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Although the song didn’t sit too well with us, Nicki’s milkshake brought all the boys on the set of her new video. No Cassie yet, but we’re sure we’ll be seeing her soon. I sure hope so. Sorry, Diddy.

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whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

—
Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) October 03, 2012

So lady like, Nicki. Tension brewed today during the Charlotte, NC American Idol auditions. Sources say Nicki even took it a step further off camera and threatened to “knock out” MiMi. Oy vey! Transcript below.

Nicki  Get this shit in self control.  Get in control.  Get in control. 
Randy  Settle down, settle down
Nicki  Don’t lose your head.  Don’t lose your head (inaudible).  Don’t tell me I’m a gangster.
Nicki  (inaudible) every 5 minutes.  So every time you patronize me, I’m-ma take it back, and if you’ve got a fucking problem, handle it.
Nicki  I told them I’m not fuckin’ putting up with her fucking highness over there.  Figure it the fuck out.  Figure it out.
Nicki  I’m not gonna sit here every fucking minute to have you come down and harass me every minute everyday.

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Sidebar: It was all good just two years ago

Guess Nicki missed the memo on no gifts. Nonetheless, Weezy was surprised for his 30th born day with a $70,000 1,000 lb red three-wheel T-Rex from YMCMB’s first lady. Clear the road.

It was pandemonium at Macy’s in NYC’s Herald Square on Monday as Nicki launched her fragrance, Pink Friday. Above, we walk the pink carpet as Nicki speaks on the fragrance and meets and greets her fans. Wanna smell like “angels playing”? Round up $49 and buy yours today.

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Nicki Minaj’s got her hands full these days. Not only is she judging American Idol, but she recently launched her own fragrance, Pink Friday. In an interview with Perez Hilton, she speaks on the perfume line and future endeavors. Hustle hard, ma.

For the first time, Nicki sat with the ladies on The View this morning. She spoke on joining American Idol, addressed rumors on conflict with her fellow judge Mariah Carey as well as her Pink Friday perfume and more.

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In case you haven’t heard, Nicki Minaj is now a judge on American Idol. During the NYC auditions on Sunday, she spoke to MTV about joining reality television’s Supreme Court. Yours truly (along with Karen Civil) also discussed what her move means to hip-hop.

Miller doesn’t expect to see rap opening singing competitions’ flood gates all of a sudden. However, he believes that artists like Nicki have already achieved a fair amount of pop success, and that’s why she is attractive to “Idol.” Not only does Minaj rap, but she sings, dances, sells cosmetics and has even done voiceover work in “Ice Age 4;” her crossover success makes her a clear representative to the mainstream audience. 

“I don’t think Nas would ever get $8 million for judging someone in a hip-hop competition, you have to be a pop star to acquire that kind of money,” he said. “If you’re not in a pop lane, you’re never going to ever get this kind of exposure or these kind of crossover looks.”

It’s official. After months of speculation, Ryan Seacrest confirmed that Nicki Minaj will join Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson as the new judges of American Idol.

It’s reported that Nicki will bank $8 million for her participation. You can bullshit with rap if you want, muthafuckas. The 12th season begins this January on FOX.

With Cassie’s cooperation, Nicki calls upon all the boys in her new single from her upcoming re-release of Roman Reloaded. Radio rip premiered this morning on WGCI. You lil fuck boys can have this.

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Unnecessary “controversy” stirred up when Nicki rapped on her “Mercy (Freestyle)”, “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy bitches is fucking up the economy”. Not grasping the sarcasm, various news outlets reported the non-registered-voting-rapper as a Republican.

This morning, the President spoke to Orlando’s Power 95.3 and gave his reaction to Nicki’s line. Don’t be a jackass and vote on November 6th.

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UPDATE: Nicki’s take on the President’s reaction.

Ha! Thank you for understanding my creative humor & sarcasm Mr. President, the smart ones always do… *sends love & support* @BarackObama. Awesome! Now I can tell my grandchildren that the 1st black President of the United States took the time to address a Nicki Minaj question