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Nicki Minaj Remixes Drake And Chief Keef’s “All The Parties”

Nicki Minaj has released a new track entitled “For All The Barbz” featuring fellow rappers Drake and Chief Keef. It’s been over a decade since the Harajuku Barbie dropped her

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DJ Akademiks Blasts Nicki Minaj As “Wannabe Thug”

DJ Akademiks blasts Nicki Minaj after showing off her goons on social media. According to inside sources, Nicki has flaunted her ties to the Bloods after marrying Kenneth “Zoo” Petty.

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Nicki Minaj Warns Her Enemies

Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, may be off the streets but she has a gang of followers that she can call if needed. Petty was ordered to serve 120 days

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Nicki Minaj Slams Fellow Raptress Coi Leray

It seems that Nicki Minaj has issues with almost every other female rapper in the Hip-Hop circuit. In the last couple of years, the Trinidad und Tobago-born artist had beef

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Ice Spice Shares Four New Tracks On “Like…? (Deluxe)”

Ice Spice shared the deluxe edition of her critially acclaimed debut EP entitled “Like…?” Clocking in at under 30 minutes, the 11-track release features the four additional tracks “How High?,”

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Did Drake Reveal The Release Date For Upcoming Album “For All The Dogs” ?

Drake‘s upcoming album entitled “For All The Dogs” could be dropping sooner than later. In a new video snippet recorded during his “It’s All A Blur Tour” stop in Brooklyn,

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Drake Confirms Collabo With Nicki Minaj On “For All The Dogs”

A new collaboration between Drake and Nicki Minaj is in the works and will appear on the Canada rapper’s upcoming album entitled “For All The Dogs”. The feature was confirmed

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Nicki Minaj And Ice Spice Share Cinematic “Barbie World” Music Video

Global megastars Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice have reunited to take over “Barbie World,” with their instantly iconic transformation of the legendary Aqua song “Barbie Girl.” First teased last month

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Nicki Minaj And Ice Spice Announce “Barbie World” Release Date

Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice have unveiled the release date of their newest collaboration track entitled “Barbie World,” which will be part of the soundtrack of Greta Gerwig’s upcoming movie

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Nicki Minaj Praises Lil Wayne: “We Love You So Much!”

Last Thursday (June 8), Lil Wayne made an appearance on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All The Smoke” podcast, where the Young Money head honcho opened up about sports, his

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NBA YoungBoy Shares 33-Track Album “Don’t Try This At Home”

YoungBoy Never Broke Again has dropped his newest studio effort entitled “Don’t Try This At Home”. Released via his newest record deal with Motown Records, the 33-track effort clocks in

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Nicki Minaj Announces Launch Of Her Own Record Label

Nicki Minaj is officially launching her own record label. The superstar rapper revealed the news during the latest episode of her Queen Radio show, confirming key details about her newest

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Nicki Minaj Drops Powerful New Single “Red Ruby Da Sleeze”

Nicki Minaj has released her first solo single of 2023 entitled “Red Ruby Da Sleeze”. Clocking in at approximately 3,5 minutes, the song features production work from Go Grizzly and

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NBA YoungBoy Celebrates Birthday By Dropping New Mixtape “Ma’ I Got A Family”

Multi-platinum rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again has released his 6th project of 2022 titled “Ma’ I Got A Family.” The 19-track Gangsta Grillz edition includes features from the legendary Yeat

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The “DeDe In The Morning” Show Welcomes Nicki Minaj

In this exclusive sit down, DeDe and her a.m. crew (co-host Lady Jade, comedian JJ Williamson and J-Kruz) provided The Harujuku Barbie the proper platform to discuss all things Nicki

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Nicki Minaj Admits Drake & Lil Wayne “Washed” Her On “Seeing Green”

Nicki Minaj is showing her humility. On Friday (May 14), the rap queen re-released her beloved 2009 mixtape “Beam Me Up Scotty” to streaming services for the first time featuring

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again Unveils Music Video For New Single “White Teeth”

Multi-platinum rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again in his true fashion, has finally surprised fans with another highly anticipated single. “White Teeth” arrives via Never Broke Again, LLC/Atlantic Records at all

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Joe Budden Doesn’t Think Nicki Minaj Should Drop A New Album

There has been a lot of speculation regarding Nicki Minaj and her future in music. Her fans are desperately waiting for a new album, but Joe Budden doesn’t think she

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Nicki Minaj’s Father Killed After Hit-And-Run Collision

Nicki Minaj’s father, Robert Maraj, has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police reports. The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj was walking along a

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Nicki Minaj Pays Tracy Chapman $450,000 In Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Tracy Chapman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Nicki Minaj in 2018. After 3 years, a judgment has been made in Minaj and Chapman’s copyright

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Lil Nas X Slams Dave East & 50 Cent For Homophobic Remarks

Rapper Dave East was obviously not a fan of Lil Nas X dressing up as Nicki Minaj for Halloween and hopped on Instagram to express his disgust. And y’all was

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Ty Dolla $ign & Nicki Minaj Drop “Expensive” Music Video

Ty Dolla $ign has dropped new single titled “Expensive”, which sees him collaborating with Nicki Minaj for the third time. The track arrives alongside a Romain Laurent-directed video that features

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Cee-Lo Attacks Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B

Famous Atlanta rapper and singer Cee-Lo seems to be unimpressed with female rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B. During an interview, the Gnarls Barkley member made it clear that

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Nicki Minaj: ‘So Grateful’ Husband Is Allowed At Baby’s Birth

As we reported, it was unclear if Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, could attend the birth of their first child together since he is a convicted sex offender, stemming

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Nicki Minaj’s Husband Asks Judge For Permission To Attend Birth Of His Child

Female raptress Nicki Minaj is pregnant and wants her husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty to attend the birth of their first child together. But Petty is a convicted sex offender and

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Meek Mill Announces Breakup From Baby Mama Milano

Meek Mill announced that he had broken up with his baby mama, Milano. We me and Milano decided to remain friends and build our child as separate parents … we

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Meek Mill Posts Shady Comment About Nicki Minaj’s Pregnancy

Nicki Minaj trended online of Monday (July 20) after she unveiled several high fashion maternity shoot pictures announcing the news of her pregnancy. Former boyfriend Meek Mill doesn’t seem to

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Tekashi 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj’s “TROLLZ” Faces Historic Falloff On Billboard Charts

According to Forbes, Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj’s hit single “TROLLZ” broke the record for the biggest fall from the charts in its history ever for a debut single. Although

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Tekashi 6ix9ine Reacts To Breaking YouTube Record With “TROLLZ” Video

Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj have reportedly broke the record for the biggest 24-hour debut on YouTube. The colorful music video for “TROLLZ” was released on Friday (June 12) and

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Tekashi 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj – Trollz

Tekashi 6ix9ine teamed up with Nicki Minaj for their record-breaking music video “Trollz.” In the clip, the two big-kids-at-heart wear as many rainbow wigs as they possibly can and indulge