Responsible for introducing her to world some years back now, Lil Wayne is one of many catalysts cited for explaining the success of Pop star Nicki Minaj.
Signed to his label Young Money Entertainment, the songbird’s debut album ‘Pink Friday‘ has now sold 2 million copies worldwide, scored her a Grammy nomination and spawned the smash hits ‘Check It Out‘ and ‘SuperBass‘.
Yet, in what will come as a surprise to many of her fans, Wayne has revealed that he is yet to be impressed by her accomplishments.
Find out what he had to say below…
He explained:
I’m not satisfied with anything she’s done. I believe she can do a whole lot more, and I believe she will do a whole lot more. It’s not shocking, and it’s not surprising. It’s quite fitting. But other than that, it’s nowhere near the end.
Here’s the thing:
Though there will be some who accuse Mr. Carter of downplaying what has been a fantastic year for the Rapper, he does make a valid point.
Yes,compared to the average contemporary female Rapper, Minaj is a multi platinum coin in a box full of Pay Pal plastics, but when compared to the likes of Rihanna’s and Katy Perry‘s of the world she is just another Pop upstart.
Indeed, ‘Friday’ has outsold albums released by acts more recognizable than she is but until she becomes a household name, there is still so much for her to achieve.
Here’s to hoping the coming years sees the ‘Did It On ‘Em‘ darling exceed all expectations, for if one year she has achieved more than a certain Kimmy Blanco has achieved in fifteen, who knows what the future holds for this wigged wonder.
Nicki Minaj has to come to Europe and tour like crazy! I can’t wait to see her live!
I AGREE VERY TRUE SHE STILL HAS A LOT TO PROVE THIS WAS ONLY THE FIRST ALBUM IM NOT IMPRESSED YET BUT I AM SOMEWHAT INTERESTED IN SEEING MORE HOPEFULLY SHE DOESNT POP HERSELF OUT ALL THE WAY AND SHE TAKES HIP HOP A LIL MORE SERIOUS AS WELL AS GETTING SOME VOCAL TRAINING FOR HER SINGING
Dead at yawl calling her a pop star. Its true but I mean I’d never thought I’d see the day.
YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS RIP HER A** LIL WAYNE IN THE ASS! LMAO! I CAN’T STAND THAT B**** & STINK FRIDAY WAS GARBAGE! CASE CLOSED!
Wayne then sign kreayshawn she is much better than Nicki Minaj anyway… Gucci gucci is one if tha best songs out in 2011 she holds it down for white girls out here trying to make it.. I’m a white girl trying to rap from tha bay all my n***** is behind me pushing me to be tha next white chick in tha rap game killing with kreayshawn!!! We gonna take over in a couple of years jus watch
Uhm has she gone double platinum yet with idk…2 singles like Kimmy did…will she be able to go platinum with 2 singles only in the future…she is kinda a joke in the hip hop industry whilst Kim is respected..Lyrically she aitn f****** with Kim has she been nominated for a grammy…for her own music like Kim..will all her’hits’be remembered 15 years from now….nope#TeamLilKim stand the f*** up
I’m glad he said that. Nicki acts like she invented female hip hop when she didn’t. All she did was recycle Kim’s whole identity & style & ran with it. In the industry its about staying power, longevity, being consistent, plus making great music (which she has yet to do). Let’s see who will be talking about WACK Friday 10yrs from now. Nicki
has so much to prove in the industry before she can ever claim a title. 1 album does not do it. How will her 2nd album do. Remember she has to deal with the sophmore jinx. Again Wayne is right for once. Let’s see how long Nicki can maintain before everybody starts calling her a “washed up has been”. Shes gonna feel the same disrespect that she has shown Kim for the past 7 yrs. Last note: she is a POP artist.
She’s accomplished a lot more than many artists have. I remember when people kept saying she would never sell 2 million copies of “Pink Friday” like Lil Kim’s stank ass did in the past with one of her previous albums! And now look? She’s sold 2 million copies and earned 5.6 million dollars without touring on her own! It’s very hard now-a-days for music artists to sell units. Look at The Game, Ne-Yo, Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, Usher, and a whole bunch more…. some of them didn’t even come close to going GOLD, only reached GOLD, or only went platinum. She has endorsements with MAC and has sold millions of singles. The only reason why she isn’t “MASSIVE” like Rihanna, Beyonce, and Lady gaga when it comes to sales is because she’s not a FULL POP STAR! If she kept releasing catchy pop tunes like “Superbass,” she would have sold 5-6 million copies of her album and would have more number 1’s. It’s sad, but true. I like Nicki, but I don’t care for her antics. I know she does it because it makes her popular and rich, but I hope in the future she can be more natural. Untalented whorish artists like Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kesha, and Gaga prove that dirty s**, controversy, and pop sells, and that’s why artists like Nicki go down that route.
she’s achieved more than Kim in 15 years? how is that?
Hardcore – 2x plat
no time – gold
not tonight – plat
Notorious KIM – plat
La Bella mafia – plat
3 platinum cd’s, #1 song lady marmalade, grammy winner
i dont think Nicki has achieved that yet
@theman4u
Hardcore took 10 years to go 2 times platty
“Superbass” is triple platinum
Lady Marmalade success was due to Christina Aguilera
Nicki has a nail polish line, a fragrance, and clothing dropping early next year and a sophomore album. She has won more awards than kim already. So yea kimmy blanco is dead.
Lil Wayne makes loud, obnoxious, annoying, ignorant music
so his opinion about others doesnt affect me.
Why is KIM’s Name In This Post ! Sam You Seem A Tad PRESSED & Obsessed ! 🙂
YET. Remember that not YET.
PINK FRIDAY was/is the introduction of onika.
She showed that side, now her 2nd album is gunna show another side. Mainly ROMAN. Now that she knows what worked for her and what didn’t, i’m excited to were she goes.
HERE I AM >>>>>>>
Hmmm…pop star? I thought she was supposed to be a rapper.
Sorry Nicki us white girls love you but we gotta shout out are girls v nasty, krayshawn, lil Debbie, ya doing ya thing for us out here in tha bay you holding it down for tha white girls & tha n***** out here much love. White girl mob taking over tha rap game! Where are n***** & bad b****** at???????
@DaHotNig So what if it took 10 years for Kim? She’s still f****** BIG/LEGEND. Nicki just came out what? 1 year ago? S*** she got a LOOOONG way to go.Quit comparing Nicki to Kim. Kim is in the legendary lane. You might not like her or what she does, but you can’t say she’s not a legend.She’s up there with Jay-Z , Beyonce, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson = ALL LEGENDS. Kim is more richer & famous then Nicki is. In everyone’s eyes Nicki is a pop-star..She’s no rap star.And okay about the superbass. IT’S POP ! Not rap ! Nikci isn’t 2x platinum.Kim is. GET OVER IT ;]
Ok there’s a lot of numbers floating around so let’s get this straight, hard core has sold 4 million copies, the notorious k.I.m. Sold 3 million, la bells mafia sold 2.5 mill, naked truth sold 1 million worldwide, so pink friday selling 2 mill is nothing to boast about, has she won a Grammy, Kim has, Any no. 1 singles, Kim has, did she raise 2 million for mac, no, did she create her own style that every other female rapper follows, no… Kim did, Kim is a world wide icon, nicki is a newbie that has far more hype that she does actual success, compare the achievements, the story tells itself!!!!
@DaHotNig
you act like nicki is double plat already? she should be or at least close by now she on her 7th single kim would do 2videos and maybe 4singles and have them same numbers nickis promotions is really better than most female rappers that came before her and she isnt really out doing any of them #sad
and kim also had competition nicki should be killing it being the only femcee out
BabiGotBack wt f…..Lolk.
Same Tired and Repetitive shade,I see….
Let Kim be Kim and Let Nicki be Nicki.Both have their own talent in their own ways and you don’t have to downplay one to stan for the other.
Why does an article about Wayne and Nicki have to involve Kim. The mere fact that you can’t get THE QUEEN BEE off your PRESSED mind is a testament to her greatness
anyways i agree with wayne,he knows that nicki is a star from the get go and she can do much better,even though she did alot in the short time she bin in the main[wayne wasn’t saying he didn’t like what she did he just isn’t impress because he know that nicki can do much more],nicki have mad potential,it,s great how nicki have a boss like that who encourage her to do better and don’t become stagnant even though nicki is doing her own thing and she is a go getter,it,s still good that someone like wayne is there with her to give her is unbias opinion and encouragement,anyways nicki keep getting better and keep locking it down.
yall people knows what sam is doing and is still playing in to it,it,s like yall see this big hole in the ground and if you fall in it you will get hurt then yall still fall in it anyways like yall didn’t see it, come on people.
nicki is working with madonna,Go nicki !!
Nicki hasn’t done anything special or unique. In a couple years she will face the same hardships Kim and the other females faced…then she will see that she is still just like the rest of them.
hmmmm…. i agree in some points.! nicki is still kinda new so i know she still has a way to go.! but nicki has accomplished so much in a short period of time so i feel she can only get bigger from here.! i think what wayne is saying is that he is not surprised by anything nicki has accomplished because he expected it already.! he feels that what she done is little because she is going to do so much more & get even bigger.! so i can understand where he’s coming from. but to all the nay-sayers ; TEAM MINAJ is laughing at you people cause your fav. female rappers are no where to be found & nicki is killing everything she touches.! so continue to hate., at the end of the day, she’s winning & so is TEAM MINAJ. so call us when your fav. female rapper releases a new album & gets the sales & accomplishes what nicki has.!
@blake LMAO at those numbers. WAKE UP you f***** moron. All of this info is on the internet and your numbers are b*******!
Do you understand that Nicki Minaj has broken almost every female rapper record in just 1 year!?!?!
kim got a fragrance? NO
Nail Polish Line? NO
As many singles on Billboard as Nicki? NO
As many awards as Nicki? NO
Why does kim have a Grammy? Christian Aguilera
Why does kim have a career? being Biggie’s jumpoff
Does kim write her own lyrics? NO
Any major tours in the last 10 years? NO
Does anyone in the industry sell music on paypal? NO
There’s really no comparison. Nicki is showing these b****** how they should’ve done it when they had the chance.
Yeah, because Lil Wayne has a huge successful career, so he can judge Nicki’s. 🙄 I just HATE when these gimmicks are trying to talk like pioneers…
Anyway, there is a fairly big chance that Nicki has peaked and there is also a chance that she will step her game up and surpise us all.Nobody really knows, granted that ‘Pink Friday’ and the whole campaign was all about “throw everything out there to see what catches on”.I think that the 2nd album won’t be that much different to ‘Pink Friday’ but maybe in the 3rd album (I think there will be one) she will show some more innovation…
And the Lil Kim shade was SOOO not necessary.
of course not. nicki is a fraud. its BEEN DONE BEFORE. what shes doing is not new. shocking or different.. it must hurt to have your own mentor run the tea on you like that !!!
are u sure you are the Female Weezy ???? lool !!
*HATE it
It’s Pink Friday.. and OVO
Popped out, I’m the realest deal, best legal team so the deals is ill
It’s Mac, OPI and a fragrance too
Apparal, I’m dominating every avenue
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Go Young Nick
@ASAP
Uh, yes Wayne can judge Nicki’s career for two reasons:
1. He’s her boss
2. He’s had a much longer and successful career that her. You may not like his music, but to refer to him as a gimmick is foolish. A career that lasts for 12 years with multiple platinum and gold plaques is not a gimmick/phase.
I’m not impressed with this gimmick b**** either
Snow tha product “REAL” female rapper!!!!!!!!!
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This just shows she has got so much more to give!
Nicki on top babay!
She will be gone 3 years from now.She’s nothing special.
LIl Kim 12 million records WW.Missy Elliot 20 million WW.Lauren Hill 20 million WW.Nicki Minaj 1.5 million.What is Nicki doing that haven’t been done before.Her nect album will be her last.
Nicki am so proud of you and happy that you have such a crew that can direct you so am not afraid of the future cos we the minajs will do it even bigger.GO TEAM MINAJ.
Ok, 1st yes, nicki is doing her, as well as Lil kim. 1 thing that yall minaj fans & tgj is that kim is not Over,its just the beginning, I wanna see nicki pull rank when missy & kim come back, second everybody talks as if Lil kim hasn’t done a thing as if she on khia level, kim had MAC glam, candies, AOL, superbowl, old navy , her own luxury watchline, #1 reality show, movies n tv shows (zoolander, superhero movie, etc) wrestling theme songs, a FREKING VIDEO GAME character ! Cmon , & nicki sold 3 mill on PF WW, but she is far behind even foxy brown! As queen latifah said ” even wack nuggas go platinum”. Cool io got an AMA, vanilla ice has Grammies are they Legendary?! Lil kim made her mark in music, she is certified Legend, Lil kim already Won cuz she hasn’t had an album in 6yrs, and blogs like this keeps her name on here 4 traffic
malibu your hate have no limits,anyways keep doing your thing wayne keep encouraging nicki to do better on the arias musically[are whatever avenue she is planing to dominate if she feels she can’t do it.] you think she is slacking,because we all know she have mad potential to do more,we all know you gave her the platform so make her take full advantage of it,like i said always keep doing your thing nicki.
Ya need to grow up ya always fighting it’s getting very old Kim & Nicki are very good rappers damn jus shut up. Ya need a job get ya money up cus us white girls got stacks on deck are n***** is holding us down.
Layla so you dumb b itch you expect nicki minaj to do all that in the short time she bin on the seen,and for you info nicki did alot in the short time she bin in the main than alot of them who took 15-20 years to accomplish,and it,s do matter how many albums you have sold if you don’t have the money now to show,just like how mike tyson was making millions beat everyone who is anybody know he don’t have sh it,so it,s pointless to say what you have did if you don’t have s*** to show for it now,that straight as bin talk coming from you,look how much albums them person that you had on the list had to sell more tahn one albums to put them number up,i don’t know why the fu ck you have Lauren hill up there like none of them bi chies is on here level,she put all of them number up with just one album,so don’t get this twisted,nicki did pretty well for a noob in the main/game in this time and age were albums don’t sell too much,you fu ckers are stuck in 90,s,yall need to stop Comparing then and now,and for nicki to be putting them numbers up for a female rapper she is winning….yall love talking cr ap i hope yall are this enthusiastic when kim drop her album yall go out and make her put them numbers up in this time and age because it,s easy to go plate-double plate in this time in yall eyes,so go out and prove that it,s easy,you little naive fu ckers.
Kim has nothing left to prove…she murdered nicki on black friday,end of fiscussion…the only reSonance she has sold 2 million records is because shes whoring these air head ass teens who do whatwever she says…she is pop and that’s it….neither her or Wayne can be considered hip hop simply because of the S*** they put out like rock albums get f****** serious
“Same Tired and Repetitive shade,I see….
Let Kim be Kim and Let Nicki be Nicki.Both have their own talent in their own ways and you don’t have to downplay one to stan for the other.”
The. F******. End. I wish some of you simpletons would grow a brain cell and stop being Sam’s good little puppets.
Did some of you even read the article? Or did you just gleefully rush to expose an absence of reading comprehension?
Wayne wasn’t insulting Nicki. In any way. He said she didn’t impress him because he knows she can do better. The end. Anything else you wanna read into it is your own delusion. Smh.
ON topic. I’m sure Nicki partly agrees with him. She seems to be gunning to top herself in 2012. She’s on a ton of people’s songs, she’s back on her hip hop grind, she’s getting mag cover after mag cover, appearing in movies and on tv shows, has a deal with MAC coming up. It’s a good business ethic. She’s definitely checking to be higher on the FORBES list next year.
& She’s gonna keep blowing up cuz she’s the s*** ! tuh ! Just the start of a long career ! #WhyUMad ?
OOP! LOL
BIGGIE NEVER SAID THAT S*** ABOUT LIL KIM. LOL
JUST SAYIN!
Maybe thats because Biggie knew that Kims TRUE talent was business or music but juggling nuts in her mouth.
Kim HAS never been successful. ALL of her albums took more than ten years to hit the 2 million or more mark and the only time she could ever win a Grammy is when she was sharing it with Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya.
ALL of her songs are ghostwritten and shes been irrelevant for the best part of ten years, THATS why she started the beef with Remy Ma.
Wayne is right, this is ONLY the beginning for Nicki.
NOT TO FORGET….
Kim is SO STUPID she lies about obvious s***, which is why she went to jail.
Instead of saying she knew the dudes involved in the shooting but knew nothing about the shooting itself she lied and said she didn’t know them EVEN THOUGH CCTV caught them hanging around each other on the same night.
She claims she ‘took one for Hip Hop’, sweetheart- you took quite a few. We ALL know Biggie’s d*** was her A&R scout.
She thought her throne would remain untouched because NONE of the other Rap girls gave her a run for her money but Nicki- being the cunniving b**** that she is- saw how lazy Kim was and pulled the rug from right beneath her feet LOOL.
Queen Of Rap my ass! Kim- your careers dead h** and if your little IRS goons have got u thinkin differently you’llbe in for a shock when your new album charts at #201 on the Billboard 200.
LMAO
QUEEN NICKI!
HAHA NICKI
Even you’re own boss is hating you.
Lil Kim is the original and you just a copyin ass fan, when Kims new album comes out its going to slay everyone.
FACT:
Kim has sold more than 30 million copies worldide.
She is worth more than 2.5 billion.
She is the highest selling Rapper of the last twenty years.
Whats Nicki achieved besides pullin funny faces and wearin Kims old pink wigs.
NICKI IS GOING TO SURPRISE EVERYONE WITH THIS NEXT ALBUM. ITS GOING TO REALLY PUT THE NAIL IN LIL KIM CASKET. :0
ONCE HER SECOND ALBUM STARTS, IT WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING NEVER SEEN FOR A FEMALE RAPPER,
PINK FRIDAY WAS NICKI MINAJS WAY OF TESTING THE WATERS OF THE INDUSTRY AND SEEING WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESNT, PEOPLE FORGET THAT NICKI IS WAYYYYY MORE THAN A RAPPER, SHE IS A WRITER, A VERY TALENTED WRITER AT THAT, AND ONCE YOU HAVE THAT MUSICAL ABILITY, AND DONT HAVE TO DEPEND ON OTHERS TO WRITE YOUR S*** *COUGH COUGH* KIM. THEN YOU WILL NEVER STRUGGLE.
NICKI MINAJ IS A SMART WOMAN ( ENDORSEMENTS UP THE ASS).
AND ALSO ‘SUPER BASS’ IS TRIPLE PLATINUM– MAKING NICKI MINAJ THE FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE RAPPER TO ACHIEVE THAT!! 3X PLATINUM EPIC!!
AND NICKI ALSO HOLDS THE TITLE FOR THE SECOND HIGHEST FEMALE RAP SINGLE WITH ‘MOMENT FOR LIFE’ SELLING 1.5 MILLION
ALSO NICKI HAS THE HIGHEST SELLING FEMALE RAP ALBUM FIRST WEEK SALES –AT 376K
NICKI ALSO HAS THE TITLE ON BILLBOARD FOR HAVING THE MOST SINGLES IN THE HOT 100 AT THE SAME TIME –A TOTAL OF 7 AT THE SAME TIME.
NICKI MINAJ HAS JUST EARNED HER 5TH TOP 10 SINGLE AS ‘MAKE ME PROUD’ JUMPS TO #9 ON BILLBOARD HOT 100.
ALSO SINCE NICKI MINAJS FRIST ENTRANCE INTO THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 IN 2009, SHE HAS NOT LEFT THE HOT 100 SINCE.. MAKING THIS WEEK HER 100TH WEEK STRAIGHT IN THE HOT 100!!!! OMG THAT IS EPIC!!! NO FEMALE RAPPER HAS EVER DONE THAT!!
NICKI IS ALSO LOOKING AT AROUND 3 NOMINATIONS AT THE GRAMMYS, WHERE SHE IS NOMINATED FOR ‘BEST NEW ARTIST’ AND WE ALL KNOW SHES GOING TO WIN THAT. AND THIS MEANS SHE WONT HAVE TO SHARE HER GRAMMY WITH 6 OTHER PEOPLE *COUGH COUGH* LIL KIM. 🙂
ALSO NICKI MINAJ HAS THE MOST TOP 20 HITS FOR A FEMALE RAPPER,
ALSO NICKI MINAJ HAS THE 2ND MOST TOP 10S FOR A FEMALE RAPPER– AND WE ALL KNOW SHE WILL BE PASSING THAT SOON..*YAWNS* ITS A MILD DAY STANNING FOR THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP ….TOODLES.
Oh shut up NickiMinajSlaysAllFemaleRappers
Kim has ten billboard #1s under her belt so STFU !
BADGIRL123 what did you say Lil Kim is worth 2.5 billion,do you even have any idea how much money that is….i really think you made a mistake with those numbers because i failed to believe you are that dumb are mad brain washed….even thought comp is mad stiff the way i like it,i hope nicki do well at the grams.
NIKKI>>>KRIMberly
NICKI MINAJ IS A CORNEY GIMMICK THAT MAKES BLACK GIRLS LIKE ME LOOK BAD. AND IT’S SAD THAT SO MANY BLACK GIRLS LOOK UP TO HER AND BE INSPIRED TO DRESS AND ACT STUPID LIKE HER.SHE IS NOT RAP, I HOPE WE GET A REAL RAP QUEEN AND NOT NO FAKE BODY,FAKE EYE ASS BEYOOOCCHHHH!
BADGIRL123 Lol so you called Wayne encouragement hate,are you dumb? you must be,no wonder you fav is strougle if she was getting some of this encouragement /what you call hate she would be much better off in this time,but it,s dumb a-ss fans like you the reason she is were she is at…..she fell the off if it wasn’t for Nicki no one would have bin giving her the time of day she is getting,yall acting like kim bin on the level she started off on straight through the 15-20 years she bin in the game…bet back in the day when your parents was talking to you and giving you encouragement for you to do better you thought they were hating on you,your comment alone made me know that you are a du.mb b itch straight off the bat.
@white girl mob you throwing that N-word around like you know and understand the history ummmmmmmmmmmmmm be easy. and secondly i cant believe you have the nerve to even bring up that stupid not rhyming i want to be black itch-bay(thats p** latin as kanye says) in the presence of the females being mention on these comments. You must have lost yo f-ing mind. Oh i see you wanna be elvis see the sistas doing it and want to get on board, and thats all fine and good but yawl (you know white girls)better have something better then that gucci gucci itch-bay hanging around oakland or yawl gonna have to go back to that old fashion way yawl used to get at the brothas…… do i really got to say it????
Dude, whether you like it or not Kim’s never going away, she’s got years of popularity. The future is unclear for minaj, while she is more popular currently, Kim will never be far from the mind since Nickis initial break through “beef”. That being said Kim has done what she wanted, to always be remembered, for better or for worse.
And don’t yall tell me she’s not brought up on every minaj post lovies.
SHESDUMB b itch you make your self look bad start taking responsibilities for your own fu ck ups for a change,i bet you blame your parents for you fu ck up life too,and the people who is looking up to nicki knows why they are looking up to her,my be if you was doing the same you wouldn’t have bin so damage you lost b itch.
HERE HATERS (INCLUDING THE AUTHOR OF THIS STORY): DiscographyMain article: Lil’ Kim discography
Hard Core (1996)
The Notorious K.I.M. (2000)
La Bella Mafia (2003)
The Naked Truth (2005)
TBA (2012)
FilmographyFilms
Year Film Role
1997 Gangstresses Herself
1999 She’s All That Alex
2001 Zoolander Herself
2002 Juwanna Mann Tina Parker
2003 Those Who Walk in Darkness Soledad
Gang of Roses Chastity
2004 Nora’s Hair Salon Herself
You Got Served Herself
2005 Lil’ Pimp Sweet Chiffon (voice)
There’s a God on the Mic Herself
2008 Superhero Movie Xavier’s daughter
Television
V.I.P. (as freedom fighter) (1999)
DAG (as Gina Marie) (2001)
Moesha (as Diamond) (2001)
The Parkers (as herself) (2001)
American Dreams as Shirley Ellis (October 12, 2003)
Lil Kim: Countdown to Lockdown (2006)
The Game (as herself) (2007)
Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (2007)
Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious (2008)
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 8) (2009)
Awards This biographical section of an article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2011)
Grammy Awards
1997: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Ladies Night (Not Tonight remix)” (with Missy Elliott, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Da Brat, and Angie Martinez) (nominated)
2002: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Lady Marmalade” (WINNER)
2003: Best Female Rap Solo Performance for “Came Back for You” (nominated)
2003: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Can’t Hold Us Down” (with Christina Aguilera) (nominated)
2003: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Magic Stick” (with 50 Cent) (nominated)
2008: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Let It Go” (with Keyshia Cole & Missy Elliott) (nominated)
MTV Video Music Awards
1998: Viewer’s Choice for “All About The Benjamins” (with P. Diddy and others)
2001: Video of the Year for “Lady Marmalade”
2001: Best Video from a Film for “Lady Marmalade”
My VH1 Awards
2001: Favorite Video (“Lady Marmalade”)
2001: Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just My Video? (“Lady Marmalade”)
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
1997: Best Video by a Female – Rap/R&B (“Crush On You”)
1999: Best Video by a Female – Rap/R&B (“Not Tonight (remix)”)
Source Awards
2003: Female Artist of the Year
2003: Female Single of the Year “The Jumpoff”
T*** Choice Awards
2001: Choice Song of the Summer (“Lady Marmalade”)
MOBO Awards
2003: Most Stylish Artist of the Year
Radio Music Awards
2001: Song of the Year Top 40 Pop Radio-“Lady Marmalade”
TMF Awards-Belgium
2001: Video of The Year-“Lady Marmalade”
TMF Awards-Netherlands
2001: Video of The Year-“Lady Marmalade”
ALMA Awards
2002: Outstanding Song- Motion Picture Soundtrack “Lady Marmalade”
ASCAP Music Awards
2002: Song of the Year-“Lady Marmalade”
MTV Japan Awards
2002: Best Choreography “Lady Marmalade”
MVPA Video Awards
2002: Best Styling In A Video-“Lady Marmalade”
VIBE Awards
2005: Album of the Year The Naked Truth (nominated)
BET Awards
2006: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
2008: Best Song “Let It Go” (nominated)
2010: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
American Music Awards
2003: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
2005: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
SHUT THE F&$@ UP! THAT WAS THE NAME OF A LIL KIM SONG…LOL
CATCH UP
@RDK Got damn bytch shut the hell up.You made the most comments out of everybody on this post and think you made your point already.Get a life.Nicki don’t know you and wouldn’t give you the time of day and why do y’all Nicki fans kept going at Kim every-time a kim fan say something.It not like Kim said it herself.Y’all need to separate Kim from the bloggers.
Younotice how all of those achievements are more than ten years old.
Kim s career was dead EVEN BEFORE Remy MA debuted
@NICKI MINAJ SLAYS ‘ALL FEMALE RAPPERS’ Y’all Nicki fans really worship her huh.Writing long as paragraphs.The bytch is wack and a gimmick.Her next album will be her last.Even her most loyal fans are starting to say there getting tired of her.Queen of Hip Hop she is not.lets see were she will be 5 years from now when she is 35.
@WANNAMINAJ? I bet you wouldn’t say that about Missy Elliot.Nicki fans are retarded mofos.
I DO BELIEVE LIL KIM HAS MORE THAN ONE CD & I COULD SWEAR AT LEAST 2 OF HER CD WENT DOUBLE PLAT & PLAT.. THE ONLY THING NICKI MINAJI DID FOR THE GAME IS SAVE THE TITLE OF FEMALE RAPPERS…LIL KIM HAVE MORE HITS & SOLD MORE THAN HER
Missy Elliott is an icon whose work ACTUALLY impacted Pop culture, her achievements are hers and not shared with singers more succesful than she is.
Kim on the other hand is a serial tag along, she tagged along Biggies career and tagged along to get her ONLY Grammy.
what a sad c*** sucking h**. No wonder it was so easy for Nicki to convince Baby not to sign her.
Anthony it took more than ten years for any of Kimsalbum to sell over a million.
Joan Rivers called and she wants her face back Kim. HAHA!
itspinkfridayhoe!
bpleasebelieve Kim don’t know you either it go,s both ways ya now,and bpleasebelieve everyone knows about Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ya now,so i don’t see what type of point you was trying to make with that long a ss bullsh-it.
I know the non nicki fans are happy to hear this post but nicki has already admitted the same about herself. She doesn’t like to relax. She likes to keep going forward. Unlike some ppl who brag about who good they USE to be. Yall know who I’m talmbout. 😀
She never stops working soo NEXT.
Lil Wayne…sit down somewhere…! HATING ASS NICCKA !
@RDK Wikipedia is not a reliable source dumb@**.Please stay in school.
@WANNAMINAJ? Foxy Brown had Jay-Z.Eve had DMX.Trina Had Trick Daddy.Da Brat had Jermain Duprie.Lauren Hill had wycliff.Nicki Minaj have Lil Waye.Biggie died after Kim first album and still sold 3 platinum albums after-words.You Nicki fans get dumber and dumber by the day for some b*tch that can’t even rap.For real though.Who says sh*t like,DucK,Duck,Gosse.”and”Rah Rah like a Dungun Dragon.” I can tell y’all Nicki fans are little kids.
the comments that say “TGJ,ALWAYS DOWN PLAYIN KIM”,yall are too funny..yall jst mad and bkus it’s the truth,she has did and made more in her ONE YEAR than kim has done in her whole 15!!!jst freakkin admit it you haterz…she’s a wonder woman and lil wayne was basically saying “she bein doin but aint been tryin to do the best she can but i dnt beleive,I KNOW that she is gonna give it her best and when she does,she’s gonna break the world in two because this is knowwhere near over”just thought i should translate for yall and @lil wayne,that’s true tho,she’s kinda steerin towards pop when she’s a rapper but she will get back on track tho,BELIEVE THAT! Watch OUT HATAZ! *holds up shield to block from the nicki explosion*
@Kira the kim fans used kim’s discography out of desperation (lmfao) on wikipedia so it’s the same source. So don’t matter. All I gotta say is Anthony says kim has more hits but it looks like her nominations of “hits” were solely based on the jump off and lady marmalade. Lmfao. Nicki definitely has more hits than that. BIATCHES.
@Maria f*** you b****. Kim was nominated at the t*** choice awards. Same awards nicki was nominated at. B****, kim has kid fans too. Kim went to visit some little girl in the hospital that was a big fan of hers. It’s just kids must like nicki more in this day in age cuz kim is an ugly s*** that lets Diana ross jiggle her boobs.
1.Pink Friday has not sold 2million copies world wide
2.Hard Core sold over 2million in the U.S alone
3. Nicki has not accomplished more than Lil Kim has or any other mainstream chick out there
4. Pink Friday has only outsold Femme Fatal so IDK who the other popular artist Nicki has outsold.
5. Having a song go platinum is wayy different then having an album go platinum
But lets not act like Nicki isnt snatching wigs. Shes smart and she works her ass off. Nicki is slaying, but shes not on Kims level yet. People need to get over it.
@I’ma have to send her to her maker
How can you call Kim a s*** when Nicki has her tits hanging out at the AMA nomination announcements? And do I need to bring up that picture of Nicki immatating Lil Kim’s infamous Hard Core promo pic?
Kira then if that is the case why is everything that person up top have the same thing as what is written on Wikipedia,and what do my level of Education have to do with this..and you have the gal to tell me to stay in school sigh you are an epic r*****.
@bpleasebelieve……okay,so u looked on wikipedia and posted all of her NOMINATIONS bekus…….
and yeah about 30% of her fanz are teens between 14-17 but we dont do what ever she says….we love her to death but everything she does ain’t the bizness,like that did it on ’em video,that was boring 4 nicki minaj…rihanna with cheers,no,but 4 nicki 2 do a boring video like that….and truth b told,unlike kim,nicki don’t need backup to run her career…..she’s smart enough to do so…and yall need to stfu and stfd bout this beef bekus clearly,nicki minaj and lil kim ain’t gone shake hands anytime soon…so get over i,expect this…kim fanz,stay mad that NICKI CHOPPIN THESE B****** LIKE LUMBER…..lmfao
these wouldn’t no stupid if it slapped ’em in the face
these b****** on that lack s*** while i’m pickin up the pace
@Gucci Gucci Nicki tits have never hung out except for that nip slip but that was obviously an accident. Nicki has way more class than that and is too good to let anyone peep her goods. She’s not an easy s*** like kim letting anyone run up in it.
I’m sorry but showing CLEAVAGE is not the same has having a star on your nipple like lil kim did or whatever that was on her tit at the mtv awards
@DEONATY Shut your f***** @ss up.So Nicki did in one year what Kim did in 15.So Nicki sold 12 million albums,been in movies,commercials,clothing lines,Hair salons,Jewelry line, and TV shows.All Nicki did was one platinum album ,10 videos,and nail polish line.Nicki fans are little kids who don’t remember sh*t.
@I’MA HAVE TO SEND HER TO HER MAKER That was Missy Elliot idea for Kim to wear her boob out.She thaught it would be funny and iconic at the same time and Nicki wish she can have a legend like Diana Ross feel up on her.
@DEONATY Another dumb Nicki fan.Unlike Kim,Nicki doesn’t need back?Nicki is being backed up by the Young Money train with one of the hottest rappers,Lil Wayne and Drake.Kim sold 3 platinum albums by herself without Biggie and Diddy.After Lil Wayne retires will see how far Nicki goes.
Point blank: Nicki is way too pop. There’s nothing “hip hop” about her. She’s for that gay boy Rihanna/Gaga audience.
Her future is bright but she gotta keep respecting her hip-hop roots and not go totally pop.
As long as the albums have the balance to go to the next level and keep that buzz, she’ll be fine
Sorry but only gay male
and females go hard for nicki.
Damn everyday it’s the same thing up here.
What did lil kim even have to do with this article?
Nicki stans stop reaching…..
I respect Kim because she was here in the 90″s when music was still real.
Kim had competition from every angle….
Nicki has none.
The thing about this generation(1992-Up)
None of the people would know talent if it f***** em in the
ass,ear,mouth,throat.
If the numbers aren’t high the first thing you hear is FLOP.
this new generation lack originality,soul,and artistry
………….Anyway we will have to give nicki 15 yrs then have this talk again.(Doubt It)
Nicki ain’t broke no damn records.
She has done nothing special…
It’s just there hasn’t been an hot Female rapper in years.
Until her stats are like Missy Elliot’s.Lauyrn Hill,Lil Kim,Foxy Brown and Da Brat and SaltNPeppa.
She has alot to prove.
TO RESIDENTS OF THE NICKI HATER NATION…
Kim has NEVER accomplished what Nicki has done in a year’s time! Lick ya wounds you sucka’s!
Get on ya knee’s and HAIL THE NEW QUEEN OF HIP HOP- MS NICKI MINAJ!
You wont be alone, you know whereever that plastic has been, Lil Kim Chee is- She’s somewhere on her knees too!
NICKI REIGNS! DON’T BE MAD CUZ SHE DID’IT ON YA LIL KIM, YOU HAD IT COMIN!!!!
I AGREE WITH WAYNE. NICKI WAS A REAL RAPPER BEFORE ALL THIS FAME…..YES FAME NOT SUCCESS THERE IS A CLEAR DIFFERENCE. HER STAGE SHOW IS WACK HER DELIVERY IS A FAILURE AND HER COMICAL ANTICS HAVE BECOME ALL BUT FUNNY. SHE HAS THE TALENT, POTENTIAL AND PUSH TO BE WAAAAAY BETTER THAN SHE IS TO DATE. ALL THE SALES AND FANS REALLY DONT MEAN ANYTHING WHEN EVEN YOUR DIE HARD KIM HATING RIDE OR DIE FANS SAY FOR THE SHOW THATS GIVEN IT ISNT WORTH THE MONEY.
SHE HAS TAKEN HER FAME IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND APPEARS HUMBLE BUT IN ALL REALITY SHE IS RIDING ON A HIGH HORSE AND NEEDS TO WALK BESIDE IT A WHILE LONGER BEFORE HOPPIN ON THE SADDLE. SHE WAS THE PERFECT AND PRIME EXAMPLE OF MARKETING AND PROMOTION AT ITS BEST AND IT DID INDEED ROCKET HER TO A PLATFORM THAT SHE WITH HER CURRENT MATERIAL CANT STAND ON.
GO BACK TO WHERE IT BEGAN AND REVIVE THE LYRICAL NICKI THAT PAID HOMAGE SIMPLY BY KILLING HER OWN VERSES TO KIMMYS “JUMP OFF” BEAT. NO YOU DONT HAVE TO SAY THANKS KIM BUT DONT DISRESPECT BECAUSE IT IS A CLEAR AND OPPISITE POTRAYAL OF RESPECT.
GLAD WAYNE ISNT AS FAR UP HER INFLATED BOOTY AS THE REST OF HER YOUNG MONEY COUNTERPARTS AND FANS. MUCH RESPECT AND DITTO ON SHE CAN DO A WHOOOOOOOOOLE LOT MORE. STARTING WITH A CONSISTANT FLOW NOT CLUTTERED BY AN OVER EXPRESSION OF TALENT (I CAN SING, I DO VOICES, I MAKE FACES, ETC.)
MINAJ_KILLER_KING_B
October 28, 2011 at 11:28 am
I AGREE WITH WAYNE. NICKI WAS A REAL RAPPER BEFORE ALL THIS FAME…..YES FAME NOT SUCCESS THERE IS A CLEAR DIFFERENCE. HER STAGE SHOW IS WACK HER DELIVERY IS A FAILURE AND HER COMICAL ANTICS HAVE BECOME ALL BUT FUNNY. SHE HAS THE TALENT, POTENTIAL AND PUSH TO BE WAAAAAY BETTER THAN SHE IS TO DATE. ALL THE SALES AND FANS REALLY DONT MEAN ANYTHING WHEN EVEN YOUR DIE HARD KIM HATING RIDE OR DIE FANS SAY FOR THE SHOW THATS GIVEN IT ISNT WORTH THE MONEY.
SHE HAS TAKEN HER FAME IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND APPEARS HUMBLE BUT IN ALL REALITY SHE IS RIDING ON A HIGH HORSE AND NEEDS TO WALK BESIDE IT A WHILE LONGER BEFORE HOPPIN ON THE SADDLE. SHE WAS THE PERFECT AND PRIME EXAMPLE OF MARKETING AND PROMOTION AT ITS BEST AND IT DID INDEED ROCKET HER TO A PLATFORM THAT SHE WITH HER CURRENT MATERIAL CANT STAND ON.
GO BACK TO WHERE IT BEGAN AND REVIVE THE LYRICAL NICKI THAT PAID HOMAGE SIMPLY BY KILLING HER OWN VERSES TO KIMMYS “JUMP OFF” BEAT. NO YOU DONT HAVE TO SAY THANKS KIM BUT DONT DISRESPECT BECAUSE IT IS A CLEAR AND OPPISITE POTRAYAL OF RESPECT.
GLAD WAYNE ISNT AS FAR UP HER INFLATED BOOTY AS THE REST OF HER YOUNG MONEY COUNTERPARTS AND FANS. MUCH RESPECT AND DITTO ON SHE CAN DO A WHOOOOOOOOOLE LOT MORE. STARTING WITH A CONSISTANT FLOW NOT CLUTTERED BY AN OVER EXPRESSION OF TALENT (I CAN SING, I DO VOICES, I MAKE FACES, ETC.)
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PREACH GIRL!! The man knows very well what hes saying and what hes trying to get across. and thats some real sh*t. She has fame but not success. And im not impressed either. She gotta do better man. Its her first LP so im sure she’ll come out swinging hard on the next one.
yeah he is just encouraging Nickki to do better like the other gals but in actual sense Nicki is just too good in whatever she is doing.