Joe Budden could have hit the Madison Square Garden stage and delivered a “Pump It Up” performance.
During the recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden revealed Nicki Minaj reached out to him to perform his hit during her Pink Friday Tour stop in NYC. Budden denied it because he doesn’t know if he has the “hype” in him.
“Nicki hit me last night,” Budden said. “She hit me when she was about to go on in Jersey. I was home. She didn’t say, ‘Yo, come out to Jersey’ and do that. She was 30 minutes from going on stage, and she hit me. I said, ‘I want to go to the New York show.’ And she said, ‘Yeah, you’re gonna come out and do ‘Pump it Up.’”
Regarding rejecting the offer, Budden said, “I gotta go out there and act hype, and I don’t know, I ain’t hype no more.”
Speaking with his cohost Parks, Budden revealed his last stage performance was in 2016.
You can see the moment from the pod below.
Joe Budden turning down a Nicki Minaj Sold Out Arena performance invite is diabolical
Safaree Samuels has never claimed to be perfect, but one thing we can always count on the 42-year-old to provide us with is entertainment. From the salacious content on his OnlyFans account to his rollercoaster of a love life, it’s hard to know what to expect from Saf. As of late, his name has been frequently linked to one of his exes, Nicki Minaj, for several reasons. First, there are hip-hop heads finally giving the New Yorker credit for his hilarious adlibs on Nicki Minaj’s “Did It On ‘Em,” which only elevated his then-girlfriend’s iconic NSFW bars.
More recently, Safaree is reminding fans of the time Minaj dissed him for his fashion choices as he tried to critique hers. “I’m definitely going to a Gag City concert in full disguise,” he wrote on Twitter/X on Wednesday (March 27). “Y’all will not even notice me and I will enjoy the show!! Can’t wait!! Ima document it too and drop a video after ,” the reality star laughed. Minutes later, he returned with another post, adding, “Imma wear a jean vest too! Can’t wait!!”
I’m definitely going to a gag city concert In full disguise … yall will not even notice me and I will enjoy the show !! Can’t wait!! Ima document it too and drop a video after
If you’re not familiar, during the making of her E!: My Truth special in 2012, Minaj put Safaree on blast for donning denim that didn’t meet her standards. “The jacket…” he begins to criticize his partner in one viral snippet as the “Starships” artist enters into a room wearing a white blazer. “The jacket looks great, I don’t know what you’re talking about, but every woman in here loves the jacket,” the Trinidadian lyricist tells Samuels off before adding, “Please… You wore a jean vest!”
Revisit Nicki Minaj’s iconic Safaree diss below, along with the Love & Hip-Hop star’s latest tweets trying to brush his plotting off as something done by a hacker. Do you think Samuels will actually show up (jean vest and all) to support his ex in Gag City? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Wow .. my page was hacked that was not me!! wtf !! Ridiculous
One of the biggest tours of the year is still chugging along. Nicki Minaj is in the process of a massive undertaking of performances in support of her new album Pink Friday 2. The live shows have been a tribute to absolutely all things Nicki. She’s unpacked one classic song after another at various stops on the tour and been joined by numerous guests along the way. But at a stop over the weekend, she had an unplanned slip-up during one of her shows.
While in Orlando, Nicki was using some downtime in the show to talk to members of the audience. But during that process, she realized that her outfit wasn’t entirely covering one of her breasts. Her reaction to first finding out and the reply she delivered to her fans were both captured on video. “Meanwhile my boob is out and no one f*cking told me. Thanks, Barbz. My whole boob was out. See, that’s what I get for talking about people,” she hilariously quipped to the audience. Check out the video of Nicki Minaj’s unfortunate wardrobe slip-up below.
During that same Orlando concert, Nicki became the newest popular artist to get her cowboy on. That came when she borrowed one of the cowboy hats that a fan had worn to the show. Nicki’s fans. The Barbz, have been wearing distinctive pink cowboy hats to every single one of the Pink Friday 2 shows so far.
During a recent pair of sold out shows in Atlanta she had her most feature-packed performance of the tour so far. Fittingly given the city they were in she had 2 Chainz on stage with her to perform their collaboration “Beez In The Trap.” She was also joined on-stage by another rapper than Atlanta natives were sure to recognize, Waka Flocka Flame. What do you think of Nicki Minaj realizing her wardrobe malfunction on stage? Do you think her reaction is funny? Let us know in the comment section below.
Last week, Nicki Minaj revealed her new line of press-ons. They’re called “Pink Friday Nails” and packages containing the product have been shipped out to various celebs and influencers so they can try them out. That was the case with Kim Kardashian who got her own package seemingly full of various styles of the press-on nails. But as she explained in a video she shared to social media, before she even got the chance to open the package somebody else got their hands on it.
It’s no secret that North West is a pretty big Barb. She shared a video of herself dancing and singing along to songs from Pink Friday 2 right after the album came out. So it’s not all that surprising that she was interested in the Pink Friday Nails. As Kim explains in the video, Miss Westie got her hands on the press-ons and decided to try them out before Kim could even get home. Check out the adorable video she shared below.
Earlier this year, North West made her debut as a rapper. She appears on a song from her father, Kanye West’s new album VULTURES 1. Fans loved her verse so much that demand started to mount for more material from North. Last week she revealed she was working on her debut album. She also revealed that the name of the project will be Elementary School Dropout. Apparently Kanye is pretty excited about and prospect as friends describe him as going “all in” on the album.
Recently West had one of her first ever interviews. Unsurprisingly, she discussed her upcoming debut album in the adorable video. West is quickly becoming yet another young superstar within the Kardashian family world. What do you think of North West stealing Kim Kardashian’s package of Pink Friday Nails before she could even get home and use them herself? Are you looking forward to West’s debut album? Let us know in the comment section below.
Yesterday (March 18), New Orleans Barbz were crushed after Nicki Minajcanceled a performance from her Pink Friday 2 Tour. The cancelation came seemingly without warning, just hours before Minaj was set to take the stage. Today (March 19), Minaj took to Twitter to express sadness for canceling the show.
She revealed that she had the flu, and promised fans that she is working to reschedule the show.
“Within the next few days, I hope to update our schedule with a new date that I can give you 100% of myself & nothing less,” said Minaj. “You don’t deserve to pay for a tkt to see me up there rapping with the flu. Absolutely NOT.”
You can see Minaj’s full statement below.
New Orleans,
Please accept my sincerest apologies for having to reschedule our date together.
You mean so much to me & I hate that things didn’t go as planned.
Within the next few days, I hope to update our schedule with a new date that I can give you 100% of myself &…
Please accept my sincerest apologies for having to reschedule our date together.
You mean so much to me & I hate that things didn’t go as planned.
Within the next few days, I hope to update our schedule with a new date that I can give you 100% of myself & nothing less. You don’t deserve to pay for a tkt to see me up there rapping with the flu. Absolutely NOT.
Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your well wishes.
I love you. I adore you. I appreciate you. I look forward to seeing you very soon. It may have to be in MAY due to the NBA finals, but we won’t complete this tour w/o you.
As long as you’ll have me, my team & I will be there.
Wishing you guys blessings on blessings on blessings.
Last year, Nicki Minaj made a pretty triumphant return with Pink Friday 2, her first new album in 5 years. The record came on the back of numerous hit singles, most notably the smash hit “Super Freaky Girl.” It also spawned some new beloved hits of its own like “FTCU” and “Everybody.” Unsurprisingly, she followed it up with a tour announcement on the back of the record. But far from just a celebration of Pink Friday 2, the resulting tour has turned out to be a career-long victory lap for one of rap’s premiere hitmakers.
In a similar fashion to mega-tours in 2023 like the Eras and Renaissance tours, Nicki delivered visuals, set pieces, outfits, and set lists that span her entire 15 years of hitmaking. The potential for her to unpack nearly any song she’s ever recorded clicks perfectly with her rabidly devoted fanbase of Barbz. The pink-clad stan army fundamentally change anywhere they arrive in bulk and Rolling Loud was no different. One main stage act after another during the festival’s Friday schedule couldn’t help but notice the seas of pink overtaking the grounds. All of the built and built into a fevered anticipation for Nicki herself to take the stage. While she delivered all of the bells and whistles fans could hope for, it was delivered in an impersonal and over-rehearsed package that felt far more concerned with seeming grand and elaborate than actually putting on a dynamic performance.
Nicki Minaj Takes The Rolling Loud Stage
Credit: Frankie Perez @sketchyfrankie
Rolling Loud Los Angeles was officially the 6th stop on the Pink Friday 2 tour. The set got underway 40 minutes late, though that was the case throughout the weekend-long festival and didn’t necessarily have much to do with Nicki. But she did give fans lucky enough to have cellphone service a QR code to explore her Gag City website while they waited. When it was finally time for her to take the stage, she was preceded by a flashy introduction video. The clip features an animated Nicki in the image of her Chun-Li character gearing up to take the stage.
Videos like that one were played repeatedly throughout the performance. Alongside the numerous shifting stage elements, that meant there was quite a substantial portion of the show where Nicki was entirely absent. In fact, multiple entire songs from the set were played while she was nowhere to be found on stage. The combination of constantly shifting set design and repeated outfit changes gave the impression that they were condensing an entire concert into the compacted festival timeline. While the elaborate presentation was larger than life, it came at the expense of some of the intimacy that makes live music so great in the first place.
Nicki Bounces Between Eras
Credit: Frankie Perez @sketchyfrankie
The jittery pace of the show had a lot to do with the ever-changing design of the set. Nicki brought with her numerous props that helped accentuate her various characters. As she jumped between different eras backup dancers wheeled her on stage in boxes labeled “Chun-Li,” “Barbie,” and “Roman.” Those almost always came with outfit changes. While the looks are often the biggest part of a tour of this caliber, the shortened time span meant that a substantial chunk of her time was spent off-stage changing clothes.
If the recapping sounds repetitive, that’s how it felt. Watching Nicki elaborately redesign the entire stage amid a lengthy outfit change was exciting at first. But as she continued to only unpack shortened versions of one or two songs before redesigning everything again, it lost its shine. It was only after she blew through one era after another that the show finally shed its theatrics and opened up the opportunity for Nicki to be the forceful entertainer she’s always been capable of.
Nicki Minaj Finally Hits Her Stride
Credit: Frankie Perez @sketchyfrankie
Across the final run of songs the show finally slowed down, took a breath, and lived up to everything it was capable of. Shockingly, it took this long into the show for Nicki to address the crowd at all. In fact, it was the first time she actually said anything between songs when she asked the crowd to applaud for themselves. In the lead-up to her sentimental classic “Moment 4 Life,” she gave a speech to the audience about living in the moment and seeking out happiness every day.
For her second to last song, she gave the Barbz in attendance an incredible treat. During a New Year’s performance a few months ago Nicki passed on performing her smash hit “Starships.” She later claimed that she doesn’t perform the song anymore, something that disappointed fans craving to hear it live. That made her surprise performance of the song one of the most special moments of the entire Rolling Loud weekend. Punctuating it by crushing her go-to closer for every tour stop so far “Everybody” ended the set on a massive bright spot despite its frantic start.
Nicki Minaj is a once-in-a-generation performer who has withstood one controversy after another for decades. In moments during her Rolling Loud Headlining Set, she showed exactly why. With bright, fiery, intense performances and a back catalog that can go toe to toe with anybody, Nicki is still an iconoclast. But under the pressure to deliver the grandest moment possible, she turned in a performance that paid more attention to elaborate theatrics than the powerful voice at the center of it all.
Nicki Minaj is only four shows deep into her Pink Friday 2 tour and some fans are already saying it’s one of the best they’ve ever seen. So far she’s played in Denver, Oakland, Las Vegas, and Seattle with each show being met by rave reviews online. Fans have praised some of the most elaborate theatrics of the presentation. They’ve also shown love for the setlist which includes some of her beloved favorites and all of her newest hits.
The newest fan to show love to the tour is none other than B.G. He took to Instagram following a recent performance to share some of the photos he took of the night. “I did what I had to do… to do what I want to do” his caption begins. “I attended the @nickiminaj and @monicadenise concert the other night and it was 1 of the most incredible shows I’ve ever seen..Me and my girl Mo caught up, laughed, joked and vibed all night” the rest of his post reads. Check out some of the pictures he shared below.
At a show on the Pink Friday 2 tour over the weekend, Nicki Minaj had a bit of an awkward interaction with a fan. One of her die-hards was given the chance to sing “The Night Is Still Young” but it didn’t go as planned. When the fan allegedly forgot the lyrics to the song, Nicki had to quickly snatch the microphone back. The fan in question later took to social media to deny that they forgot the lyrics at all.
At an earlier show on tour, Nicki was joined by a surprise guest. Fans were delighted when Tyga showed up to perform alongside her. Nicki herself seemed pretty excited and took to social media to show him love afterward. What do you think of B.G.’s take on Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 tour show? Do you plan on seeing her during one of her tour stops? Let us know in the comment section below.
B.G. is showing love to Nicki Minaj and Monica, who are running the nation on The Pink Friday 2 tour.
“I attended the @nickiminaj and @monicadenise concert the othre night and it was 1 of the most incredible shows I’ve ever seen..
“Me and my girl Mo caught up, laughed, joked and vibed all night… s/o to @bosslady_ent
“Real recognize real and she’s definitely 1 of the realist this industry has to offer… I’m forever grateful for the love and friendship we share…what’s understood don’t need to be explained.”
Nicki Minaj shows fans what they will get at the Pink Friday 2 tour. With Denver and Oakland already transformed into #GagCity, Minaj hit Instagram to share moments from the show. You can get a glimpse below.
The Queen of Hip-Hop, Nicki Minaj, kicked off her highly anticipated Nicki Minaj Presents: Pink Friday 2 World Tour with two spectacular performances in Oakland, CA, and Denver, CO. With over 30 sold-out shows across North America, Europe, and the UK, Minaj’s return to the stage has been eagerly awaited by fans worldwide.
Minaj mesmerized over 25,000 fans at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, setting a new record as the venue’s second-highest-grossing single night by a hip-hop artist. The show featured hits from her latest album, Pink Friday 2, including chart-toppers like “FTCU” and “Super Freaky Girl,” alongside fan-favorite classics such as “Anaconda” and “Super Bass.”
The concert also saw 13 live debuts from Minaj’s discography, including long-awaited performances of “Right Thru Me” and “Here I Am.” Special guest Monica joined Minaj on stage, thrilling fans with her hit songs.
Gag City, the AI World created by Minaj’s dedicated fanbase, came to life on stage with vibrant production, enhancing the concert experience. Fans had the opportunity to elevate their experience with various VIP packages, including access to exclusive lounges and merchandise.
Minaj’s surprise appearance at the Gag City Headquarters in Denver further cemented the tour’s excitement and anticipation. With her unmatched talent and energy, Minaj has set the stage for an unforgettable tour experience for fans worldwide.
Nicki Minaj has shown love to Tyga after the rapper joined her in Vegas for the Pink Friday 2 tour. Tyga, who would later tweet out a clip from the show with the caption “Gag City”, was a surprise to fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas.
However, it’s not the only thing fans want out of the tour. After just three shows, the Barbz are demanding a “cinematic experience” like Taylor Swift and Beyonce produced last year. “I hope there will be movie experience of this tour! visuals are top tier and @NICKIMINAJ looks amazing ,” one popular fan account on X wrote. As mentioned, Minaj has only hit up Oakland, Denver, and Las Vegas so far on the 57-stop tour. Her next concert is on Sunday in Seattle. The tour runs until July 14, when Minaj will close out with a performance at the Les Ardentes Festival in Belgium.
Elsewhere, Minaj had nothing but love when responding to a video of Chris Brown playing “FTCU” for one of his dancers at a recent concert. “This is so very appreciated. Wow. ,” Minaj wrote on X, formerly Twitter. As a result, many fans began to implore Minaj to bring out Brown during stops on her upcoming Pink Friday 2 tour. Nicki’s 53-stop tour of North America and Europe began on March 1 in Oakland. At the time of writing, the only confirmed guest act is Monica, who will open all non-festival shows on the North American leg.
Minaj and Brown have seven collaborations together. Their partnership dates back over a decade to “Right By My Side” in 2012. Their most recent collab was Brown’s “Wobble Up”, also featuring G-Eazy, in 2019. Furthermore, their best charting was the Young Money track “Only”, which went triple platinum and peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, their best-performing collab with no other featuring artists was Brown’s 2013 “Love You More”, which peaked at No. 23.
Nicki Minaj is just three shows into her Pink Friday 2 Tour and already the Barbz are demanding a “cinematic experience” like Taylor Swift and Beyonce produced last year. “I hope there will be movie experience of this tour! visuals are top tier and @NICKIMINAJ looks amazing ,” one popular fan account on X wrote. As mentioned, Minaj has only hit up Oakland, Denver, and Las Vegas so far on the 57-stop tour. Her next concert is on Sunday in Seattle. The tour runs until July 14, when Minaj will close out with a performance at the Les Ardentes Festival in Belgium.
Furthermore, the tour includes Minaj headlining Wireless Fest in London, a performance she is very excited about. “Instead of doing another arena show in London after we sold out in the first week, I opted to do Wireless Festival. This year’s show will be a billion times more special, creative, beautiful, cohesive, ugh! I’m so excited. I’d like to tell you guys thank you in advance. Last year was so meaningful but won’t compare. Just wait & see,” Minaj wrote on Instagram. Minaj has been a regular feature at Wireless for over a decade.
However, the Barbz are already garnering something of a rowdy tour reputation. Several audience members were heard chanting “F-ck Latto” at the tour’s opening show in Oakland. The animosity towards Latto likely stems from her beef with Ice Spice, who is considered a Minaj “ally” after several collabs between the two. Furthermore, Latto is considered a Cardi B “ally” after the pair collaborated on “Put It On Da Floor Again” last year.
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visuals are top tier and @NICKIMINAJ looks amazing 
,” one popular fan account on X wrote. As mentioned, Minaj has only hit up Oakland, Denver, and Las Vegas so far on the 57-stop tour. Her next concert is on Sunday in Seattle. The tour runs until July 14, when Minaj will close out with a performance at the Les Ardentes Festival in Belgium.
