Hey guys, it's me again. As I promised yesterday, this post will be on the Lil' Kim/Nicki Minaj situation that has been going on for the past couple years now. I definitely think that this should be addressed before I get started on any other posts that are rumbling around inside my head because I can't seem to let this topic go to the back burners at all.
So for the people who don't know about this situation, let me explain a little bit on it for you so you can keep up. Lil' Kim is a female rap artist who has been making music since the early 90's and is a multi-platinum award winning artist. Nicki Minaj has just recently entered the music industry with the help of Lil' Wayne.
Now as for how this drama started, before Minaj entered the music industry mainstream she had remade a few of Lil' Kim's songs, while at the same time throwing disses at her subliminally. I have heard these songs and had no trouble picking up these shots. After Minaj had made it mainstream with the help of her record label Cash Money, she was later added into a song with Cash Money C.E.O. Birdman and Lil' Kim. The song was called "Grindin' Makin' Money". There were big plans on this song being a single on Birdman's album and having a video shot for it as well as promotion that the two females were working together. Later on, Lil' Kim was removed from the record. Now around this time when people seen Nicki Minaj, what they seen was her dressing like Lil' Kim. After being removed from the song, and having Nicki Minaj "swagger-jacking her style" as they call it, Lil' Kim paid it a bit of attention. All Kim ever said she wanted was for Minaj to pay homage to her, because clearly she looked up to her and wanted to be like her. And then again, something else arose. Minaj was now continuing to subliminally bust shots at Kim. So needless to say, Kim took a bit more notice and decided it was time she said something.
So to finish explaining what exactly has happened since then, Minaj has continued to bust her shots at Kim and has yet to be an original artists, continuing to steal what other female rappers have already done, at the same time dissing the other females besides Kim. Lil' Kim has gone on to make a mixtape entitled "Black Friday" which was inspired by Minaj's debut album "Pink Friday". The single released from Kim's mixtape was also titled "Black Friday" where she basically explains that she can hold her own and that she doesn't have to steal what other people have done to make it in the industry, that she paved the way for the females rappers after her which all have agreed to having Kim as an icon. Female rap artist Trina has gone so far as to say that Lil' Kim "is a rap legend" which again was agreed upon by many in the music industry by both women and men.
Lil' Kim is now currently working on her 5th studio album as well as getting ready to release her book which will be about the time that she spent in prison (she got out on my birthday by the way). And as for Nicki Minaj, I honestly don't know or care haha. Sorry, Garbaj.
Anyways, if you know of this situation please leave a comment. Also know you can buy Lil' Kim's albums "Hard Core", "Notorious K.I.M.", "La Bella Mafia", and "The Naked Truth" as well as her mixtape "Ms. G.O.A.T." at any music store and you can purchase "Black Friday: The Mixtape" on paypal directly from Lil' Kim. Nicki Minaj's album "Pink Friday" can also be purchased at any music store.
You can also follow Lil' Kim on Twitter @LilKim and myself at @MattyxBlanco
Until tomorrow, bye bloggers!
Matty
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