Nicki Minaj Rants to Hot 97 Radio After Host's Dig Which Made her Pull Out of Festival
Nicki Minaj pulled out of headlining the annual Hot 97's Summer Jam festival in New Jersey on Sunday because a radio show insulted her song. Hot 97 host Peter Rosenberg offended Nicki's single "Starships" as "F***ing bulls**t"which irked her boss Lil Wayne. Rapper Wayne who heads Nicki's record label vowed that no one on his Young Money Entertainment would appear at the event. He tweeted just before the show opened at MetLife Stadium: "Young Money ain't doing summer jam."
Minaj also confirmed that she won't be performing by tweeting: "The President has spoken. I go above and beyond for my fans. But won't ever go against Wayne's word. What he says, goes."
Last night, Nicki called into Hot 97 personality Funkmaster Flex show where she had a heated, uncensored argument with the host about the unexpected event on Sunday. The rapper demanded that her conversation with Flex be uncut.
"What happened was this, my fans didn't appreciate his comments. This is streaming to the world," she said to Flex. "This is streaming to the world. Nicki Minaj opened up that stream to show to kids in London and Paris. It was hosted on my website and those requests came from your station."
She continued: "It's not about his opinion. I have opinions about Hot 97 and DJs and Hot 97. But I wouldn't come on your stage or even say something to my fans negative about Hot 97. I'm a grown woman, everyone is grown enough to keep their opinions of themselves," she said. "I travel all over the world and people come to have a good time, not to have their favorite artist ridiculed. When you disrespect Nicki Minaj ... you're disrespecting my fans. Don't make those 3 million people who downloaded 'Starships' or whatever feel inferior for their tastes. When you invite someone to their home, you treat them with respect."
She also went on to say that Lil Wayne gave her a valuable lesson on knowing her self-worth by not allowing her to perform after being dissed by Rosenberg. She said she really wanted to perform at the hip-hop festival for her Barbz (fans), saying it was her hometown but Rosenberg's criticism came at the wrong time. She also said that no radio station that disrespects her will get an apology out of her.
Rosenberg was not apologetic for his comments but tweeted: "Last night I said nothing different than I have ever said. It was not a personal dis. It was starships is *****. WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS TRUE."
