Maino discusses Lil' Kim vs. Nicki Minaj feud

By The Hip Hop Writer
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Many argue Lil' Kim helped Maino establish his career, as he appeared in her "Lighters Up" video. For years, Maino was an underground rapper. However, with help from 50 Cent, he landed a deal with Universal Records. When things went downhill, Maino moved to Atlantic Records.

Currently, Maino is working on his second album, Day After Tomorrow. Recently, Maino spoke on one of the hottest topics in hip hop. Aside from Lil Wayne's diss on Jay-Z, many are still focused on the Lil' Kim/Nicki Minaj feud. Knowing them both, Maino said people focus too much on beef.

Maino and Nicki Minaj were both emerging at the same time, in the game. Because of this, they are good friends, having known each other for some time. But, due to his Queens background, Maino is also close with Lil' Kim and is an extended member of her crew. Despite the feud between the two women, Maino is still in good standing with both ladies.

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Nicki Minaj talks New Album, says Alter-Ego will be Heavily Featured

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Fans knew Nicki Minaj was a little eccentric, but they did not discover who Nicki truly was until Pink Friday was released. It was then when fans were introduced to Roman Zolanski. For months, Nicki Minaj had taken disses from Lil' Kim, but Roman Zolanski handled the situation.

Last night, Nicki Minaj re-lived the success of her debut album, having won the award for 'Best Hip Hop Video' for her "Super Bass" single. After winning the award, Nicki Minaj talked with MTV about her upcoming album. Nicki Minaj revealed Roman Zolanski would have a bigger role on her upcoming album.

Months ago, Nicki Minaj revealed there was a little boy living inside of her. She said the little boy inside of her was named Roman Zolanski. Nicki warned those who were not familiar with him yet that they would be soon enough. Despite no new music from Nicki Minaj, yet, she will likely release her second album sometime this year.

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Ja Rule talks Nicki Minaj vs. Lil' Kim feud and Murder Inc. group [VIDEO]

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Lil' Kim has been baiting Nicki Minaj for nearly one year and finally has a feud on her hands. Each time Lil' Kim calls a truce, it is used by Nicki to re-ignite the beef. Most recently, Lil' Kim has tried to bring Keyshia Cole into the issue.

If anyone knows anything about hip hop beef, it is Ja Rule, seeing how he still trades barbs with 50 Cent. Unlike his own feud, Ja Rule said he thinks Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj can resolve their differences.

Soon, Rule was asked about the Murder Inc. group. Before his successful solo career, Ja Rule, DMX, and Jay-Z made up the group, Murder Inc. While never officially recording with each other, they did plenty of features.

Ja Rule said the group did not work out due to the egos of the established artists in the group.

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Lil' Kim revisits Nicki Minaj feud via Twitter

By The Hip Hop Writer
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Last month, several websites reported the feud between femcees Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj was over. Both women were said to have met in private and ended their feud. This truce supposedly took place during Nicki's tour stop in Chicago.

Less than 24 hours after the story was reported, Nicki Minaj released another Lil' Kim diss. This comes in addition to her "Did it on 'Em" song, which is receiving heavy radio play. For a little over a month, not even a peep has come from Lil' Kim.

This length of silence is over and Lil' Kim is back in action, ready to take down the Black Barbie. On Twitter, Kim said she would never name her dog "Shitty Garbaj" because her dog looks much better than that bitch, referring to Minaj.

Nicki Minaj took shots at her on her remix to Britney Spears' "Til The World Ends." Lil' Kim has had enough and she is officially back in this beef. She called Nicki a coward for making Twitter posts about her and then removing them. Before ending her rant, Lil' Kim also made fun of Nicki Minaj's weave.

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Da Brat says Nicki Minaj is leading the Pack

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Nicki Minaj has been a hot topic ever since she made her public debut last year. Immediately, she had an enemy with Lil' Kim and the two have traded barbs for nearly a year. Here in the past few months, their feud has finally died down.

With Lil' Kim seemingly out of the picture, Nicki Minaj has been able to provide more focus on her tour. Ever since she and Lil Wayne embarked upon the I Am Music II tour, Nicki Minaj has been on a lap dance spree. Steve Nash was her latest "victim."

Recently, Da Brat, a veteran femcee, was released from prison and she is on the comeback trail. However, unlike a few of the other veterans, she gave Nicki Minaj credit. Da Brat feels like Nicki is holding it down for all of the other female rappers.

In Da Brat's opinion and in the opinion of most fans, Nicki Minaj is leading the pack in the female rap game and she gives her props for reviving a dead sub-genre. Along with admiring her lyrical ability, Da Brat is also a fan of Nicki Minaj's wardrobe choices. Previously, Da Brat said she was not a major fan of the feud between Nicki and Lil' Kim.

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Nicki Minaj working on "Pink Friday" follow-up

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While still promoting Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj is thinking about her future. Recently, when discussing her upcoming projects, she hinted about being back in the studio. Four months ago, Nicki released her debut album, Pink Friday.

The album was the first major release by a female rapper in years and was heavily promoted. Due to all of this promotion, the album has been a commercial success. Critics praise Nicki Minaj for bringing lyricism back to hip hop.

Pink Friday has broken nearly every record posted by female rappers over the past few years. Nicki Minaj is proud of her accomplishments, but she wants more. Despite her success, doubters think she is only a fad.

Even with a high-profile feud and winning, Nicki Minaj has doubters. She says her next album, which could be released this year, will put all of the critics to rest. Nicki also hinted at giving a true diss record to Lil' Kim on the album.

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Lil' Kim opens up about Diddy feud

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Last year, Lil' Kim expected Diddy to step up in her defense when she began dissing Nicki Minaj. At the time, there were rumors of the female sensation actually dating Diddy. Soon, Diddy stepped in as the new manager for Nicki Minaj. Doubled with the dating rumors, this angered Lil' Kim.

This summer, Lil' Kim made it clear she had major issues with the new boss in female rap. Diddy soon said Lil' Kim should calm down and create her own lane. These comments led to Lil' Kim also dissing Diddy. Early in their careers, Diddy and Lil' Kim relied heavily on each other.

Because of everything they had been through, Lil' Kim said she would have stuck with Diddy no matter what. She was just so upset that he did not have her back. This stems long before the Nicki beef, too, this also goes back to when Lil' Kim was in prison. Despite Diddy saying he had so much love for Kim, he did not pay her a single visit in prison and he later openly sided with Nicki Minaj.

Lil' Kim is upset because Diddy has allowed Nicki Minaj to openly disrespect her, while he is serving as her manager. She feels Diddy has changed, because he would not have allowed this to happen in the past. Diddy spoke once on the beef and he said he has love for both Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj. Like most of the other male rappers, Diddy wants Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj to end their feud and work together.

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Da Brat talks Remy Ma and Lil' Kim/Nicki Minaj feud

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Fresh out of prison, Da Brat is taking the time to check things out, as things have changed since she was last free. The female rap game is pretty much nonexistent outside of Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim. One of the biggest female names after Lil' Kim and before Nicki Minaj was Remy Ma and she is currently in prison.

Juelz Santana and Lady Luck have given Remy Ma props for staying strong behind bars as long as she has. Most people would have gone crazy after being in prison as long as she has. Having just come out of prison, Da Brat has nothing but respect for her. Brat said Remy obviously has boss bitch in her blood.

Da Brat also spoke about Lil' Kim's feud with Nicki Minaj and she is not impressed. Unlike most artists, Da Brat is not a fan of rap beef because she thinks it hurts more than it helps. While Lil' Kim may revive her career, it may be at Nicki Minaj's expense. Ending Nicki Minaj's career is not good for hip hop, as there are only a handful of active females in the game, period.

Personally, Da Brat feels their beef makes no sense, but she says if they insist on feuding, let them have at it.

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Lady Luck talks Remy Ma's prison sentence

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Behind bars, Remy Ma had been forgotten by most of the fans in the hip hop community. In the middle of Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj trading insults, many forgot about the woman who kept a female voice in the game in between Kim and Nicki. But, Remy Ma has made news as she fights to get out of prison.

Juelz Santana gave her props for doing what most men cannot even do, serve hard time in prison. Santana says there are many rappers who claim to be tough. While they claim to be tough, very few of them have served time like Remy Ma has. Lil Wayne and T.I. had high profile sentences, but they were out within a year.

Lady Luck is the latest person to discuss Remy Ma's prison sentence and she is also supporting her. She knows Remy Ma is a very strong woman because of her own experiences. By no means is Lady Luck weak, but when she served 110 days in prison, she felt as if she was going to die. Remy Ma has been in prison for over three years and she is still fighting and still in her right mind.

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Foxy Brown talks Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj

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For those new to hip hop, they may assume Lil' Kim is new to the game. But, for those who know hip hop, they know she is a veteran and no stranger to beef. Lil' Kim has been waiting for some time to release her comeback album. During the wait, Nicki Minaj saved the female rappers.

Long before Nicki Minaj even graduated high school, Lil' Kim was making music. Early in her career, she began feuding with Foxy Brown, a female rapper with basically the same style. Despite their heavy beef, they worked with many of the same artists. Lil' Kim has used Nicki Minaj for her comeback and Foxy has been riding her.

Recently, Foxy Brown openly discussed the feud and she offered a bit of advice to Lil' Kim. Foxy feels Lil' Kim should have kept her feelings about Nicki Minaj private. Over the years, Lil' Kim has had issues with several prominent females in the game. She has dissed Foxy Brown, Faith Evans, Charli Baltimore, and now Nicki Minaj.

Foxy Brown thinks Lil' Kim should have waited and let the people decide before she called Nicki Minaj out for stealing her style. Before Lil' Kim dissed Nicki, however, Foxy Brown had stated she was unimpressed by the Young Money femcee. But, with Lil' Kim sending so many diss records, Foxy has changed her stance in the feud. Now, she feels Nicki Minaj developed elements of her style from both she and Kim. Brown went on to say she does not find the feud "cute" and she said Nicki has been very respectful, for the most part.

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Birdman tells Lil' Kim to Fall Back

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Lil' Kim has been baiting Nicki Minaj for months, over their similarities in style. Her frequent disses have warranted slight responses from Drake and a few others. Lil' Kim has also dissed such artists as Diddy and Drake over the feud. Nicki Minaj has been very vocal recently.

The feud has been taken to a new height with Nicki Minaj calling out Lil' Kim over the sales of Black Friday. Recently, Lil' Kim dissed Diddy, Lil Wayne, and Birdman over the feud. She said they had all planned for her to give guidance to Nicki. But, upon finding out, Nicki Minaj said she did not want her help.

Word has finally gotten back to Birdman and he is a little heated with Lil' Kim. Birdman said he thinks Lil' Kim should focus on her own music and leave Nicki Minaj alone. No matter how hard she disses Nicki Minaj, nothing is stopping her from being the hottest female rapper in the game. Birdman advised Lil' Kim to fall back and use another promotional method, instead of his company.

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Foxy Brown denies Fashion Show rumors

By The Hip Hop Writer
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Foxy Brown has been all over the news over the past few months for various reasons. The success of Nicki Minaj led to Lil' Kim plotting a comeback that has been successful. While Lil' Kim was busy making a new enemy, her old one was waiting for the right time to pounce.

Last month, Foxy Brown released "Christmas Massacre," her long-awaited diss aimed at Lil' Kim. Taking a break from her barrage of disses for Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim recently responded. She took a slight jab at her 2005 deafness, saying she is surprised Foxy even heard the diss.

Yesterday, there were rumors of Foxy Brown getting into an altercation at a Manhattan fashion show. She showed up intoxicated and late. Because of this, she was asked to leave the venue. Upset, the Brooklyn rapper locked herself in the bathroom. The news has flooded several websites and has left her steaming.

Earlier today, Foxy Brown hit back at the bathroom rumors. She said the entire story was made up, as she was on time and sober. There was no altercation, as Foxy Brown said people were in and out of the bathroom and she was with the security for most of the event.

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Lil' Kim says Nicki Minaj has always been Jealous of Her

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The feud between Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj has reached new heights, as Lil' Kim finally released the Black Friday mixtape. For months, Lil' Kim had been dissing Nicki Minaj. Minaj had decided to take the high road and ignore Lil' Kim. But, the disses became more scathing and she took cheap shots on several songs.

Upon releasing Black Friday, Lil' Kim boasted of how she had already sold 113,000 copies. Nicki Minaj found this to be funny and accused Lil' Kim of lying. Soon, the Queen Bee came clean and admitted she had not sold that much, but sold well. Lil' Kim went on to say Nicki Minaj has also lied about her sales.

Lil' Kim revealed her true beef with Nicki Minaj yesterday. When she discovered Nicki being signed to Cash Money, Lil' Kim also offered her services. She wanted to build an alliance with the team to help guide Nicki Minaj in the industry, but she was rejected. Birdman wanted to have Lil' Kim help out, but the new femcee was opposed to it.

As the discussion continued, Lil' Kim said she is working with Fendi, Nicki Minaj's former manager. Fendi informed Lil' Kim that Nicki Minaj is actually a very jealous person. Any other female rapper who comes around her makes Nicki feel threatened and she does not want them around. When Lil' Kim began poking around her new business, Nicki Minaj was instantly jealous because she wants to be the only female rapper in the game. Because of this, Lil' Kim felt the need to put her on blast.

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Lil' Kim calls Nicki Minaj out over Album Sales

By The Hip Hop Writer
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Before signing to Young Money, Nicki Minaj's claim to fame was making $1 million off her mixtape. Her popularity led to her being signed by the label. Nicki Minaj was able to ride her own momentum in promotion for her Pink Friday album.

Following the release of Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj became the first female rapper, since Eve in 1999, to have a number one album. In addition to having the top spot, the album is also platinum. Despite her popularity, Lil' Kim has not gone platinum in years.

However, she did proclaim her Black Friday mixtape would become the second to generate $1 million. One day after the release, Lil' Kim said the mixtape had sold 113,000 copies. Upon hearing of this, Nicki Minaj called Kim a liar.

With their war of words reaching an unexpected height when Lil' Kim said their beef was not real, Lil' Kim has dissed Nicki Minaj's sales. Recently, Lil' Kim admitted her sales were not as high as she had said, but she is not the only rapper going around and adding numbers to her sales. Lil' Kim said Nicki Minaj has done the same thing with her mixtapes and her album.

Lil' Kim said the representatives at PayPal are estatic about Black Friday's sales. She also boasted of how the "Black Friday" video has over 2 million hits. Shifting her attention back to Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim said she is wack, her album sucks, and she is a hater.

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Lil' Kim teams up with Nicki Minaj's former manager

By The Hip Hop Writer
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The feud between Lil' Kim has intensified this week, as Nicki Minaj called the veteran out. On Tuesday, Kim released the Black Friday and boasted of how she had already made $1 million off it. Nicki Minaj later said Lil' Kim was obviously lying.

Earlier today, Lil' Kim said she and Nicki Minaj do not have a real beef with each other. Instead, she is only trading insults with Nicki. Lil' Kim said if she had real beef with Nicki Minaj, she would have had her shot by now.

After sending a threat to Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim has pulled her first true power move on Nicki Minaj. She looked into her past and found her first manager, Fendi. Fendi was the executive producer of the "Black Friday" video that is insulting Nicki Minaj.

Lil' Kim also wants to work with him on a few of her other projects.

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New Video of the Day: Lil' Kim - "Black Friday"

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Nicki Minaj taking break from Collaborations

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Last year, Nicki Minaj worked with almost everyone and each of her collaborations was a hit. Her work with Usher and Ludacris, among others, led to her own successful debut. It also led to her feud with Lil' Kim. Still, Nicki Minaj is one of the most popular rappers in the game.

In the midst of her success, Nicki Minaj has made a shocking confession. She has decided to take a break from collaborating. While she loves recording with other artists, she is tired at the moment. For the next 24 months, Nicki Minaj will not be working with anyone, not even Young Money.

The only way Nicki Minaj would break her committment of not collaborating is if Britney Spears agreed to work with her. Despite only being two years deep in the game, Nicki Minaj feels she has worked with everyone in the game and she is looking for something else to do in her career and her next step is going pop.

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Lady Luck says let Lil' Kim/Nicki Minaj feud Play Out

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When Lil' Kim began dissing Nicki Minaj, the media immediately sided with Nicki Minaj. In the eyes of many, Lil' Kim has been viewed as a bully. She has been labeled silly and desperate for going after Nicki. Her image has continued to take hits as she has released an entire Nicki Minaj diss mixtape, Black Friday.

Recently, their beef has taken a new height, as Nicki Minaj has broken her silence. Lil' Kim released her mixtape yesterday and boasted of how she had already sold 113,000 copies. In response to the comments made by Lil' Kim, Nicki Minaj openly called her a liar, which warranted a response.

Lil' Kim said their beef is not real because Nicki Minaj has not been shot yet. The comments have alarmed many fans and critics, but another female rapper has given her opinion. Lady Luck said the people need to stay out their beef and let it play out. This level of competition is what hip hop is all about and it is good for the sport.

However, when Lady Luck was asked who she thought would win the lyrical war, she said Lil' Kim would make quick work of Nicki Minaj.

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Lil' Kim charging $9.99 for "Black Friday" mixtape

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Since her record label will not give her a release date for her long-awaited fifth album, Lil' Kim has taken matters into her own hands. Last summer, Nicki Minaj caught worldwide attention and she rubbed Lil' Kim the wrong way. Before the end of the summer, Kim was dissing Nicki Minaj every chance she got.

Nicki Minaj initially said she would not give Lil' Kim a response because she had so much respect for her. But, Lil' Kim continued to push her until Nicki broke. In October 2010, Lil' Kim said she was done dissing Nicki Minaj. Almost a month later, Nicki responded with "Roman's Revenge."

After releasing her first diss record, Nicki Minaj went back to focusing on Pink Friday. Lil' Kim recorded another diss record, this one called "Black Friday." The song was so popular that she felt the need to film a video for the song and make it a part of an entire mixtape. Lil' Kim has been working on a new diss mixtape, Black Friday, and she is creeping up on the release date.

Initially, the mixtape was to be free, but Lil' Kim is now charging $9.99 for the tape. She wants to become the next rapper to make a million off a mixtape. Before her Young Money days, Nicki Minaj's Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape made her a million dollars. Given her legendary status, Lil' Kim hopes Black Friday can do the same thing for her.

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Lil' Kim previews new Nicki Minaj diss song

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Last month, Lil' Kim announced she would be taking her beef with newcomer, Nicki Minaj, to a new level. Ever since the early summer of 2010, Kim had been dissing her. But, in late October, Nicki Minaj finally responded and the beef was on.

Lil' Kim recorded her "Black Friday" song, an obvious dig at Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday. She was so serious about "Black Friday" that she even filmed a video for the song. Last month, she revealed an entire Black Friday mixtape was on the way.

Currently, Lil' Kim is promoting the second single off the mixtape, which is "Warning." Sometime this week, the full track will be available, but she decided to release a snippet of it today. The song is in the beat of Nicki's "Did it On 'Em."

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