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Nicki Minaj’s New Song ‘Fractions’ Draws Criticism For Lyrics Seemingly Referencing Her Husband’s Accuser

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Almost six months into the new year and more than a year removed from her last single, Nicki Minaj made her grand return tonight with a re-upload of her beloved Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape. The project’s appearance on DSPs arrived with three new songs, one of them being “Seeing Green” with Drake and Lil Wayne, the trio’s first track together in almost three years. Another track that’s housed on the mixtape is “Fractions,” a solo effort that finds Nicki showing off the lyricism her fans fell in love with. However, the track did not arrive without controversy as a certain line on the song is causing some to believe it references her husband’s accuser.

After a brief intro on the song, Nicki raps, “Ayo, I’m the one who run the city where they armed and vicious / Accusations on them blogs and they all fictitious.” In the short time that’s passed since the song was released, listeners have already taken to Twitter to share their thoughts about the line. One Twitter user pointed out the controversial aspect of the song in a pair of tweets. “On*k* is smart,” they wrote. “She did a nostalgia release to push past the fact that she literally has a bar in a new track implying that her husbands survivor is lying on her and folks will eat it up.” They added, “Y’all can’t even say she didn’t say it either. She literally said ‘accusations on them blogs and they all fictitious.’”

The tweet sparked a number of replies with many replying in agreement to the line’s poor taste. One person replied, “Damn Nick sick for that” while another said, “i just can’t imagine ruining ma legacy/empire for an abusive man. prayers to the victim fr.”

You can listen to “Fractions” above and read more reactions to the line below.

Beam Me Up Scotty can be found on all DSPs here.

T-Pain Taps Kehlani For “I Like Dat” Banger

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You know you’re iconic when you sample your own song 14 years later. Many of us witnessed T-Pain lament over his Instagram DM request folder and how he only recently discovered it existed. The music veteran shared a sneak peek at the hundreds of conversation requests from his fellow celebrities, many of them being artists that hit him up for a potential collaboration. Earlier this week, T-Pain hopped on Instagram Live to chat with a few of those people and even tapped Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a better way of filtering DMs.

During the Livestream, T-Pain also shared a split-screen with Kehlani and revealed that thanks to discovering those messages, they were able to connect for a collaboration, “I Like Dat.” The pair of hitmakers previewed their single and on Friday (May 14), “I Like Dat” made its arrival. The single finds T-Pain reimagining his 2007 classic “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” and proves that his hitmaking skills are still on point. Kehlani remarked that linking up with T-Pain was on her bucket list.

Stream “I Like Dat” featuring Kehlani and let us know what you think.

Quotable Lyrics

She don’t do 9 to 5
Hundred thousand viewers on her IG live (Oh)
Huh (Huh), she do it (Do it)
Make a toast to it
You ain’t never heard of that and the Birkin bag stupid
You ain’t never heard her brag or say that she goin’ through it
I just wanna tap it, tap it, boop, boop it one times
Ooh (Ooh), just give me one night, I can make her mine

T-Pain Taps Kehlani For “I Like Dat” Banger

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You know you’re iconic when you sample your own song 14 years later. Many of us witnessed T-Pain lament over his Instagram DM request folder and how he only recently discovered it existed. The music veteran shared a sneak peek at the hundreds of conversation requests from his fellow celebrities, many of them being artists that hit him up for a potential collaboration. Earlier this week, T-Pain hopped on Instagram Live to chat with a few of those people and even tapped Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a better way of filtering DMs.

During the Livestream, T-Pain also shared a split-screen with Kehlani and revealed that thanks to discovering those messages, they were able to connect for a collaboration, “I Like Dat.” The pair of hitmakers previewed their single and on Friday (May 14), “I Like Dat” made its arrival. The single finds T-Pain reimagining his 2007 classic “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” and proves that his hitmaking skills are still on point. Kehlani remarked that linking up with T-Pain was on her bucket list.

Stream “I Like Dat” featuring Kehlani and let us know what you think.

Quotable Lyrics

She don’t do 9 to 5
Hundred thousand viewers on her IG live (Oh)
Huh (Huh), she do it (Do it)
Make a toast to it
You ain’t never heard of that and the Birkin bag stupid
You ain’t never heard her brag or say that she goin’ through it
I just wanna tap it, tap it, boop, boop it one times
Ooh (Ooh), just give me one night, I can make her mine

T-Pain Taps Kehlani For “I Like Dat” Banger

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You know you’re iconic when you sample your own song 14 years later. Many of us witnessed T-Pain lament over his Instagram DM request folder and how he only recently discovered it existed. The music veteran shared a sneak peek at the hundreds of conversation requests from his fellow celebrities, many of them being artists that hit him up for a potential collaboration. Earlier this week, T-Pain hopped on Instagram Live to chat with a few of those people and even tapped Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a better way of filtering DMs.

During the Livestream, T-Pain also shared a split-screen with Kehlani and revealed that thanks to discovering those messages, they were able to connect for a collaboration, “I Like Dat.” The pair of hitmakers previewed their single and on Friday (May 14), “I Like Dat” made its arrival. The single finds T-Pain reimagining his 2007 classic “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” and proves that his hitmaking skills are still on point. Kehlani remarked that linking up with T-Pain was on her bucket list.

Stream “I Like Dat” featuring Kehlani and let us know what you think.

Quotable Lyrics

She don’t do 9 to 5
Hundred thousand viewers on her IG live (Oh)
Huh (Huh), she do it (Do it)
Make a toast to it
You ain’t never heard of that and the Birkin bag stupid
You ain’t never heard her brag or say that she goin’ through it
I just wanna tap it, tap it, boop, boop it one times
Ooh (Ooh), just give me one night, I can make her mine

T-Pain Taps Kehlani For “I Like Dat” Banger

by

You know you’re iconic when you sample your own song 14 years later. Many of us witnessed T-Pain lament over his Instagram DM request folder and how he only recently discovered it existed. The music veteran shared a sneak peek at the hundreds of conversation requests from his fellow celebrities, many of them being artists that hit him up for a potential collaboration. Earlier this week, T-Pain hopped on Instagram Live to chat with a few of those people and even tapped Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a better way of filtering DMs.

During the Livestream, T-Pain also shared a split-screen with Kehlani and revealed that thanks to discovering those messages, they were able to connect for a collaboration, “I Like Dat.” The pair of hitmakers previewed their single and on Friday (May 14), “I Like Dat” made its arrival. The single finds T-Pain reimagining his 2007 classic “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” and proves that his hitmaking skills are still on point. Kehlani remarked that linking up with T-Pain was on her bucket list.

Stream “I Like Dat” featuring Kehlani and let us know what you think.

Quotable Lyrics

She don’t do 9 to 5
Hundred thousand viewers on her IG live (Oh)
Huh (Huh), she do it (Do it)
Make a toast to it
You ain’t never heard of that and the Birkin bag stupid
You ain’t never heard her brag or say that she goin’ through it
I just wanna tap it, tap it, boop, boop it one times
Ooh (Ooh), just give me one night, I can make her mine

Kodak Black Shares No-Feature Project “Haitian Boy Kodak”

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It’s unclear if Kodak Black’s latest release is a mixtape or an album—leaning toward the former—but regardless, it has arrived. The Florida rapper tapped into his roots for Haitian Boy Kodak and decided to stand alone this time around. On the eight-track project, fans will find Kodak flying solo—a stark contrast to the several singles he’s shared in recent months that have shown the rapper collaborating with the likes of Pooh Shiesty and YNW Melly.

Be prepared to hear much more from Kodak now that his legal troubles are a thing of the past. The rapper decided to plead guilty in his most recent South Carolina case, and instead of doing a lengthy stint behind bars if convicted, he opted to take 18 months probation. Haitian Boy Kodak arrives nearly six months to the date since he shared his last full-length prison album Bill Israel, so stream his latest project and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. Round The Roses
2. Z Look Jamaican
3. Basement on Fire
4. Dejanbem
5. Dirty K
6. Maffioso
7. Oracle
8. Don’t Leave Me

Kodak Black Shares No-Feature Project “Haitian Boy Kodak”

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It’s unclear if Kodak Black’s latest release is a mixtape or an album—leaning toward the former—but regardless, it has arrived. The Florida rapper tapped into his roots for Haitian Boy Kodak and decided to stand alone this time around. On the eight-track project, fans will find Kodak flying solo—a stark contrast to the several singles he’s shared in recent months that have shown the rapper collaborating with the likes of Pooh Shiesty and YNW Melly.

Be prepared to hear much more from Kodak now that his legal troubles are a thing of the past. The rapper decided to plead guilty in his most recent South Carolina case, and instead of doing a lengthy stint behind bars if convicted, he opted to take 18 months probation. Haitian Boy Kodak arrives nearly six months to the date since he shared his last full-length prison album Bill Israel, so stream his latest project and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. Round The Roses
2. Z Look Jamaican
3. Basement on Fire
4. Dejanbem
5. Dirty K
6. Maffioso
7. Oracle
8. Don’t Leave Me

Kodak Black Shares No-Feature Project “Haitian Boy Kodak”

by

It’s unclear if Kodak Black’s latest release is a mixtape or an album—leaning toward the former—but regardless, it has arrived. The Florida rapper tapped into his roots for Haitian Boy Kodak and decided to stand alone this time around. On the eight-track project, fans will find Kodak flying solo—a stark contrast to the several singles he’s shared in recent months that have shown the rapper collaborating with the likes of Pooh Shiesty and YNW Melly.

Be prepared to hear much more from Kodak now that his legal troubles are a thing of the past. The rapper decided to plead guilty in his most recent South Carolina case, and instead of doing a lengthy stint behind bars if convicted, he opted to take 18 months probation. Haitian Boy Kodak arrives nearly six months to the date since he shared his last full-length prison album Bill Israel, so stream his latest project and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. Round The Roses
2. Z Look Jamaican
3. Basement on Fire
4. Dejanbem
5. Dirty K
6. Maffioso
7. Oracle
8. Don’t Leave Me

Kodak Black Shares No-Feature Project “Haitian Boy Kodak”

by

It’s unclear if Kodak Black’s latest release is a mixtape or an album—leaning toward the former—but regardless, it has arrived. The Florida rapper tapped into his roots for Haitian Boy Kodak and decided to stand alone this time around. On the eight-track project, fans will find Kodak flying solo—a stark contrast to the several singles he’s shared in recent months that have shown the rapper collaborating with the likes of Pooh Shiesty and YNW Melly.

Be prepared to hear much more from Kodak now that his legal troubles are a thing of the past. The rapper decided to plead guilty in his most recent South Carolina case, and instead of doing a lengthy stint behind bars if convicted, he opted to take 18 months probation. Haitian Boy Kodak arrives nearly six months to the date since he shared his last full-length prison album Bill Israel, so stream his latest project and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. Round The Roses
2. Z Look Jamaican
3. Basement on Fire
4. Dejanbem
5. Dirty K
6. Maffioso
7. Oracle
8. Don’t Leave Me

Nicki Minaj Shares 2009 Mixtape “Beam Me Up Scotty” With 3 New Songs

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She said she would return soon, and she came back with a vengeance. Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj stirred the pot when she released a series of images with enigmatic captions that hinted that she would be dropping new music on Friday (May 14), and she didn’t miss a beat. Just ahead of midnight, the rapper took to Instagram Live to speak about her big surprise: Beam Me Up Scotty would hit streaming services. 

The celebrated 2009 mixtape from the Queen rapper was hosted by DJ Holiday and The Trapaholics, and it’s credited as being the breakout record that catapulted her crossover into the mainstream. During her Livestream, Drake popped up near the end and shared that he sent Nicki the song “Seeing Green” with Lil Wayne, saying it “didn’t feel right” that she wasn’t on it.

“We miss your presence, we miss your bars,” said Drizzy.

On the original version of Beam Me Up Scotty, Nicki opens with her “Intro” track where she states, “I know that no matter what, in the end, it’s not going to be about my talent. It’s not going to be about my connections. It’s not going to be about my looks. It’s going to be about who wants it the most…and I want it the most.”

The album features three new tracks—the first three on the tracklist—along with Nicki’s “Chi-Raq” collaboration with G Herbo. Stream the updated version of Beam Me Up Scotty and share your thoughts.

Tracklist

1. Seeing Green with Drake & Lil Wayne
2. Fractions
3. Crocodile Teeth with Skillibeng – Remix
4. Chi-Raq with G Herbo
5. Boss Ass B*tch with PTAF – Remix
6. Intro
7. Itty Bitty Piggy
8. I Get Crazy ft. Lil Wayne
9. Kill Da DJ
10. Nicki Minaj Speaks
11 Slumber Party ft.t Gucci Mane
12. Shopaholic ft. Gucci Mane, Bobby V, F1Jo
13. Gotta Go Hard ft. Lil Wayne
14. Nicki Minaj Speaks #2
15. Best I Ever Had Remix
16. Keys Under Palm Trees
17. Silly
18. Easy ft. Gucci Mane, Rocko
19. Nicki Minaj Speaks #3
20. Envy
21. Can Anybody Hear Me?
22. Still I Rise
23. Beam Me Up Scotty