Nicki Minaj releases Lil' Kim diss, "Tragedy"

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Yesterday, major news broke regarding the ongoing feud between female rappers, Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim. After trading disses for nearly six months, the ladies agreed to end their feud. However, today, a new track from Nicki Minaj sounds very contradicting.

Lil' Kim attempted to broker peace with Nicki Minaj during the fall season of 2010. She said she would no longer release records disrespecting Nicki Minaj. One week after the announcement, Nicki released her "Roman's Revenge" record, re-igniting the feud.

However, this time around, Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim met in person to settle their differences. Members of both their crews said it would be beneficial to make peace. Both women even said they had much respect for the other.

This is why Nicki Minaj's new song, "Tragedy," comes off as such as surprise. Nicki Minaj calls Lil' Kim out, comparing her career to the popularity of Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway of the Orlando Magic during the 1990s. She says Kim is like the present-day version of Shaq and Penny. Nicki also taunts Kim for using PayPal to sell copies of her Black Friday mixtape.

Funkmaster Flex assumes the lyrics will be a part of Nicki Minaj's verse on Tha Carter IV.

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Birdman tells Lil' Kim to Fall Back

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

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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Lil' Kim calls Nicki Minaj out over Album Sales

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

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
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

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

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

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 previews new Nicki Minaj diss song

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

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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