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Kanye West Asked Nicki Minaj To Clear A ‘Vultures’ Song, Minutes Before He Was Supposed To Release The Album, And She Said No

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As of this post, it’s nearly 8 a.m. ET, and Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign have not yet released their collaborative album Vultures, which was expected to drop at midnight ET. Given West’s history of album delays and working on projects until the last possible second, this isn’t particularly surprising. This isn’t even the first time Vultures has faced a delay, as it was reportedly once set to drop on October 13.

As for why the album isn’t out yet, it looks like West was trying to cross some T’s and dot some I’s before the final buzzer.

At 10:23 p.m. ET last night (December 14), 97 minutes before the album was presumably set for a midnight release, West tweeted a screenshot of a text he supposedly sent to Nicki Minaj, which read, “Hi it’s ye. May I call you about clearing new body on the new album.”

As NME notes, Minaj gave Kanye’s request a public “no.” During an Instagram Live broadcast last night, she said, “Child, that train has left the station, OK? No disrespect in any way. I just put out a brand new album. Now why would I put out a song that has been out for three years? Come on, guys. You know?”

In a February 2022 interview, Minaj said of “New Body,” a demo of which leaked back in 2018, “The public adored ‘New Body.’ ‘New Body’ is the biggest hit record that never came out. So what I thought was interesting was that Kanye made me write my ‘New Body’ verse four times over in order to fit into where he was creatively and spiritually in his life. […] I missed it by a year, I guess. Had ‘New Body’ been out when he was not in his gospel era, then it would’ve seen the light of day. But, it didn’t, so it wasn’t meant to be. Everybody knows that’s the hit that got away. […] I think the ship has sailed for ‘New Body,’ everybody has come to love the original way they heard it.”

All that said, it is still December 15 right now, so West and Ty still have well over half a day to get everything in order and release Vultures before the weekend if that’s something they’re committed to doing.

Nicki Minaj Said Her Long-Awaited ‘Nicki’ Documentary ‘Is Absolutely Still Coming’ And Shared When She Would Like For It To Drop

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Nicki Minaj‘s Pink Friday 2 still has the Barbz in a frenzy. While much of her fanbase is satisfied with her fifth studio album, Minaj always manages to leave the Barbz wanting more.

During her appearance on Watch What Happens Live, the rapper revealed that her long-awaited six-part documentary is finally on the way.

“It is absolutely still coming,” she said. “I wouldn’t have wanted it to come out right now because it would’ve taken time away from them really listening to the music. Now that they’ve digested the music, the documentary will be a different level of emotional rollercoaster. I’m sharing stuff that probably no one would expect me to share.”

The docuseries was first announced in 2020, and was set to premiere on HBO Max. However, last summer, Minaj shared a teaser for the documentary, and indicated that she was now on the search for a new distributor.

Though Minaj didn’t share which platform the documentary will arrive on, she did tease a tentative date. And if it all goes her way, fans may be able to see the documentary sooner rather than later.

“Because the tour starts in March, I would want the documentary out prior to March,” Minaj said.

You can see a clip from the interview above.

Nicki Minaj Said ‘Billboard’ Is Trying To Discredit Her Sales With New Rules Following A Successful Fan Contest

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Nicki Minaj‘s fifth studio album Pink Friday 2 has proven to be a hit among fans. In the week since its release, songs from the album have dominated the streaming and iTunes charts. Additionally, Minaj’s dedicated fanbase, the Barbz, have taken to social media to show off their vinyl and CD editions of the album. Many fans are anticipating that the album will reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

However, it looks like some last-minute changes to the rules may affect her rankings. Today (December 13), Minaj took to Twitter to express her frustrations with Billboard, claiming they are not going to count 100,000 of the physical edition sales, as the “Big Difference” rapper held a contest requiring Barbz to show proof that they purchased four editions of the album. Following the contest, she would select 100 Barbz to join her in the studio one day.

“been discussing my 100 barbz contest for months,” said Minaj. “They said billboard reached out to say they gon take away sales for me telling y’all about the 100 barbz thing.”

She continued, hinting that she would reveal more news within the next few hours.

In a follow up post, Minaj shared that the album has reached 300,000 units sold in physical and streaming equivalents, however, Billboard allegedly won’t include 100,000 of those sales.

“It’s at 300 but once they filter out 100K, you’ll be none the fkng wiser,” said Minaj.

She continued expressing her frustrations, saying, “I’m being punished for: Not signing a 360; Making great music; Having great fans; And for not leaving the game so that their new Nicki’s (who signed 360 deals) can be propped up to look as tho they are a lot more successful than they rlly are.”

Earlier this week, Minaj revealed the dates for the highly-anticipated Pink Friday 2 World Tour which will kick off early next year.

Justine Skye Stands Up For Nicki Minaj Amid Online Backlash

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Nicki Minaj is a controversial figure online for many reasons. She often leans into the drama and creates some of it on her own. But there’s still plenty of evidence that she gets more scrutiny than many of her contemporaries. That’s been heightened in the past week. Mostly because she’s re-entered the public eye in a major way following the release of Pink Friday 2. The album rode in on a massive wave of hype as her first new project in 5 years. She also spent much of this year teasing its release.

Now for a variety of reasons, some fans online aren’t happy with Nicki. Part of it is because of the various shots she takes at other female rappers across the album. Many noted when the tracklist was announced that while she works with some of the biggest men in rap today, none of her female contemporaries appear on the album. Part of that is likely because she takes some shots at other big names like Latto and Megan Thee Stallion on the album. Though she made sure to shut down any rumors of a potential beef with Doja Cat. But amid lots of fan discussion online about Nicki’s behavior and creative output, Justine Skye came to her defense. Read Skye’s full tweet below.

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“Nicki has always been animated and theatrical in her own way, from day one,” Skye’s tweet begins. She explains that it was that very nature of her personality that helped turn her into the superstar she is today. Then she pivots to observations on the ways black women at large suffer in the music industry.

“I hate how comfortable and quick our community is to join together in negativity towards successful black women/men before lifting them up,” Skye continues. “Some of y’all are focused n the wrong thing and then wonder why the stereotypical path for black artist is when they blow up they “forget their people.” What do you think of Justine Skye’s statement in defense of Nicki Minaj? Let us know in the comment section below.

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What Time Does iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Atlanta Start?

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iHeartRadio is bringing its Jingle Ball Tour to Atlanta next, with the concert taking place in the city tonight, December 14. As the lineup is incredibly stacked, with Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Sabrina Carpenter, Flo Rida, David Kushner, Kaliii, and NCT DREAM all set to appear at the State Farm Arena, fans looking to catch all their favorite performers might be wondering when to arrive.

Here’s what to know.

What Time Does iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Atlanta Start?

The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball show in Atlanta tonight will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET, and it’s unclear how long the event will run for. However, there are quite a lot of artists and sets to get through, so it will be a jam-packed night of music.

Considering it is just one stage that the artists will share, the event will likely end around 10:30 or 11 p.m., based on a typical concert curfew.

A few tickets to Jingle Ball Atlanta for tonight are still available, with prices starting at $46. More information can be found here.

For those who won’t be able to make it to Atlanta or any of the Jingle Ball Tour dates, there will be an exclusive performance broadcast on December 21 that plays on ABC at 8 p.m. and will be available to stream on Hulu the following day.

Welcome To Gag City: Funny Marco Debuts New Set With Upcoming Nicki Minaj Interview

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As he introduced his new set, social media comedian Funny Marco thrilled his fans by sharing some exciting news. Announcing on his Instagram, Marco teased a forthcoming sit-down for his YouTube show, Open Thoughts: It’s A Mindset Thing, featuring himself and Nicki Minaj.

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On Tuesday, Dec. 12, Funny Marco took to Instagram to announce the exciting news of his sit-down interview with Nicki Minaj while also debuting a new set. Marco shared the news of a sit-down interview with the superstar rapper in an Instagram post. He stated:

 “Yall ready for @nickiminaj and funny marco sit down. Welcome to my new set.”

The new set features reflective floors and is expected to bring a twist of Marco’s signature “awkward” interviewing style to discuss Nicki Minaj’s newly released PF2 album. Fans have shown their enthusiasm for this collaboration, eagerly anticipating the interview. 

Fans have expressed their enthusiasm for the collaboration, with comments on Marco’s Instagram post showing support and excitement. One user (@_chynna_) commented: “Nice Set.” While another user (@baddgyalfe) commented, “ I cant wait.”

Nicki Minaj has not made any announcements or posts regarding this interview, leaving fans eager for more updates.

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Speaking of Nicki Minaj and sit-down interviews, in a recent revealing interview with Vogue, Nicki Minaj, the Queen of Rap, got candid about her past struggles with addiction. 

The New York rapper reflected on the challenges faced by celebrities who battle substance abuse in the limelight and shared how her father’s addiction has shaped her perspective on this issue.

Latto Gets Candid

In a similar vein of sit-down interviews, another prominent female rapper, Latto, recently engaged in a candid conversation with Snoop Dogg. During their “Musicians on Musicians” cover shoot for Rolling Stone, the artists discussed the evolving landscape of female hip-hop.

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Will Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ Go No. 1?

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Nicki Minaj’s new album Pink Friday 2 has been well-received by fans after months of build-up and a rollout that included unconventional strategies like appearing on streamer Kai Cenat’s Twitch channel and the virtual Gag City campaign. The album, which features appearances from Drake, J. Cole, and even Billie Eilish (sort of), is also doing pretty well commercially. But is it enough to get Nicki her second No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200?

According to HitsDailyDouble (which is rarely wrong about this sort of thing), it looks likely, with the new album trending toward 200,000 album-equivalent units (which would include both streams and straight sales). Interestingly, according to the @Chartsdata account on Twitter (aka “X”), this would make it her biggest debut since Pinkprint in 2014, which sold 244,000 album-equivalent units its first week, good for a No. 2 debut on the albums chart.

Nicki’s second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, actually did debut at No. 1 after selling 253,000 copies in its first week. The first Pink Friday eventually reached No. 1 in its 11th week after a No. 2 debut with 375,000 (which kind of goes to show how stressing out over first-week numbers is a ridiculous way to do things). Minaj infamously had a minor meltdown when Queen debuted at No. 2 in 2018 with 185,000 album-equivalent units, coming in behind Travis Scott (although she made some good points), and it looks like she took some lessons from that album’s success to build up to an even bigger rebound with pink Friday 2.

How Many Viewers Did Nicki Minaj & Kai Cenat’s Livestream Have?

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Nicki Minaj recently popped up on a livestream with Kai Cenat, a Twitch streamer who has become quite popular on the platform. Over the past few months, Cenat has been joined (or enjoyed) by other rappers, including Offset and Drake, which likely led to him securing Minaj.

She also dropped her new album, Pink Friday 2, so a lot of eyes have been on her. The Barbz were super excited to see Minaj, so much so that they rewarded Cenat with a bunch of viewers.

Here’s what to know about how many tuned in.

How Many Viewers Did Nicki Minaj And Kai Cenat’s Livestream Have?

Nicki Minaj’s appearance on Kai Cenat’s stream gave a serious boost to his number of Twitch viewers. It even broke the record for Cenat’s channel. In total, Chart Data’s social media account reported that over 362,000 users tuned in to watch the two of them hang out.

Her appearance was only announced yesterday, but the two had talked before, interacting on an Instagram live back in October.

“The fact that some people still don’t understand me and Kai relationship chi,” Nicki shared on Instagram, according to HotNewHipHop. “We from the same county, we can both take it. Pauz. Or my relationship with funny Marco. Some people be thinking Marco is a random crazy man on the live. Like that man is a star with his own brand.”

Nicki Minaj Previews Funny Marco Interview

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Nicki Minaj is throwing all hands on deck for the post-release promotion of her brand new album, Pink Friday 2. Moreover, fans are still poring over it, debating its quality, and picking their favorite tracks, a sentiment that will likely hold us over until the next project. However, she seems quite happy to bask in it all rather than take a break now, and she is promoting a lot of new interviews, conversations, bonus tracks, upcoming releases, appearances, her world tour, and so much more. The most recent example of this is a preview the rapper gave of an upcoming interview with comedian and social media star Funny Marco.

Previously, the two had met on Instagram Live to discuss the possibility of putting something together. For those unaware, Funny Marco is a new star in this slightly awkward, blunt, but nonetheless engaging and relatable brand of comedy these days. As such, we’re sure that he and Nicki Minaj had a great conversation filled with soon-to-be beloved moments. Either that or it was a much more chaotic and unhinged sit-down than expected, which we guess is its own bizarre form of engagement.

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Nevertheless, this is the Trinidadian MC’s latest appearance with a notable content creator of sorts, and there are plenty of other notable ones. For example, she joined fellow New Yorker Kai Cenat for his recent Twitch stream, and it was about as much fun as you’d expect. Nicki Minaj tried to learn the Jersey club dance, but also had fun throwing it back for the chat. Considering that she’s not always outside despite a pretty heavy online presence, it’s actually quite sweet to see her engaging with fans, other creators, and the industry as a whole again. Not that the 41-year-old always has to, but we’d missed it for some time.

Meanwhile, with the return of Roman soon approaching, many fans can’t wait to see what other songs she will add onto Pink Friday 2. We’ll see whether this upcoming interview will also bring about some interesting revelations or if it’ll just be a good time. Either way, we’re here for it. On that note, keep checking in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Nicki Minaj and Funny Marco.

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