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Even though Nicki Minaj has other femcee beefs to handle these days, the conflict with Lil Kim continues to be one of her most well-known and debated. Moreover, she inadvertently contributed to another point of contention on Wednesday (October 16) during a conversation at Vogue's Forces of Fashion event in New York City. The specific claims that Kim fans are mad about is how the Trinidadian femcee claimed that there were no rappers naming their fanbases before Nicki cultivated, supported, and championed the Barbz, citing Justin Bieber's Beliebers and Lady Gaga's Little Monsters as her predecessors in this regard in other genres.
"Before l had a record deal, my fans were making a moment for themselves on Twitter," Nicki Minaj expressed. "I had already given them a name. In fact, do you know that all these artists that give their fans names now, when I started calling my fans the Barbz, there were no rappers naming their fans. [...] That was it. Now every single human being that becomes an artist gives their fans a name. Even artists in other countries. I didn’t think it was something that would spread to the hip-hop community at all. But it doesn’t matter, because the Barbz are still superior."
As for Lil Kim fans, they called Nicki Minaj out because they feel like Kim deserves that credit. "Rappers better run and hide, ’cause here comes the Beehive," the Brooklyn femcee rapped on "The Beehive" off of her 2003 album La Bella Mafia. "Maturing is realizing Nicki Minaj’s number one goal is to take credit for EVERYTHING Lil’ Kim contributed to the game,” one fan retorted. “KIM WAS THE FIRST RAPPER to name their fan base (BEEHIVE) in early 2000s (That’s 20+ years ago!) sorry nicki the fan base names existed BEFORE the internet." This criticism also extended to include other femcees like Foxy Brown. Check out more reactions down below.
Meanwhile, some other alleged Nicki Minaj shade came in the form of her apparent reaction to the drama between her ex Safaree and his ex wife Erica Mena. That's just a theory, though, so take it with a grain of salt. Either way, this Lil Kim debate has solid points on both sides, although we doubt they will reconcile.
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Recently, Dame Dash explained why he decided to appear in R Kelly's “Fiesta (Remix)” music video, despite hearing rumors about his allegedly inappropriate relationship with Aaliyah. During an interview with America Nu Network, he said that Aaliyah was aware he'd be in the video and that he did his best to stay as far away from Kelly as possible. According to him, Aaliyah didn't want him appearing in scenes with Kelly, which he respected.
“I didn’t want any part of it, and I told them I don’t want a dollar from it,” he described. “Her exact words to me were, ‘I don’t want to start any trouble. I just want to heal and get as far away from it as possible...' She asked me not to be in any scenes with [R. Kelly] or take any pictures with him, and I respected that.”
“I did my shots with Jay, but I wasn’t in any scenes with R. Kelly,” Dash added. “You’ll never see me in a picture with him.” In his caption, Dash continued to elaborate, making it clear that he and Aaliyah discussed his appearance in the video beforehand.
“I’ve answered this before, but here it is again,” it reads. “When Jay chose to keep working with R. Kelly, I told Aaliyah. Her response was clear—she just wanted to heal, avoid any drama, and move forward in peace. So when it came to the Fiesta video, I made sure I wasn’t in any scenes or photos with R. Kelly. I stayed in the trailer unless my shots with Jay were being filmed. That’s the truth.” What do you think of Dame Dash's explanation for working with R Kelly after hearing rumors about him and Aaliyah? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
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