Brandon Bass (of the Orlando Magic) - "Million Dollar Dreams"

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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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Shaquille O'Neal discusses relationship with The Notorious B.I.G.

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

In the late 1990s, Shaquille O'Neal was literally the biggest player in the NBA. He was so big that he had ventured outside of basketball and into the hip hop world. Shaq had made friends with several big time rappers, including The Notorious B.I.G.

When Biggie rapped about Shaq, the former Orlando Magic center contacted Biggie. Soon, the two had become good friends and had recorded together. Bad Boy Records was the authority in the hip hop game and they endorsed Shaquille O'Neal.

Shaq recorded several albums in the 1990s and the Bad Boy team worked with his music. Shaq had become good friends with Biggie and was deeply hurt when he died. The night Biggie died, Shaq had the chance to party with him.

But, gearing up for his first playoff run with the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal ended up turning down the chance to party with Biggie. Early in the morning of March 9, 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. turned up dead and Shaq feels things would have been different had he been there with him. Because of his status as the king of L.A., Shaq would have had top notch security and no one would have been close enough to take a shot.

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