• Missy Elliott Talks Women Rappers, 'WTF' Influences and More in New Interview

    Music fans across the world are thrilled to see that Missy Elliott is back, and just as good as ever. The massively influential female rapper has made great strides for women in the industry, and released a plethora of fantastic material along the way. Although she had taken a hiatus in recent years, Missy Elliott released "WTF ft. Pharell Wiliams" in a momentous return-to-form that had many in the industry buzzing. Further, her Super Bowl halftime performance let fans know that she hadn't lost a bit of her power in the years she took off. In a new interview with Billboard, Elliott discusses her influence over popular female rappers such as Nicki Minaj, and the state of women in this industry.

  • Nicki Minaj Gives Maya Angelou’s 'Still I Rise' a Powerful Reading at A&E Concert Special

    Nicki Minaj may be best known for her rapping prowess, but that has translated well to her poetry reading abilities. On Friday night (Nov. 20), A&E will air the concert special Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, in hopes to bring this country's racial relations to the forefront. And, in a teaser for the program, the "Anaconda" rapper recites the classic Maya Angelou poem "Still I Rise," and does so with a sense of dignity and power.

  • Nicki Minaj Blasts Halloweener for Bill Cosby Costume

    Nicki Minaj is the Queen of Halloween. However, every year, tasteless trick-or-treaters dress up in a host of offensive costumes. From blackface and cultural reappropriation to the mocking of recently deceased icons. Accordingly, for the current rap royalty this year, someone took it too far. According to VH1, Nicki Minaj was not pleased to see an Instagram user dressed up as Bill Cosby with a limp man in drag pretending to be one of the alleged rape victims.

  • Beyonce, Nicki Minaj Face Off in Behind-the-Scenes Tidal X: 1020 Footage

    Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé stormed the stage at the Barclay's Center on Oct. 20 for a performance of their collaboration track, "Feelin Myself" during the Tidal X: 1020 event. Now, the duo has shared exclusive, behind-the-scenes clips of the pop singer and the rapper having an "ice grill" face off just hours ahead of the Brooklyn gig.

  • Nicki Minaj's Barbs Troll Meek Mill Relentlessly & Plead With Her to Dump Him

    Earlier this week, "Wanna Know" rapper Meek Mill used social media yet again to call out fellow MMG labelmate Wale for sharing his opinion on the beef that transpired between him and Drake over the summer. Subsequently, Nicki Minaj's "barbs" have now taken to Twitter to troll Mill relentlessly and plead with the superstar to dump him.

  • TIDAL X 1020 Live Review: Beyonce, Jay Z, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj Take Over Brooklyn

    Jay Z's streaming service TIDAL put on its biggest live performance yet when it took over Barclays Center with just about every act that has signed to its list of artist owner roster and more. Flexing their muscle and influence over the music industry, Jay Z and co were able to get Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Usher, Nas, Nick Jonas, Fabolous and plenty more.
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