Nicki Minaj phoned into Hot 97‘s Ebro In The Morning recently to break her silence on Meek Mill’s recent string of beefs with other artists. She says she doesn’t get involved in the “rap battle” side of Meek’s music and that the recent situation is “pretty played out.” But she does understand why he reacted when put against the wall and admits that all the headlines and publicity, albeit somewhat negative, only serve as a strong platform for Meek to release new music, especially with Dreamchasers 4 looming.
“I do not believe there’s any such thing as negative publicity,” she says. “And that’s what I tell him. You must have something that people see in you. Look, there’s a lot of things that I know about other rappers that I keep quiet. As a man and as a rapper and as an artist, he runs his shit the way I run my shit. He’s the boss of his stuff. I don’t wanna really step in too much because it’s not my place. Behind the scenes, I’m such a rapper that I’m always critiquing even with him, I’ll critique him, but he gotta live his own life at a certain point in terms of his career choices.”
The rapper/actress has had her fair share of feuds, including with Lil Kim, Miley Cyrus and her ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels. She says that what she told Meek she’s learned from experience and agrees with his position to stop beefing on social media.
“I strongly believe that great music changes everything,” she says. “If niggas got your name in they mouth for a year or two, then thank them, because if you come out with great music after all of that, then it’s nothing, none of that matters. Social media has given so much power to irrelevant shit because the masses now have a voice and if you’re not careful you will allow them to shape what you do.”
Nicki Minaj was recently dragged into Meek Mill’s beef with The Game when the Compton rapper said he’d give her the “pool stick” in “92 Bars,” his first Meek Mill diss track. The Game later apologized for bringing her into the middle of the feud, but the Philly rapper’s woes continued as Beanie Sigel dropped three consecutive diss tracks against Meek.
Elsewhere in her interview, Nicki opened up about her upcoming album and hinted and an upcoming collaboration with Remy Ma.
Listen to the entire interview with Ebro In The Morning below.
Hip hop uses fake beefs as marketing tools. There are just enough real beefs that the public believes they’re all real, and marketing wizards know that.
Insta fingers finally deleted his social media…. a year too late
All it gets is this big fat L!
Been saying this shit since Day One. Diss Drake and you will get all kinds of publicity. Even that new asshole who uses the Tanto Metro song in his hook has been selling fairly well for saying shit. What the fuck is his name again?
Tanto Metro song??
Tanto metro and devote – everyone falls in love sampled by Tory Lanez for his track Luv
“I do not believe there’s any such thing as negative publicity,” she says what about her pedo brother
How is that relevant? You corny for that… As if Nicki is responsible for the actions of another GROWN human being. And for all we know her brother could be getting extorted because of who his sister is but that’s besides the point. You corny bringing up what another person did to make her look bad because you have no actual ammo to use against her. Coward
i think its funny when entertainers say this..bc bad publicity 90% of the time will end up killing you..its just a slow roast thats all.. but believe it meeks next album will brick.
what else is she going to say??…. Gotta find ways to keep her Man in good spirits… LOL!
Also, that’s _ALL_ they are. Publicity for these talentless clowns. Nicki career been over and Meek never had one to begin with.
I love u niki.stay single forever.like me.dont trust nobody.i love u so much to see u get hurt. Never have a bf. Nor get married ok???.never.trust me on this. I love babe. Take care
Everyone dont talk trash bout niki. People these days talk too much n hate why????? Cause there jealous!!! Period.get a life. Leave niki alone. I love you niki always.take care