We’re back with another jam-packed Weekly Wrap Up! We’re looking at Joe Budden dropping the mic for good, Nicki Minaj winning Flashback Friday, Ma$e with nonstop secret exposing and more! One of the biggest topics we have to narrow in on is how much the music industry is aware of world affairs. From DJ Khaled […]
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New York rapper Nicki Minaj is finally opening up about the tragic death of her father. The hip-hop star wrote an in-depth letter on her website addressing the loss of her dad and hip-hop legend DMX earlier this year. Nicki Minaj Breaks Silence On Her Dad’s Death The Queens native admitted in her letter that […]
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For those who thought the Queen of rap was in retirement, think again. Last night Nicki Minaj returned in full force, with her new single “Fractions,” (which is drawing ample criticism for the way it references her husband’s accuser), and the re-release of her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty on streaming services for the first time to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The re-release also came with another new track “Seeing Green” that includes appearances from her most trusted Young Money collaborators Drake and Lil Wayne.
To help all this sink in for fans, Nicki also made a surprise appearance on the audio streaming app Clubhouse today, visiting the National Barb Association room to speak directly to some of her biggest fans. One of the takeaways from this visit from Nicki is that she still has a hip-hop legend dream collaborator that she hasn’t worked with yet. It’s true, one of rap’s number one purveyors of getting artists to guest feature still hasn’t hit the top spot on her list. She revealed that the person she still most wants to work with is Lauryn Hill, which does make sense if you’ve paid attention to the way Nicki has continued to praise her as an influence over the years.
So, hey, someone hit up Lauryn’s camp right? Let’s make this happen.
Last night, Nicki Minaj shared some exciting news. Though the rapper has been relatively quiet this past year, she announced her official return with a re-release of one of her most popular mixtapes, Beam Me Up Scotty, which arrived with five new tracks. It’s been a while since Minaj has been able to interact with her fans, so she penned a special open letter to address what she’s been up to and speak about the recent passing of her father.
Minaj’s father, Robert Maraj, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in February. The rapper had yet to release a statement about his death, but in an open letter posted to her website, Minaj made it clear that she’s still grieving. “Tho I can’t really bring myself to discuss the passing of my father as yet; I can say it has been the most devastating loss of my life,” she wrote. “I find myself wanting to call him all the time. More so now that he’s gone. Life is funny that way. May his soul rest in paradise. He was very loved & will be very missed.”
Elsewhere in the letter, Minaj mourned the death of DMX, noting how close they had been. “P.S. The passing of DMX hit me like a ton of bricks,” she wrote. “Losing him felt like losing someone I grew up with. I adored him. Blessings to his family.”
The remainder of Minaj’s letter was on a more joyous note. She talked about binging the Netflix show The Crown and how her pregnancy left her with an constant craving for ice cream. She also noted her infant son’s current favorite movie is Madagascar (Escape 2 Africa) and that she was finally able to get him to say “mama.”
Beam Me Up Scotty is out now. Get it here.
Chicago rapper G Herbo knows Nicki Minaj isn’t just a regular rap star. The hip-hop heavyweight has come forward to put big respect on her name and show major love following her Beam Me Up Scotty re-release. G Herbo calls Nicki Minaj the best The Chi-Town legend went to his Instagram page to dish on […]
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OVO Sound boss Drake and Lil Wayne have Barbies feeling like the Young Money movement is back in full effect. The hip-hop duo helped ignite a mighty music comeback for Nicki Minaj by appearing on the first-ever streaming release of her 2009 Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape. Drake + Lil Wayne help Nicki Minaj’s return […]
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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.
On*k* is smart. 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.
— Comorienne
(@_ShamGod) May 14, 2021
Y’all can’t even say she didn’t say it either. She literally said “accusations on them blogs and they all fictitious.”
— Comorienne
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.’”
Damn Nick sick for that https://t.co/9TWmu0Mmth
— Almighty Santana (@_WE_AINT_SHIT) May 14, 2021
i just can’t imagine ruining ma legacy/empire for an abusive man. prayers to the victim fr. https://t.co/meFckfqlMy
—
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(@spoiIedcap) May 14, 2021
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.
The quotes to this show shy i say stan culture is a plague to humanity. Blind devotion is some scary and sad shit https://t.co/8r9s2ZSeFv
— Silkk The Maca aka Burt Macarach (@chaosghost) May 14, 2021
Man, fuckin what?!?? I can’t even—the famous people want me to live miserably. https://t.co/7X6KWsvNbF
— y’know, just here. (@aatshimanga) May 14, 2021
Number one reason I’ll never get behind her.. the way people just brush over the fact that she has so many pedophiles and rapists in her life is incredible to me. Y’all have fun though.. https://t.co/YbtZOSORXV
— ً (@JaeminsLibidO) May 14, 2021
what is wrong with her bruh all she does is surround herself with sick freakish men like 69 and now this man https://t.co/Sv6ekDgTC4
— fufu (@crisatonic) May 14, 2021
celebrities, especially rappers, won’t keep their “problematic” (read: harmful) behavior out of their work because they know and understand that will keep them from accountability. They know this keeps stans+media on their side, supporting their career, no matter what they do. https://t.co/BNrP8wWPNM
— Juwan Holmes, Writer/INTOmore is back (@juwanthewriter) May 14, 2021
whole thing is so sad and the fact that no one will ever call her out https://t.co/zcvMqeZmvV
— non-binary strawberry lemonade lover (@villainandeve) May 14, 2021
caught that bar immediately. super nasty https://t.co/5zcvuoZF9Y
— z (@zxjxl) May 14, 2021
Beam Me Up Scotty can be found on all DSPs here.
The last full-length album Nicki Minaj delivered to the world came in August 2018 with Queen. The project was underwhelming and failed to live up to the hype and quality of her previous albums and mixtapes. In the years that followed since Queen, Minaj shared a few singles with fans, like “Yikes,” “Megatron,” and “Trollz” with Tekashi 69, but nothing led to a new album. Now, the hope is that will soon change as Minaj makes her long-awaited return through a re-release of one of her most popular mixtapes, Beam Me Up Scotty.
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The tape was uploaded with five new additions including “Seeing Green” with Drake and Lil Wayne, the trio’s first track together since 2018’s “No Frauds.” The re-release also features new songs with G Herbo and more. Anticipation for the new music began earlier this week when Minaj shared a picture of herself to her social media pages with a simple caption that read “F R I D A Y.” While that specific post did not confirm that music would be arriving, she would reveal that a new song was on the way in a later post writing in part, “New (music notes emoji) @ MIDNIGHT.”
The track arrives after some high and low moments for Minaj. Last month, the rapper’s 2014 record, “Anaconda,” became the first female solo rap song to reach a billion views on YouTube. She also tied Katy Perry and Rihanna for the most overall music videos with more than a billion views. The feat arrived after Minaj’s father was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident on Long Island, resulting in the arrest of a 70-year-old man.
Beam Me Up Scotty can be found on all DSPs here.
