For her fans, it marked the first time her infamous alter-egos had been given life on a major mainstream platform.
Alas, today has seen a Grammy awards producer Ken Erlich reveal that he was disappointed with Nicki Minaj‘s performance at his ceremony three years ago.
Why?
Find out below…
Pieced together by the rapper and creative Laurieanne Gibson, Minaj‘s performance told the story of troubled gay teen Roman Zolanski and the betrayal he felt upon learning his mother had arranged for him to be exorcised of his supposed demons by a Catholic priest.
Set to the tune of her number ‘Roman Holiday‘, the performance was billed a “must-see” in the weeks leading up the show and on the night itself.
Unfortunately for Minaj, Mr. Erlich was anything but impressed by it, and has spoken out against her set in a new interview with ‘Hits Daily Double.’
When asked to name his least favourite Grammy performances,he confessed:
I was not proud of what we did with Nicki Minaj three years ago. I thought that was a disappointment both in terms of what we did and to an extent what she did. I’m not going to absolve us of any responsibility, but it just wasn’t good. If it had been controversial and good, I think I would have been proud of it. But we probably let out the string a little too much on that one. We did a thing I don’t know how many years ago called “Britney’s Incredible Dream” when Britney was the biggest thing in the business. I thought I had to book her. We did this thing where it opened up with her in a bed as a little girl. Then she did—I don’t remember what song it was—“Baby One More Time.” I thought that was a mistake. But there are a lot of ’em in the middle, and there are dozens near the top.
Set to offend the rapper who once referred to it as one of her best performances to date, Erlich’s comments echo those made by viewers unfamiliar with the rapper’s layered backstory, hence the confusion.
Here’s hoping she’s given the chance to do better when this year’s ceremony airs next month.
Yea that was awful…
It was s*** as hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hobey that was ah mess!!
The problem with Flopnika Garbaj is that she doesn’t have an original bone in her entire body. That Roman Holiday performance at the Grammys was a complete (s*****) rip off of Lady Gaga’s iconic Paparazzi performance at the 2009 VMAs.
Flopnika Garbaj will never be considered a great artist because she lacks originality. Her career has just been a Lil’ Kim tribute so far. When she isn’t stealing Lil’ Kim’s swag, flow, lyrics, and fashion, she’s stealing from the great Lady Gaga. Flopnika Garbaj will fall off very soon, and when the dust settles everyone will remember Flopnika Garbaj’s career for what it really was: a Lil’ Kim tribute act that provided no originality and did not move the ball forward in any way. It’s better to fail in originality than succeed in imitation.
The problem with all of your posts is that they have no originality you say the same things over and over again. if lil kim was as great as you make her out to be then she would still be here competing with Nicki and not owing the irs. kim can’t even get a record contract why don’t you comment on that and why does she owe the irs so much money.
My comment was for @LIL KIM looks like a GOAT
Eat ha!!!
Flopnika Teas – Why would the Queen of Rap Lil’ Kim need to compete with Flopnika? You don’t understand the hierarchy. Lil’ Kim is LEGEND who has paid her dues to get where she is. Flopnika is worker who is still trying (and failing) to accomplish the legendary career that Lil’ Kim has already had. There is no comparison. Lil’ Kim is from a legendary era. Trained and CROWNED by the greatest rapper of all time. Flopnika’s competitor is Iggy Azalea, not Lil’ Kim. Flopnika can’t even see Fauxy Brown as a rapper, and she damn sure can’t see the Queen Bee.
Flopnika is WORKER. Lil’ Kim is a BOSS and a LEGEND. Learn the difference, fuuckwad.
The problem is that no one saw a theatrical performance coming from Nicki. So it was out of the box especially for a rapper. OK FAct, LArenia Gibson was Lady Gaga and Nickis CREATIVE DIRECTOR at the same time. SHE DID BOTH PERFORMANCES. There goes the similarities shade. FACT Nicki went to an Theater arts school as well as lady gaga. So actually it was not out the box for Nicki. Its just what you expect from Gaga and not Nicki. Plus you do not see many black artist do it because they know the critics wont receive it well because its coming from them. FACT I actually like her performce, her FLOW was actually DOPE. When i first saw i was like what the hell, y because America says that not what we suppose to do. We breaking boundaries everyday because we the best
Plastic BLEACHED skin, plastic b***, boring videos; how long do we have to deal with this GENERIC CHICK. No TALENT NO TALENT
This isn’t anything knew That performance was TERRIBLE! She could have used that moment to stand as a female MC and not A CHARACTER! But she’s getting a little better now moving away from trying appear like a character and like a MC! But no shade the girls performance and stage presence isn’t 100! Like it or NOT ! THERES NO LIE IN MY COMMENTS UMMMKAY
I actually like Nicki, but i have to agree, that performance was f****** horrible. And its so true, if it was actually good as well as being controversial, it would have been iconic. It was just terrible, and I’m sure she was just trying give an iconic performance, but she failed miserably. I don’t the Grammy producers will ever allow Nicki to perform solo again.
The performance it self was good and her energy she put in it, the story of it all was bad bcuz a lot of those ppl at the Grammy don’t know Roman to understand what she was doing .
Honestly, i did not think there was anything good about that performance. The delivery was just off!!!!!!!!!!!
That performance was pathetic honey
What is his point on commenting about it now, and then to use Brittany spears as another example to cover up possible race blacklash. He could kept that 3 years later u say something anyways.
Nothing racial about what he said. Its all true…so eat me
@BeyonceLite: “[Beyoncé] deserves it way more than I do, I’d be embarrassed if I got it over her. If I got it, I’d give it to her.” – Sam Smith on AOTY
I can’t wait for her and beyonce to fade away. Two old women trying too hard to be young.
Beyonce has clearly stated she’s a GROWN WOMAN!! You deaf???
I can’t wait for #FOURFIVESECONDFROMBEINGDEPORTEDTOBARBADOS to top the U.S.A iTunes chart!!!!!!!!! But looks lyk that is not happening either..LOL #SEETHEBITCH
Well damn lol
WHAAAAAAAHAHAHALOLOL!!!!! Read ha. READ HAAAAA!!!!!
Why when Rihanna’s roughly FourFiveSeconds from fading away???
I can’t wait for her and beyonce to fade away. Two old women trying too hard to be young..
30’s is not old especially when I have grandparents in there mid 80’s.
U know IT is just being a shady b****!!!!! Funny how in 4 years RIHJECT will be 30. And her ass will also be considered “OLD” too.
Rihanna is already fading away… without hit singles Rihanna has NOTHING. R**** is a cheap h** who make half the money that Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Adele make.
You mean in 3 years…Rihanna will be 27 in february.
OK GIVE HER A CHANCE TO REDEEM HERSELF
I don’t think they will!!!!!!!!! And you Know Nicki has said some stupid s*** about the Grammys. Look at the link she posted on her twitter account about how the Grammys is racist..They will take note of that.
I liked that performance and think she needs to stick to the theatrics or other wise her performances are just boring and stale.
You’re fired!!!
What is your profession???? (NO SHADE)
I’m not a lawyer, that’s for sure. (NO SHADE)
But i never said i was a lawyer tho!!!!!!!! I actually genuinely want to know what you do, i am not trying to be shady. I’ll try again…What is your profession??
You’re kind of a queen at being shady, don’t be acting all cute. I’m a student btw, a college/university student (depends on where you’re from).
Oh!!!! Nice to know you are a student.. I was just asking because, I see that you are always one of the top commentators on this blog..(409 COMMENTS IN A WEEK). And I was just wandering how you get so much “FREE TIME” to blog. YOUR TIME TABLE MUST NOT BE FULL!!
No hunn, school’s closed. It’s been closed since December and it’s opening next week – early February. And it’s 400+ comments for over a month, that’s January. …See what I mean… Anyway, what’s your profession?
Okay, my bad!!!!!! So in Feb, you will be absent from this blog?????? Or you will not comment as much??
You’re doing it again. Answer my question.
But i already answered that before, I don’t have a profession. I am also a student just like you, but with a fuller time table which entails going to a lot of classes and work. Thanks for asking Hun.
Lmao!!! Oooooookay. 😆
Now that we’ve gotten that fuckery out the way!!!!!!! Why is #FOURFIVESECONDSFROMSCREECHING not No 1 on U.S.A iTunes yet??
Lol, I haven’t. Shouldn’t you be in class right now? You said you’re studying law in the UK and that you’re graduating in six months. And anyway, if you’re not, it’s your final year/semester(s). I’m sure you must have a lot of work to do, as well as networking and putting yourself out there. 😆
The Grammys are useless these days their viewers keep dropping each year.
I kinda enjoyed the performance. Too bad she dropped Roman after that… and you know what was really stupid about that Grammy, Mr Erlich? The fact you milked Nicki’s New Artist loss to Bon Iver just for ratings, having cameras on her face backstage and everything. You set that girl up for ratings and controversy to award an artist whose relevance and quality lie on his two or three feats with Kanye West. GTFOH with your stale old shade.
Girl hush.
She ha best…
The whole show is boring if you ask me. id rather watch the VMA’s
The Grammy’s haven’t been credible since the early 2000’s now it’s just a lame popularity contest and not about the talent.
Agreed.
All of oniggers performances are disappointing
You know you are a troll!!!!!!! When your avi pic and name are both dedicated to someone you supposedly hate!!!!!!!! #THESTRUGGLE
Yeah that was horrendous, please don’t remind us!
only watching for bey then im turning it off
Exactly, that’s what I always do lol
It was a horrible performance. Looking back, all of Nicki’s shows are bad, the ONLY good one I can think of is last year’s VMAs and the AMAs one.
Duhh….nobody liked that crap other than her blind fans that are too dumb to see past all of the lights, lipstick, and rouge.
Why is he/she talking about a performance from 3 f****** years ago?!
Well according to the article,he was asked in an interview with HDD to name his least favorite Grammy Performance so it’s unlikely he was just rambling out of nowhere
the performance was superb in mi opinion!!! not her best but it was theoretical! she put her all in this and was disappointed with d outcome that’s y she deleted her twitter according to her interview!! he’s just using Britney spears cause he don’t wanna pple to think he’s racist the fool what of Katy Perry’s 2014 performance? they just used her for some rating! my babe brought 40M viewers highest since 80s and second highest of all time!
I love that Nicki posted that about Grammy on her twitter account honestly! shows she don’t care cause if she did she won’t release anaconda, only lyrics video and post that on Twitter!! I respected her more!!
she don’t need d Grammy but she deserve it! where is bon iver now?
I honestly think they’re gonna let her perform again!! and she’s still THE ONLY FEMALE RAPPER 2 PERFORM SOLO!!
Bon iver is busy work on his new album you idiot
OMG. Her monster verse was everything!! She needs to bring Roman zolanski back. One of her best verses of her career.
It was the most talked about performance from that grammy’s (good or bad) and he’s still talking about it. guess it served it’s purpose.
I miss Janet at award shows.She needs to make a comeback,ugh
She needs to work on her vocals first sis
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wordpress tho? lmao
You could’ve paid a couple of bucks to remove “.wordpress” from the blog. Lol. It’s a no from me.
another hilarious part of that season was lil Kim sue tax was asked in an interview and she was like “what was that?” and I was like girl u went to your DVR to watch the Grammy’s to see if Nicki/ nemesis performing and im sure she was happy about what happened cause if u don’t like a person/something y would u talk about it? she was happy Nicki didn’t win lmao! jessiej, Ariana, Beyonce, madonna !!! plus Nicki said she has a surprise for barbz and her backup singer posted she and nick was rehearsing!! she’s gonna have to perform more than once God willing! I’m giving this year Grammy my view if they f*** up I’m never watching again
Great idea and performance. Ken Erlich needs to stop trying to get attention. It was great for it’s time and Nicki is ahead of hers.
How can you be ahead of your time when what you’re doing has already been done 10x over?? It’s not possible.
It happens when you choose mediocrity to perform at your show just cause there aren´t enough raw talents in mainstream nowadays.
That would explain why Flopriah’s last 3 albums flopped…
Yep that´s exactly why her last album didn´t do well. People don´t like real talent as much as before 🙂 Her other 2 last albums did well thanks.
Exactly @John…And it will keep getting worse.Grammys still have some very little credibility left so going the VMA route is a NO NO
I must agree that Nicki’s Grammy performance was absolute trash.
like your mothers box?
I agree, it was pretty much trash and stirred up a lot of controversy. She lost me as a fan for a while after that one.
I needed to read a few scriptures after that performance!!! It was so cliche and probably the worst to date!!!!
Out of curiosity… Would you say the same if that was your fav??? Honestly…
My fave doesn’t have multiple personality disorder, nor does she appear to be possessed. Or create alter egos. So I doubt I’d have to
Nobody talking about how that exocism seemed in bad taste because whitney was killed that weekend. Yes i said killed i think so….but her performance i liked but it was disrespect to whitney.
They just mad because Nicki called them out as being white washed. Nicki is an entertainer. That was what she did. She added theater and people are giving her a fit for it.
Grammy’s are not even that great. They nominated anaconda to throw shade. Why not pills and potions. They know that’s not Nicki’s best song (even though I like it for what it is a fun song). They know exactly what they are doing. Black people better open their eyes and start boycotting this bs.
I honesty believe that Nicki’s performance at the Grammy’s that year was the corniest performance I have ever seen. I can’t believe her team even allowed her to do that; especially on the Grammy’s!!!
But they picked the song. Gtfoh! Smdh. Im not even gonna watch the grammys this year.