Nicki Minaj was left seeing red after YouTube put an age restriction on her new “Likkle Miss (Remix)” video.
On Monday (September 26), the Grammy Award-nominated rapper issued a series of Instagram posts, blasting the video sharing platform for what she believes is an attempt to sabotage the video. She included a screenshot of an email she received from YouTube informing her she’d violated the community guidelines.
“This was done to stop us from getting a lot of views in the first 24 hours,” she wrote. “The DUDS at my label allow ppl to use my videos all the time to promote weak shit but said we can’t buy promo for my videos. @YouTube @YouTubemusic it’s time y’all tell ppl that you’re in bed with a whole RECORD LABEL & MNGMNT COMPANY!!!!!
“HOW LONG HAVE YALL BEEN PLAYING THE NUMBERS GAME TO LIE & PRETEND PPL R DOING ‘GOOD’ WHEN THEY R NOT?!?!? HOW MUCH AD SPACE DID THESE DUDS PURCHASE TO BE PROMOTED ON MY CHANNEL IN THE LAST 5 YEARS?!???!!!!”
In another since-deleted post, Nicki Minaj suggested former Def Jam president and current Global Head of Music at YouTube, Lyor Cohen, was possibly at the root of the issue.
“Imagine this,” she continued. “They restricted my fucking video but have things a million fucking times worse on their BOGUS FKNG PLATFORM. This is what they do to keep you from winning while doing ads for other ppl and posting FAKE FKNG STATS because of the same ppl who run YouTube are in bed with a certain record label and mngmnt company. GO SUCK OUT YA MUDDA BIG PUM PUM. LYOR IT BETTER NOT BE YOU.”
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After a couple of hours of harassment from the Barbz — Minaj’s endlessly devoted fanbase — it appears YouTube had a change of heart. Taking to her Instagram Stories, the Pinkprint artist shared a screenshot of a post from the “Barb Room” that claimed the age restriction had been lifted.
Minaj added: “FUCK THEM DUDS. THEY CAN’T GIVE US BACK OUR FIRST 24 HOURS CAN THEY!?? SO MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.”
Directed by Andre “DreVinci” Jones and George “G-Town” Rodriguez, the “Likkle Miss (Remix)” video featuring Jamaica’s Skeng arrived earlier this week and has already amassed over one million YouTube views.
The track is taken from Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio: Volume 1 compilation and follows the massive success of “Super Freaky Girl,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, only the second single solo song by a female rapper to do so after Lauryn Hill’s 1998 single “Doo Wop (That Thing).”
It’s so fun watching her be mad she can’t retain relevancy. Her and her cult are so sad.
That’s dumb to say. She’s still global and badass. Who are YOU again? Nobody Jones?
NOBODY JONES? THATS THE WORST SHIT I EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!
She’s right though. Kendrick takes his pants off and bangs a girl, and she took her shirt off, tits and everything, no age restriction there. Youtube is selective.
Using Kendrick as an example is some targeted trolling. There are numerous instances besides him that have existed even before he blew up that can support your claim. Leave your least fav rapper out of what’s obviously a bigger picture.
Not a Nicki fan but I agree with her on this. YouTube’s algorithm’s and politics are full of it. They will ban channels bc they feel they’re providing misinformation when they aren’t, allow asmr or some sexual content related videos, but instances like this are intervened. Honestly, they don’t filter lyrics and you get offensive content, but their selection of what is appropriate as opposed to appropriate is an abomination, people should just abandon YouTube honestly. And streaming services like Spotify, should be able to showcase the videos under an age restriction policy. Just saying. I grew up in an era where lyrics were altered for video content, but that doesn’t exist anymore I guess
Barbz, Stans, Hive, and whatever cheesy fan base created are all corny. Get a life losers. And you can tell. There are no Drake, Kanye, Jay, Nas, YG, YB, Cole etc specific named fans. The ones that are are full of idiots.
youtube restrict content by country too sometimes which is retarded. no porn on youtube however keep it that way.
Swag swaggg !
the artist name is skeng ..not skillibeng ..2 totally different ppl ..get your stuff together
Tits or GTFO.