Nicki Minaj: Last News

Nicki Minaj has shared snippets of new music on Instagram.Earlier today (March 1), the singer took to her Instagram stories to tell fans: “I have a surprise,” and later followed up in a live video where she told her frequent collaborator Juice off camera to “play a little moment” of the new material.The audio features the ‘Starships’ artist rapping: “Plastic, instantly classic” over spacey vocals. Later on in the 30-second clip, a male rapper features on a beat that calls back to her Trinidadian roots, which fans are saying marks the return of “Trinicki”.It comes after her confirming that a new tour will be launched alongside the “next official album” back in November.“Well let me clarify,” she wrote on social media late last year, “you’ll be notified of a tour in 2025.

Lil Yachty has apologised for picking a side during Cardi B and Nicki Minaj‘s 2018 feud, saying he “inserted” himself into “something he had nothing to do with”.The rapper was the latest guest on former NFL star and media personality Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast. During the episode, Sharpe asked the Atlanta star about a 2018 remark he made on the BET late-night show, Raq Rants. He told Harper he would choose Cardi B’s side in the feud “every time” and ‘couldn’t’ work with Nicki Minaj.“You said you wouldn’t work with her because [of] your allegiance to Cardi B – do you wanna retract that?” Sharper asked Yachty.

Nicki Minaj has responded to an assault lawsuit levelled against her by a former employee, claiming that the allegations are “false and frivolous”.Last Friday (January 3) a 10-page complaint was filed in Los Angeles, with Minaj and her Pink Personality company being named as lead defendants in the suit. The accusations included assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.An ex-employee of Minaj claimed that the rapper hit him in the face at a concert in Detroit, Michigan last year.Minaj’s lawyer, Judd Burstein, has now vehemently denied the accusations in a statement issued to Variety.“At this time, no complaint has been served upon Mrs.

Nicki Minaj has been hit with a lawsuit!

Nicki Minaj is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims the rapper smacked him in the face at a Detroit concert last year.A 10-page complaint was filed in Los Angeles yesterday (January 3), in which Minaj and her company Pink Personality were named as lead defendants in the suit, with claims including assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.Per Rolling Stone, plaintiff Brandon Jovan Garrett claimed he was working for Minaj as a “day-to-day manager” when her head of security summoned him to a meeting at her dressing room in the Little Caesars Arena on April 21, 2024.Garrett alleges Minaj was upset at the time, and that her stress about the state of her staff turned into “rage” after one employee used picking up her prescriptions as an example of his good performance.According to the suit, Minaj was frustrated that Garrett had assigned the task to the other employee. Garrett says he tried to reason with the ‘Super Bass’ singer and remind her she wanted the prescription picked up “immediately,” and that he had no choice but to delegate as he was busy assisting Minaj in her quick-change room ahead of the show.“Are you fucking crazy having him pick up my prescription?” she allegedly screamed at Garrett.

Michaela Zee Geoffrey Owens spoke candidly about his current financial situation during a recent appearance on V-103 Atlanta’s “Big Tigger Morning Show.” The actor, best known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on the sitcom “The Cosby Show,” went viral in 2018 after photos of him bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s were posted online. In his interview on the “Big Tigger Morning Show,” he revealed that he had left his position at the grocery chain before that. “I quit Trader Joe’s actually before the news hit,” Owens said.

“Cosby Show” actor Geoffrey Owens said he’s still struggling to make ends meet after he was forced to quit his job at a Trader Joe’s grocery store amid an “attack on my privacy” Owens, known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on the six-time Emmy-winning series, claimed he’s “not much better off” today than he was when a customer snapped a photo of the actor working behind the grocery store register in 2018.“Even today, right now, as we speak, I still struggle to make a living,” Owens told Atlanta’s V-103 radio station on Dec. 18.

Lil Wayne seemingly called out Kendrick Lamar on a diss track that started to circulate online recently.Tensions between Wayne and Lamar recently heightened after it was revealed that Lamar would headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show in New Orleans: Lil Wayne’s hometown. Wayne has long expressed his hopes to perform at the prestigious sports event so, when it was revealed that next year’s slot was given to the Compton star, controversy sparked – with Nicki Minaj, Birdman and more slamming the NFL for its decision.Lamar recently namechecked Wayne on ‘Wacced Out Murals’ from his latest album ‘GNX’, released last month via his own pgLang label. “Used to bump ‘Tha Carter III’, I held my Rollie chain proud/ Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” Lamar rapped.

Nicki Minaj has responded to Keke Palmer’s recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, saying she will “hit her with a cease and desist” for impersonating her.This Wednesday (November 20), Palmer was one of the special guests on Fallon and, while on the couch, she shared an anecdote about how she met the ‘Pink Friday 2’ rapper at this year’s Met Gala.The entertainment polymath mimicked Minaj’s New York accent when recalling what she said to her. “Ah, ah, hold on.

Nicki Minaj has shared a new, expanded version of ‘The Pinkprint’, to celebrate its 10th anniversary.The reissue comes amid a busy year for Minaj so far, with the rapper recently being recognised as having the highest-grossing tour ever by a female rapper, as well as seeing her fan-favourite ‘Starships’ be certified Diamond.Now to celebrate a decade since her third album, ‘The Pinkprint’, was shared, she has shared a new version of the record which includes numerous previously unreleased songs.Aside from the regular tracklist – which included singles ‘Pills n Potions’, ‘Anaconda’, ‘Only’, ‘Bed Of Lies’, ‘Truffle Butter’ and ‘The Night Is Still Young’ – new tracks have been added.These include ‘Turn Ya Cap Back’, starring Swae Lee and the dancehall-inspired track ‘It’s Okay’ featuring David Guetta. Most interestingly though, it also features a song called ‘Arctic Tundra’, which stars late American rapper Juice WRLD.The song was leaked back in 2019, however this is the first time it has been included in an official release.

Nicki Minaj and Halsey have contributed to a new version of Juice WRLD’s 2018 hit ‘All Girls Are The Same’ – check it out below.The song was the late rapper’s breakthrough single, produced by Nick Mira and included on his debut album, ‘Goodbye & Good Riddance’.Juice WRLD passed away from an accidental drug overdose at the age of 21 in December 2019, and now his posthumous album ‘The Party Never Ends’ is being prepared for release on November 29, with the new version of ‘All Girls Are The Same’ set to be included.Minaj contributes a verse to the track, now titled ‘AGATS2 (Insecure)’, and described it on Instagram as “a brand new song”. Halsey also lends new backing vocals to Juice’s track, and you can listen here:The single follows on from ‘Lace It’ last December, which featured contributions from Eminem and producer Benny Blanco.In other Minaj news, she has confirmed that the final deluxe version of her 2023 album ‘Pink Friday 2’, titled ‘Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus’ will be out on December 13, roughly a year after the original’s release.It will be the fourth version of the album to see an official release, while she has also teased the existence of a ‘Pink Friday 3’ as well.In a four-star review of ‘Pink Friday 2’, NME wrote: “‘Pink Friday 2’ feels like a consolidation and refinement of everything Minaj can do – including dropping pop culture references that no other artist would think of.

Nicki Minaj has confirmed the release date of the final deluxe version of her 2023 album ‘Pink Friday 2’.The New York rapper took to her official Instagram account to share the news of the LP’s arrival which is slated for next month. ‘Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus’ is set for release on December 13 – roughly a year after the release of the original album.It follows the previously released versions, 2023’s ‘Pink Friday 2 (Gag City Deluxe)’ and 2024’s ‘Pink Friday 2 (Gag City PLUTO Edition)’.The announcement of ‘Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus’ comes after Minaj had shared that her previously announced deluxe edition of ‘Pink Friday 2’ was being scrapped in favour of ‘Pink Friday 3’.A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj)She wrote on social media: “Instead of doing a DELUXE to ‘Pink Friday 2’, I’ve decided to do a brand new album. I’ll still incorporate new songs like #Mamita & [The “anxiety” song] for the remainder of the tour tho…and I’ll announce the new date within the next couple weeks.”She also confirmed that she’s recorded more songs recently: “The new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album.

Nicki Minaj has claimed she and her fans ‘the Barbz’ pioneered stan culture in hip-hop, saying that “there were no rappers naming their fans” before her.The Queens rapper attended Vogue‘s Forces of Fashion event in her hometown of New York City earlier this month, where she was asked about the power and influence of her infamous fandom – the Barbz – on pop culture.“Before I had a record deal, my fans were making a moment for themselves on Twitter. I had already given them a name,” she told the audience.

Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj being crowned the night’s biggest winners – see the full list of winners below.Last night (October 15), the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards was broadcast after being taped in Las Vegas on October 8. It was hosted by Fat Joe for the third consecutive years, with Megan Thee Stallion leading the nominee list with 12 nods.Kendrick Lamar racked up 11 nominations this year, most of which come from his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’, as well as his featured verse on the Metro Boomin’ song ‘Like That’.However, by the ceremony’s end, Kendrick Lamar walked away as the night’s biggest winner, clinching eight of his 11 nominations, while Megan Thee Stallion did not win any awards.Among Lamar’s biggest wins were Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Lyricist of the Year and more.

Nicki Minaj has denied any rumours suggesting she will be going on a hiatus soon, saying that she “ain’t going no-mthfkn’-where”.The Queens rapper recently concluded the second US leg of her critically-acclaimed ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour. The final gig was held in her home state of New York at the UBS Arena in Elmont, with Sexyy Red, Skeng, Young M.A and 50 Cent joining Minaj on stage.Afterwards, a tweet from the popular Nicki Minaj fanpage NM Caviar circulated online, stating that the rapper “announced” she was going on a hiatus.

Nicki Minaj has thanked EVE for her “groundbreaking” honesty and not succumbing to the “pressure to compete” with her.Last week, EVE released her first tell-all memoir Who’s That Girl?: A Memoir and spoke about her time on set filming the 2016 cult classic, Barbershop: The Next Cut. The First Lady of Ruff Ryderz said Minaj, who also starred in the film, earned her respect during the shoot.“I’ve lived through what happens when women project their own insecurities onto other women,” she wrote (per The Neighborhood Talk).

Nicki Minaj has thrown shade at the employees of Atlantic Records that have been laid off this week, quipping that “UPS are hiring”.On Thursday, Variety reported that an expected wave of departures of executives and staff at Atlantic Music Group had begun, with up to 170 people thought to have been affected. Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl has called it a “new dynamic structure for the label group”.Minaj, however, has apparently not been overwhelmed with sympathy for those laid off, writing on X on Thursday: “Dear fired executives & A&R’s: Don’t be mad, UPS is hiring. Also, feel free to submit your resumes for a job @ #HeavyOnIt,” referring to her own record label.Dear fired executives & A&R’s: Don’t be mad, UPS is hiring.

Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar leading the way.For this year’s list, it is Megan Thee Stallion who leads the way, racking up an impressive 12 nods across the nominations. Among the categories she is up for awards in are Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Live Performer, Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Artist Of The Year.For the first time since the category was introduced in 2020, there are just as many female artists up for the Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year nominations – these include Megan, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and GloRilla.While Megan is leading the pack with 12 nods, Kendrick Lamar is a close runner-up, racking up 11 nominations this year.

Nicki Minaj has reminisced on the first time she met Foxy Brown, telling fans that she thought she was “the prettiest”.Brown celebrated her 46th birthday on September 6, and Minaj honoured the hip-hop revolutionary’s big day while on stage at the Pittsburgh “Gag City” stop on her highly-acclaimed ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour’.The designated tour DJ, DJ Boof, played some of Brown’s music including her seminal track, ‘Get You Home’ with Blackstreet. Minaj also encouraged her fans to wish “King Fox” a happy birthday online.While scrolling through X/Twitter, Minaj found a tweet made by one of her Barbs which praised Brown’s beauty. The fan wrote: “#HBDKINGFOX LIKE JUST LOOK AT HER @NICKIMINAJ.”Minaj replied to the fan, tweeting: “Like?!?!! FROM BIRTH!!!! BIRTH!!! [The] first time I met her on The Come Up DVD I couldn’t stop complimenting her.

Nicki Minaj is working on a new album, ‘Pink Friday 3’ – find out more below.Yesterday (September 16), the ‘Starships’ rapper took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that her previously announced deluxe edition of ‘Pink Friday 2’ is being scrapped in favour of ‘Pink Friday 3’.Last month, the rapper confirmed that deluxe’s release for September 13, saying it would come with more than three but fewer than seven new songs. The deluxe was delayed, and has now been axed altogether.However, some of the new songs from the deluxe edition will make its way onto ‘Pink Friday 3’, according to Nicki Minaj. She wrote on social media: “Instead of doing a DELUXE to ‘Pink Friday 2’, I’ve decided to do a brand new album.

Lil Wayne is big-time bummed.The rap superstar had been actively campaigned to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in his native New Orleans.But instead, it was announced last Sunday that another hip-hop giant, Kendrick Lamar, would be running the biggest stage in the game on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome.While this week everyone from Nicki Minaj and Drake to Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman and New Orleans Ambassador of Entertainment Master P has been criticizing the choice of K-Dot — a Compton, California native who previously appeared at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show as part of the Dr.