop.com, one of the longest standing Hip-Hop sites, recently wrote an open letter to Nicki Minaj about her self-portrayal on her cover for the song "Anaconda." The reaction to the imagery has spanned the entire spectrum, ranging from ovations to outrage. Creekmur falls more... Read more

July 30, 2014 Fresh

Nicki Minaj Morphs Into Sugilite On Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe (Video)

Cartoon Network has had it's fair share of history with Hip-Hop in it's recent past. Back in 2011, an episode titled "Rap It Up" in the series, Regular Show, featured an animated version of Tyler, the Creator, Childish Gambino, and MC Lyte as a part of a fictional group, CrewCrew,... Read more

July 28, 2014 Fresh, Video

Cam’ron & Nicki Minaj Show Why Movin’ On Up Ain’t So Bad (Video)

Less than 24 hours after the audio premiere of "So Bad," featuring Nicki Minaj and Yummy, Killa Cam'ron hits Heads off with the video. Featuring some real estate exchanges between Nicki and Cam, this song shows how both mainstream-embraced lyricists may've started at the bottom, but they're now living large... Read more

July 16, 2014 Fresh, Video

Cam’ron Is Gearing Up For The 1st Of The Month With 2 Leaks (Audio)

It's only halfway til the beginning of August and Cam'ron is dropping singles heavy in anticipation of the second installment of his 1st Of The Month EP series. Premiered by Funkmaster Flex earlier today, Cam'ron adds Nicki Minaj and fellow female artist Yummy for the light, spirited reprise of his... Read more

July 15, 2014 Audio, Fresh

Usher & Nicki Minaj Interpolate A S.O.S. Band Classic On Another Pharrell Time Machine (Audio)

Pharrell's production over the last 18 months has been interesting. The N*E*R*D front-man drew very close to Marvin Gaye's 1977 wallflower-directed "Got To Give It Up" on Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," causing Thicke—who added a stylized delivery, to get some criticism from some purists. Now, Pharrell cooks up Usher's latest... Read more

July 8, 2014 Audio, Fresh

Trey Songz Jumps The Gun With Brand New Album, Trigga (Album Stream)

The sensual and emotive vocalist Trey Songz, who turns 30 this November, has been keeping busy this year working with the likes of Young Jeezy on "Ordinary," a remix to Mariah Carey's "You're Mine (Eternal)," and 50 Cent on his latest project, Animal Ambition. Now, 2 years removed from Trey... Read more

June 24, 2014 Audio, Fresh

Joell Ortiz Joins In On Nicki Minaj’s Pills N’ Potions With Heartfelt Realness (Audio)

The same morning Joell Ortiz drops off the visual to a status-checking single in "House Slippers" with Penalty Records, the Bushwick, Brooklyn MC's other label, Shady Records, lets go of an unofficial remix to Nicki Minaj's "Pills N' Potions." On Barbz' single that's re-centering her abilities and direction, the former... Read more

June 17, 2014 Audio, Fresh

Nicki Minaj Has Released a Simple But Visually Stunning Video for Pills N Potions (Video)

Sometimes less is more. That is certainly the case for Nicki Minaj in the arresting video for Pills N Potions. Gone are the contact lenses, multicolored wigs and other attention-grabbing features that have accompanied Ms. Minaj the last few years. What remains is a more subtle but deceptively powerful version... Read more

June 10, 2014 Video

Nicki Minaj Releases a Deeply Personal Record for Her First Single (Audio)

In many ways, Nicki Minaj has returned to her 2010 form with the release of Pills N Potions, her first single from the forthcoming album The Pinkprint. Her look is toned down, relative to recent styles, and the single is deeply personal akin to songs like Your Love and Moment... Read more

May 21, 2014 Audio

Although The Vid Is Big On Body Shots, Is Nicki Minaj Back To Bars? (Video)

In 2009 and 2010, Nicki Minaj took Hip-Hop by force with hardbody raps, while showing a lot of body. The Queens MC even took this approach to radio in 2012 with the 2 Chainz-assisted "Beez In The Trap," from her Pink Friday II album. In the time since, besides a... Read more

February 12, 2014 Fresh, Video

Nelly – Get Like Me ft Nicki Minaj & Pharrell (Video)

Nelly is back with a new song and video and it's got that Pharrell hot sauce on it. It also features Nicki Minaj with no gimmicks or funny voices--just straight rhyming like mixtape Nicki. Check out Get Like Me. Related: Pharrell Performs Happy on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)... Read more

July 31, 2013 Video

Nicki Minaj & Peter Rosenberg Discuss Their Differences Face to Face (Video)

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg infamously dissed Nicki Minaj's music last year at Summer Jam...right before she was to hit the main stage. The comments lead to an avalanche, starting with Nicki's leaving without performing, a Young Money boycott of Hot 97, allegations of sexism and more. Ms. Minaj and Rosenberg... Read more

May 28, 2013 Video

The Cleveland Show – Menace II Secret Society (Full Episode)

Here's the full video for the recent episode featuring ?uestlove, Nicki Minaj, Will.I.Am, Bruno Mars & Kanye West. Related: A day in the life of ?uestlove (Video) ... Read more

November 1, 2012 Video

Kanye West, ?uestlove, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, will.i.am, and ?uestlove appear on The Cleveland Show (Video)

The season premiere of The Cleveland Show hits the air on Sunday and features guest appearances from Kanye West, ?uestlove, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, and will.i.am. The artists play members of a secret hip-hop society that ask Cleveland to kill super-famous rapper Kenny West's career. Check out the trailer for... Read more

October 18, 2012 Video

B.o.B. – Out of My Mind ft Nicki Minaj (Video)

B.o.B.'s visual for Out Of My Mind stays true to the theme. He and Nicki Minaj team up for some off the wall antics. Related: B.o.B. - Play the Guitar featuring Andre 3000 (Video)... Read more

August 26, 2012 Video

Nicki Minaj – Beez in the Trap ft 2 Chainz (Video)

Here's the latest video from Nicki Minaj. Check out Beez in the Trap featuring 2 Chainz. Related: Drake - Take Care (Video) and HYFR - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZvOhHF85I... Read more

April 7, 2012 Video

MTV’s 2012 Hottest MCs in the Game (Video)

MTV dropped its 7th annual installment of its hottest MCs in the game last night. They were: 1. Rick Ross, 2. Drake, 3. Kanye West, 4. Nicki Minaj, 5. Lil Wayne, 6. Jay-Z, 7. Meek Mill, 8. Big Sean, 9. Wiz Khalifa, 10. Wale. And by now, you probably already... Read more

February 20, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Cash Money Records comes in as the 8th most important hip-hop record label of all time. It’s getting serious.

#8 Cash Money Records As we discussed in our entries about #16 Rap-A-Lot Records and #12 No Limit Records, the South currently runs hip-hop (and has for at least the last 5 years) and Cash Money is by far the most successful hip-hop record label to come out of the... Read more

December 8, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Video

Big Sean – Dance (A$$) Remix (Video)

The title says it all for the video for Big Sean's Dance (A$$) remix featuring Nikki Minaj. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus&feature=player_embedded... Read more

November 1, 2011 Video

Drake – Make Me Proud ft Nicki Minaj

Here's the latest track to drop from Drake's upcoming Take Care album. Check out Make Me Proud featuring Nicki Minaj. Click here to download.... Read more

October 14, 2011 Audio

Rick Ross – I Love My B*tches & You The Boss ft Nicki Minaj

Here are 2 new joints from Rick Ross' upcoming album, God Forgives, I Don't. I Love My B*tches: You The Boss featuring Nicki Minaj:... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio

Here’s a mix dedicated to the women who helped lay the foundation of hip-hop and those who continue to build the culture. You’ll hear Missy, Yo-Yo, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Conscious Daughters, Lady of Rage, Left Eye, Ladybug Mecca, Da Brat, Bahamadia, Jean Grae, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt N Pepa, Nicki Minaj and more. Check it out.

Seeing Lauryn Hill speak about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a reminder of how important women have been to hip-hop. Ambrosia For Heads Ladies First Mix by Parfit. Also, if you missed BET's My Mic Sounds Nice, which documents the story of women in hip-hop, click here to watch... Read more

August 24, 2011 Audio

What do you think about Nicki Minaj’s video for Moment 4 Life?

January 28, 2011 Video

You’ve heard the reasons why 2010 is the best year ever in hip-hop…now hear the playlist. Happy New Year.

December 31, 2010 Audio, Playlists, Video

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #1 YMCMB…could it be anything else?

Has there ever been 1 hip-hop label more dominant in a year than Young Money/Cash Money? It depends on how you define "dominant." If you're talking purely about record sales, Death Row and maybe even Bad Boy had more dominant years in the 90s. But this is a different era... Read more

December 31, 2010 Food for Thought, Video

Whoa. Kanye West’s new video is kinda scary…but that’s fitting for a Monster. Check it out.

This one is more high art from Kanye. The execution of Nicki Minaj's verse is very dope. This is clearly a work in progress, but you get the picture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WL-J0uo7_Y&feature=player_embedded... Read more

December 30, 2010 Video

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #3 the girls are back in town…well, at least 1, but Nicki Minaj has opened the door for the next wave of great female MCs.

The role of women in hip-hop should not be overlooked but it often has been. For more than a decade (including the 90's which many consider to be the Golden Age of hip-hop) women were a staple in rap music. In fact, they were so much a part of the... Read more

December 29, 2010 Food for Thought

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #4 Whut? Thee album???…there have been a lot of great songs in hip-hop over the years but not a lot of great ALBUMS. In 2010, there were at least 10…

When's the last time you went back and listened to some of your favorite hip-hop albums from back in the day? I'm guessing if you randomly picked 10 of your favorites and listened to them from front to back, you would want to skip at least 5 tracks on each... Read more

December 29, 2010 Food for Thought, Video

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #6 Roll the dice…this was a year of taking BIG chances and they paid off.

EVERYBODY knows the music business as it has existed for the last few decades--where sales of recorded albums are the primary financial-driver of the business--is in trouble. The record industry, like other entertainment businesses, tends to be a bell curve: During the vast majority of times, the music tends to... Read more

December 25, 2010 Food for Thought

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #7 Rappin’ all over the world…you know that’s right when the hottest rapper of the year was from Canada.

Everyone knows New York City was the birthplace of hip-hop. For years, the dominant s0und in the genre was from the city that never sleeps. In the late 80's the West Coast, particularly LA, began to take over and it had a several year reign that corresponded with the fall... Read more

December 24, 2010 Food for Thought, Video

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #9 Change the game…several artists expanded the boundaries of hip-hop in 2010.

1. B.o.B. - Bobby Ray dropped several crunk-filled mixtapes before releasing his first official album. When the album dropped, however, it was filled with lots of pop, rock and just a little bit of crunk...and it was dope. In addition to garnering 5 Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year,... Read more

December 21, 2010 Food for Thought, Video

Moment 4 Life is probably the dopest song on Nicki Minaj's album. Check out her performance of it on George Lopez's show.

George Lopez is actually starting to rival Jimmy Fallon for dope hip-hop performances. Nicki did this solo, but the original with Drake is even (just a little bit) hotter. Pink Friday is a solid album. Here's the version with Drake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAnr9afMn5Q... Read more

December 7, 2010 Video

Not on the Nicki Minaj bandwagon yet? This MTV documentary about her may not get you there but it will give you some insight as to why so many people are riding.

This is from MTV's My Time Now. And if you missed it, here's my take on Ms. Minaj. ... Read more

December 2, 2010 Video

Nicki Minaj, Jim Jones and Ricky Blaze (who??) Feel Free. Check it out.

The song actually belongs to Ricky Blaze and word has it Nicki recorded this verse a couple of years ago. Strange, it sounds a lot like the pop stuff she's been doing lately...Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17UrImSJKVc Click here to download.... Read more

November 25, 2010 Audio

It's hard to believe but Nicki Minaj actually made a POP album…and it's really good.

I resisted the Nicki Minaj bandwagon for a really, really long time. At first, I thought she was a Young Money puppet-- a female extension of Lil Wayne. Her clothes and image seemed overly sexual and I thought they were designed to be a distraction from a lack of true... Read more

November 24, 2010 Audio, Food for Thought

Nicki Minaj loses the funny voices on Girls Fall Like Dominoes (for the most part). Better or worse?

This one is only a bonus cut on the iTunes album, but it's sounding like the album is going to be very interesting. Nicki and Kanye are both in stores now. It's going to be a good day for hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BpAEmtR7-c Click here to download.... Read more

November 21, 2010 Audio

New Nicki Minaj ft Kanye West! Nuff said.

The track is called Blazin' and for the 3rd time in 4 singles, she's used an 80's sample. Coincidence? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbTNu5m1Lcw Click here to download. Here's the 80's sample. Breakfast Club fans rejoice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdaQhitdKg... Read more

November 16, 2010 Audio, The Bridge

Interested in what's on Nicki Minaj's mind? Check out this interview. The visual is kinda crazy but the audio is pretty insightful.

Looks like somebody didn't come to the station all barbied up. It's all good though. She discusses Wayne, Eminem, Kanye, Drake and much more. http://www.vimeo.com/16802119... Read more

November 14, 2010 Video

Rihanna's Raining Men ft Nicki Minaj sounds like a mix of Beyonce's Diva and Single Ladies. Confused? Take a listen.

Click here to listen and download. Check out the beat on Diva. Sound familiar? And the Diva beat sounds like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNM5HW13_O8&ob=av2e Now check out the chorus on Put A Ring On It. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY ... Read more

November 8, 2010 Audio, The Bridge

The lovely Nicki Minaj blesses the remix of Willow Smith's Whip My Hair. Fire. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFs-JGyZvHw Click here to download.... Read more

October 6, 2010 Audio

Nicki Minaj's Right Thru Me is surprising. No gimmicks, no funny voices, just good music…

After the mixtapes and cameos, it's showtime for Nicki Minaj--time for her to show and prove by herself (without Weezy, without Drake, without Robin Thicke...). From the looks of it, she may just be hip-hop's Lady GaGa: lots of pomp and circumstance, but also the goods to back it up. Here's... Read more

September 25, 2010 Audio

Not a fan of Gucci Mane? Haterade ft Pharrell and Nicki Minaj just might change your mind. Don't hate…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOFUCbG6gE... Read more

September 22, 2010 Audio