Nicki Minaj Talks Drake & Young Money

Nicki Minaj recently appeared on Funkmaster Flex's radio show on Hot 97 and the DJ asked her about labelmate Drake and his status with Cash Money Records. Nicki didn't give a straight answer, but indicated there may be an estrangement.

"[Drake's] so talented," she said. "Sometimes, we've seen this. Sometimes when you're really intelligent and you're really talented, you also think a lot. Sometimes your mind is racing with thoughts. It is what it is. People go through their own motions and you've gotta respect it and keep it moving. We all love the team. We all love Wayne. That's what's gonna always hold us together. Drake is my baby because that's how it was when we came in. So whenever I think of him, 'That's my baby.' Whatever is going on now, obviously we're all very busy and you know, shit happens. It gets a little hard to have a real connection when people are on different sides of the world, working on different things. You just never know who people got in their ear or what they're feeling or maybe they felt wronged in some way. I don't know. I just know that Drake is my baby and Wayne is my everything."

Nicki Minaj Goes Topless On Twitter

Nicki Minaj got the Web all hot 'n bothered the other day (June 20th) by posting a photo of herself topless on Twitter. The rap superstar is in the photo with her hands covering her breasts, but it was enough skin to get her Barbz worked up.

"lol, that was at my W cover shoot last year =) sit barbz!" she tweeted after fans noticed wedding dresses in the background of the shot.

"lol, its so not that serious. i hate the barbz for this," she added, and responded to a follower who asked for "a bite," with "sure can barbz come on!!!"

"One boob at a time barbz say ahhhhh!!!!" she continued playfully. "I only breast feed the barbz. U NOT A BARBIE ITS #NUNAYAF**KINBEEZWAX"

New Video: Rich Gang (Birdman, Lil’ Wayne, Future, Mack Maine & Nicki Minaj) “Tapout”

Birdman pulls off a multi-million dollar heist in the luxurious video, “Tapout.” Paris Hilton and Christina Milian co-star in the Hannah Lux Davis-directed visual, where they pull off a robbery of cash, jewelry, and more during a private mansion party. Lil’ Wayne, Future, Mack Maine, and Nicki Minaj take turns on camera throughout the lavish clip filmed in Beverly Hills and Miami.

Kimora Lee, DJ Khaled, Bow Wow, and Detail make cameos as the single is set to appear on YMCMB’s Rich Gang: Flashy Lifestyle compilation album, due June 25. Head to iTunesfor purchase.

Watch Rich Gang’s “Tapout” below…..

Nicki Minaj Says Lil Wayne Didn't Grope Her

Nicki Minaj had nothing but high praise for her Young Money boss, Lil Wayne, following Weezy's appearance in her sexy "High School" video. Despite Wayne's rep for being an uber-horndog, Nicki says he didn't try to cop a feel--not once.

“He refused to touch me, he’s so respectful, and then I was like, ‘Wayne,’ I was like, ‘You could do this,'" she told MTV. "But he was acting scared, like, ‘Yo, Nick, this is my dream. I’m gonna be a man after this video.’"

"He was just being crazy,” Minaj added. “But if I didn’t tell him ‘Yes, you can do this’ or ‘Touch this,’ he refused to do it, like he’s a southern gentlemen, which people don’t realize.”

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Lil Wayne Hates NYC

Lil Wayne has a somewhat sketchy history with New York City; and in a recent interview, the YMCMB superstar admitted that he has no love for the Big Apple. Wayne was arrested and sentenced for gun charges in New York City; and his labelmate Nicki Minaj was insulted by Peter Rosenberg at the Hot 97 Summer Jam in NYC this year.

He said that Nicki's recent show at the Roseland Ballroom made up for the ugly incident at Summer Jam, but he still has a bad taste towards the city.

"Flat out, I don't like New York," he said. "The whole Summer Jam/Nicki thing, I can't really remember the situation, but I know it was my call. As far as last week['s show], last week was awesome. I think everything happens for a reason, and I think when people say that, you're not supposed to leave it at, 'Everything happens for a reason.' I believe everything happens for a reason and then you make the most of that reason. I think we made the most of it last week."

Nicki Minaj Forced To Cancel Show

Rapper Nicki Minaj canceled her appearance at the United Kingdom's V Festival this past weekend. According to the Young Money superstar's representatives, Minaj was forced to pull out due to damage to her vocal cords.

She had also previously been advised to not perform at the free concert she gave last Wednesday (August 15th) at New York's Roseland Ballroom.

The V Festival is a two-day festival that will also feature David Guetta, LMFAO, the Killers, and veteran act the Stone Roses.

Nicki Minaj Ready To Battle Lil Wayne

Nicki Minaj issued a playful challenge to her Young Money captain, Lil Wayne. With Wayne launching his Trukfit clothing line and Nicki also planning to throw her hat into the fashion game; Minaj says that Wayne should be scared of her as competition.

"The other day, me and Wayne were bashing each other. He was telling me that my clothing line better not copy off of his clothing line. And I was like, "Excuse me?" And he was just like bragging about his clothing line is at Macy's and we were just cracking up laughing. It's like, I'm so super proud of this man," she said. "I feel like there's nothing he can't do. Everything he does, he wins at it. His clothing line - my guy friends, you know, are already rocking Trukfit. It's interesting because things really happen overnight nowadays but, best believe, when my clothing line comes, I'm going to blow him out the park and he's probably going to be coming asking me for a job."

"I got this on tape! The Barbz will be able to see the full, full Nicki Minaj vs. Lil Wayne clothing line clash convo on tape for them to witness. It's gonna be really, really fun," Minaj added. "He's super-duper supportive and I told him that the next time I go to Macy's, I'm going to spend like a billion dollars - I don't care what I have on my credit card or in my pocketbook, I'm gonna buy every last ounce of Trukfit in the store. And he was like, "Yeah, I'm not sending you no Trukfit, I'm not sending it to you for free - you gotta go buy it, you gotta support!" And you know what, Wayne? Fine, I'm gonna support."

Nicki Minaj Involved In Dispute

Nicki Minaj is at the center of a dispute with the Zouk nightclub in Dallas, TX. The Young Money superstar was slated to appear at the venue following her performance at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, and promoters claim she signed a contract and was paid $30,000 but failed to appear.

Prior to the scheduled event, Nicki tweeted that there was no after party and warned her Twitter followers about fake promoters.

A club representative denied Nicki's insinuation. “From my understanding, she was outside, she had shown up, her security had done a walk-through and she just decided not to come in,” Zouk spokesperson Matt Cislo said. THe club is offering fans a refund, but hasn't stated whether or not it intends to sue for breach of contract.

Azealia Banks Lied About Nicki Minaj Tour?

Azealia Banks raised an eyebrow or two on Twitter after the young up-and-coming rhymer said that she was alleged offered to tour with Young Money's biggest female superstar. Banks tweeted that she was given the opportunity trek across Europe with Nicki Minaj.

"I got invited to tour with Nicki Minaj in Europe but I can't go because I have to finish my album during that time," Banks tweeted.

Sounds cool--but did anyone mention this idea to Nicki?

It seemed like Minaj herself took a subliminal shot at Banks afterwards, implying that maybe she had no idea about this supposed tour plan.

"#ManTheseBitchesDelirious," Minaj tweeted.

2012 BET Awards Deliver Big

The BET Awards were as star-studded as expected, with Nicki Minaj, D'Angelo, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy and a stirring tribute to Whitney Houston among the night's highlights. Host Samuel L. Jackson served as the perfect Master of Ceremonies for a night that saw the legendary actor and renowned movie director Spike Lee performing a raggedy version of Jay-Z and Kanye West's hit single "N***as In Paris" to kick off the festivities.

Famed soul singer/songwriter D'Angelo made a triumphant return to television, with Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Usher and Chris Brown both took the stage for high-energy performances; and Monica, Brandy, Chaka Khan and Cissy Houston all paid tribute to the late pop superstar Whitney Houston. Rapper Soulja Boy was moved to tears during Cissy's heartfelt rendition of the Simon & Garfunkel classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in tribute to her late daughter. Legendary soul band Maze featuring Frankly Beverly were honored for a lifetime's body of work.

Nicki Minaj Talks About Kissing Nas

Nicki Minaj opened to radio host Tim Westwood about her romantic scenes with fellow Queens-born rapper Nas in her recent video for the single "Right By My Side." Minaj revealed just how much the moment meant to her and why she was happy the chemistry between she and her co-star resonated onscreen.

"But you know what, Tim, it worked, Tim," Minaj told Westwood. "It was like, hip-hop, it was just, errrrrrrr. Yes. Queens. Royalty. Yeah, I was like, 'What!? Yeah!' You know what it was though? Outside of the kiss, it just had so much chemistry. It seemed like a real relationship, like just a real hood relationship and I wanted to portray that. I wanted the song to feel like your around the way relationship because there's so much love in that. So much passion is there."

Peter Rosenberg Replies To Lil Wayne

Radio personality Peter Rosenberg addressed Lil Wayne's statements regarding Hot 97's Summer Jam and Rosenberg's criticisms of Nicki Minaj. Earlier this week, Wayne explained his decision to have YMCMB's Minaj cancel her performance at Summer Jam as his reaction to Rosenberg's 'disrespect' of Minaj as a woman and as an artist. But Rosenberg scoffed at Wayne's reasoning that 'women should be respected at all times,' and dismissed what he felt was hypocrisy on Wayne's part.

"Lil Wayne thinks that I don't show respect for women," said Rosenberg said live on the air. "Wayne is right about something--Women are mothers, are sisters, are daughters. But I have a question. Is me giving my opinion that one song is wack, is that showing a lack of respect for women? ... I don't know if Weezy F. should be giving me lessons on respect for women. Weezy F.--the F doesn't stand for feminist, alright. ... Clearly the logical thing is let's get the word of respect for women from the woman at the center of it all...clearly Nicki Minaj, she understands respect for women. Instead of talking to everyone else about Hot 97, how about the good people at Young Money just come on down and come see us and talk to us?"

Nicki Minaj Angry About Healthcare?

Young Money starlet Nicki Minaj may not be known for her political awareness, but the rapper let her frustration be known after learning of "Moesha" actress Yvette Wilson's death from cancer last week. Minaj unleashed a string of tweets, some aimed directly at President Obama, venting about the state of healthcare in America.

"And had to raise [insert dollar] for her MEDS," Minaj tweeted when she saw that Wilson had passed. "Whats sad is that when Yvette was bringing home the bacon, the gov’t was probably taking millions. On her death bed tho, #Nowheretobefound."

"That should be a God given right! Even with Obama Care, too much involved. Just give FREE health care to all. @barackobama What can we do?" she tweeted to the President's Twitter account. "@BarackObama I wouldn’t mind the millions they took if it was going to healthcare. Why should a poor person struggle to pay for MEDS sir?"

Ed Lover Defends Nicki Minaj

Personalities Ed Lover and Dr. Dre both weighed in on the Nicki Minaj/Hot 97 controversy. Ed criticizes Minaj's detractors and said that hip hop needs to stop being hypocritical about pop success.

"You can't look at anybody that crosses over and achieves pop appeal as a sellout, because that's what you're trying to do when you put a record out," Ed Lover said. "So if Nicki Minaj ain't real hip-hop, then Public Enemy wasn't real hip-hop, then Run-DMC wasn't real hip-hop, then Eminem ain't real hip-hop."

Lover's former "Yo! MTV Raps" partner, Dr. Dre, was critical of Nicki cancelling her performance at Summer Jam following Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg insulting her music onstage.

"First of all, Nicki Minaj was the only one who ruined 55,000 fans' expectations of the night. It has nothing to do with [Peter] Rosenberg. You go out there and you perform for your fans," said Dr. Dre. But Dre also acknowledged that Rosenberg was inappropriate. "We have too many what I call 'semi-super experts' who always try to redefine hip-hop from its infancy," he argued.

Kendrick Lamar Defends Nicki Minaj?

Everyone in hip hop is weighing on Nicki Minaj, Hot 97, Peter Rosenberg and the ongoing controversy surrounding Minaj's cancelling her performance at the major hip hop festival Summer Jam. Rosenberg, of Hot 97, blasted Minaj for her pop music prior to her scheduled appearance. During his rant, Rosenberg made sure to give props to 'real hip hop' like Kendrick Lamar. Speaking about the incident, Lamar told Power 105.1?s The Breakfast Club that he didn't know what was happening before he took the stage.

"Man, I was backstage I didn't even know that, that was going on onstage," he revealed. He also added that he completely understood why Nicki was offended.

"I would be hot, she got all the right reasons to be [upset] and do all that she did," he said, before adding, "I'd still perform though."

Rosenberg, Angie Martinez Address Controversy

Hot 97 DJs Angie Martinez and Peter Rosenberg both spoke at-length about the ongoing controversy surrounding Nicki Minaj pulling out of her set at this year's Summer Jam following Rosenberg's derogatory comments aimed at her.

Martinez says that she agreed with fellow Hot 97 personality Funkmaster Flex, who said that all sides are out of order in the incident.

"When [Flex] said that last night, I was like, 'And good night!' Grand opening, grand closing," she joked. "At some point, somebody could've stopped this. Behind the scenes, things happen all the time - it's the truth. Labels argue with the station, we argue with the artists, we kiss, we make up. We all are just trying to do our jobs…and provide for the listeners, the artists are trying to make music - we're trying to work together. Sometimes, we have disagreements. Most of the time, they get resolved; this did not get resolved. It happened in the middle of Summer Jam when Ebro is dealing with a hundred artists [and] a million backstage passes."

"I'm sure Nicki felt [disrespected] about [what Rosenberg said]…[Rosenberg] probably didn't realize it was going to be such a big deal, I think he was just in the zone," she continued. "In my personal opinion, maybe not the best time to have said that when she's coming to the building…but I still think they should have performed. It wasn't that serious, and honestly, they probably would've resolved it if everybody had just calmed down."

For his part, Rosenberg wasn't apologetic or contrite or even remorseful regarding his part in the entire debacle. He called out Minaj's boyfriend/sideman Safaree for statements he made on Twitter.

"Nicki's boyfriend went on Twitter and said he was gonna punch me in the face because I don't like a pop dance song that his girlfriend made," Rosenberg said on the air. "Word homie? That's your favorite song? Is that your favorite song? A girly a** dance pop song?," Rosenberg said. "I'll tell you what Nicki's boyfriend, you want to punch me in the face because I don't like pop dance songs? Please go right ahead. Yeah, and make that check payable to Peter E. Rosenberg. I got you! I got you! [You gonna sue?] Absolutely!"

Nicki Minaj Addresses Lil Kim Rumors

Nicki Minaj is still sharing her side of the story regarding her Hot 97 Summer Jam cancellation. Now, the Young Money superstar is addressing rumors that she planned to stage a mock Lil Kim funeral at the show. Kim tweeted about Minaj planning to bring veteran femcee (and former Kim rival) Foxy Brown onstage and accused Nicki of copying a similar performance recently where Kim brought out Eve and Missy.

"I reached out to her a few months ago […] [Foxy Brown] has always been a part of my line up and I’ve known I was doing summer Jam for maybe a year now, so people are very crazy to think that this is something that I just decided to do," Nicki told The Breakfast Club. "I’ve just always really loved her. I’ve always made it known how much I loved her and Lauryn Hill, and so when she found out about the drama, I thought she was going to be disappointed but instead she called me and was like ‘Yo Nick, I am riding with you, we are all here and were not leaving this hotel, we support your decision”, and that was how we all went out. Everyone came out to dinner with me that night and everyone supported the decision. Everyone was like. ‘Yo, Wayne was completely right and we made the right move.’"

Nicki wouldn't even let DJ Envy ask her about the mock funeral rumors.

"I don’t even want you to finish that sentence because that’s not in my character and that’s ridiculous," Nicki stated. "Lets stop with all the rumors that are giving people false hope that they are relevant please. I’m not about to bring death on my stage, my stage is about life and love and that’s it, PERIOD. It was about us bigging up each other, myself and Foxy. No one, who is irrelevant was going to be made relevant on my stage."