Kanye West On Nicki Minaj’s ‘Monster’ Verse: ‘It Was The Best Of All Time’

Published: Wednesday 27th Nov 2013 by David

Commercial glory aside, Nicki Minaj’s lyrical skill and story telling abilities have seen her rise well above the realm of ‘Female Rap’ to become one of the most celebrated Rappers of all time.

Indeed, despite trying and failing numerous times to cite her aesthetic, financial backing and eccentricities as the root cause of her notoriety, her naysayers continue to find themselves faced with facts that point to the contrary.

Facts, that lie in her subtle use of  metaphors, clear diction and versatility . Facts, acknowledged by ‘Through the Wire’ lyricist Kanye West, who has named her verse on his 2010 cut ‘Monster’ the best Hip Hop verse of all time.

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  1. cake like lady gaga November 27, 2013

    YASSSSSSS

    A bottom f*** better stan for the Rap Bible!!!

    DEAD at the meltdowns that @Kmart_TROLL and the canadian t***** will have after seeing this 🙁 🙁

    • ENOUGH ONIKA (NEW & IMPROVED) November 27, 2013

      Shut your f*ggot a*s up ugly. The only meltdown you should worry about is your favs over artFLOP, the album no one even knew came out nor cares about.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      SISSY STFU!!! WHO LISTENS TO WHAT THE LUNATIC YE HAS TO SAY?? DIDN’T HE SAY HE MORE POPULAR THE mj?? didn’t he say that H** was the most beautiful s**** on earth? did he say Obama didn’t have andy money? You dizzy tramp why don’t you just kill yoself for being THIS dumb!! I stan for @ENOUGH ONIKA (NEW & IMPROVED) cus she teln the GOT DAMN ‘TRUTH’ HONEY!!

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  2. BeyBeyKing November 27, 2013

    He’s not lying.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      u stink

  3. ItsCheryl2Bh November 27, 2013

    Nicki only slays when she takes her time which is why PF is a classic and PFRR isn’t. Monster took her weeks to finish and it was worth it 2bh.

    • MarinasDiamonds November 27, 2013

      So true and she knows it too, that’s why she got so mad when she didn’t win the Grammy because she knew how good it was.

  4. nicko November 27, 2013

    Nicki’s best verses : Monster, Hello Good Morning,Out Of My Mind, Mercy, Dope Dealer imo but i love ALL of her verses, shes clever af

  5. JaggedLittleThrill November 27, 2013

    Facts everywhere.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      h** hush

  6. nicko November 27, 2013

    yes n im so glad shes taking her time with the next album, it gotta be PERFECT

    • BarbBey November 27, 2013

      But what about them videos though. I NEED her to work with some directors who can give her concepts that slay instead of the typical green screen stand in the same place and point s***.

  7. Lovebird (Britney Jean – 03.12.13) November 27, 2013

    I absolutely agree 100%, no lies here.

    That verse at and slayed and shut down the competition. One for the history books.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      and it was down hill from that

  8. AubreyOSlay November 27, 2013

    Nicki is a wonderful rapper but she needs to learn to take her time if she wants her new album to be as good as Pink Friday.

  9. SoGone4Monica November 27, 2013

    I detect no lies.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      i detect yo kat smells

  10. Aguilera’sHeart November 27, 2013

    They don’t give her her dues because she’s pretty.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      who??

  11. TheArtOfMimi November 27, 2013

    Wish I could say he was lying.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      u can honey

  12. Super Cisus November 27, 2013

    NO LIES!!! When will Lil Kryptkeeper?????

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      57k

  13. RAYNER317 November 27, 2013

    Pink Friday IS NO CLASSIC!! SORRY DOLL!!

    • RiriRoyale November 27, 2013

      Take your medication Rayner. The only other album from a female Rapper to discuss a wide range of issues was TM, which is obviously light years better than PF.

      Nicki spoke about everything on the album and did it all in a cohesive way. As much as I love Kim, she was never able to stay away from s** or violence.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TjRlVQynlI

      Has Kim ever done anything as deep as this?

  14. cake like lady gaga November 27, 2013

    But let’s not front, Nicki’s verse on I’m Out is THEEE best :/

  15. Ladies Night November 27, 2013

    What does this b**** with Britney in its avi know about rap kmt.

    • LaLopez November 27, 2013

      Don’t assume people don’t listen to other genres because they don’t say it aloud.

    • filth November 28, 2013

      @ladies night You win for the most ignorant comment of the day. congrats!

  16. cake like lady gaga November 27, 2013

    Also, the Make Me Proud verse >>>>>>>>

  17. cake like lady gaga November 27, 2013

    Also the A** verse >>>>>>>>

  18. VivaLaRadio November 27, 2013

    I’ve always said this but none of my friends ever agree. I love her Pop songs but her songs like HIA and CM is what made me love her because not a lot of people knew about her in Switzerland until PFRR was put out to the world so I was the only one in my class who knew about her.

  19. CandyWarhol November 27, 2013

    Kim is a better performer than Nicki and put more effort into her videos but she will never touch Nicki lyrically.

    • truth…JUST THE DAMN TRUTH HONEY. y you mad? November 27, 2013

      H** did u just say dat?? Stfu…LIES!! Nicki caint touch kim…PERIOD!!

  20. BarbzRUs November 27, 2013

    The only thing I need for Onika to do is to stop being so lazy on stage and in her videos. You make hella money so at least give us big budget teas next era.

  21. Rosie (TROPICO – December 5) November 27, 2013

    Death.
    It was Icki’s best verse and his best album but it’s nowhere near the best verse of all time.

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      PREEEEEAAAACHHHH!!!! BISH PREACH!!! WHOA GLORY!!!! I C NO GOT DAMN LIES @ROSIE!!! U R THE ‘TRUTH’!!!

  22. cake like lady gaga November 27, 2013

    ^^ Didn’t I say the t***** would have a meltdown?

    DEAD 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      honey you the one having a meltdown bcus KATY OUTSELLING GAGA

  23. Mya November 27, 2013

    The best verse of all time!? Tupac and Biggie be turning in their graves…

  24. nicko November 27, 2013

    Nickis music videos are great imo. The only video i dont really like is the Va Va Voom video.

  25. nicko November 27, 2013

    lazy on stage n in her videos ? R u retarded ?

  26. RICHIE_RICH November 27, 2013

    Yes Monster was a hot verse, but best of all time no.

  27. Sisqo is a Legend November 27, 2013

    YALL KNOW KANGAY IS DELUSIONAL

  28. Qu3Pid November 27, 2013

    i wouldnt say the best but it sits mos def right beside her Monster verse. OOMM verse was dope as hell but it was just on the wrong song with the wrong artist. It didnt get the promo and buzz that it needed like MONSTER did. She needs to pick her featured artist better. i love that chick down!!

  29. ENOUGH ONIKA (NEW & IMPROVED) November 27, 2013

    Who the f*ck cares what “Kanyesha” thinks?? She believes her own hype and thinks she’s a goddess so CLEARLY this jumbo d**** taken ho is on HARD drugs.. Her opinion is forever invalid to the real world, only ghetto trash think she’s “intelligent”..

    • truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

      *bows down adn curtcies to the TRUTH speaker.

  30. Lana the legend November 27, 2013

    Kanye get off the drugs bro….

  31. Rosie (TROPICO – December 5) November 27, 2013

    Mess at the African a** f***** thinking I’m having a meltdown, it cares more about me than it’s fave having an 81% drop down the charts this week. The obsession is real.

    • ENOUGH ONIKA (NEW & IMPROVED) November 27, 2013

      LOL!!

  32. truth HONEY…JUST THE TRUTH. y you mad November 27, 2013

    does anyone take Ye seriously tho??

  33. Mwah November 27, 2013

    No

  34. cocobutta November 27, 2013

    As a feature verse that’s one of the hottest for sure and arguably best female BUT my person one is Foxy Brown on Affirmative Action. She slayed it left, right and centre.

    2:33 onward slayage:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqHiAQVHB0

  35. WE FOUND RIHANNA. November 27, 2013

    ALL OF THESE LANA DEL FLOP & LIL KIM STANS HAVING A MELTDOWN IN HERE KIII. IT’S KANYE’S OPINION WHEN YOUR FAVE CAN GET 21 GRAMMYS & 6 #1 ALBUMS THEN YOU & UR FAVE’S OPINION WILL BE RELEVANT. UNTIL THEN STOP HATING & WISH FOR LANA TO GO PLATINUM IN THE USA…

  36. Edubb November 27, 2013

    Hahaha!!.. Are people still singing it at verbatim like lil’ Kim’s Benjamin’s verse ( Like they were @ Power 105 Powerhouse?), Does Nicki has Pop stars like Ed sheeran throwing an acoustic version of her song ( like he did for Lighter’s up)… NO, Sam you were at Kim’s Concert , & you even tweeted it was TURN’D UP, but get on her it’s ANOTHER STORY!

    Now I have listened to MONSTER, it’s is not as memorable as Benjamins, it’s up there.. But asked anybody to rap a nicki verse you gonna get ” let’s go to the beach.. Each”, while u ask someone to rap lil Kim u gonna get ” wanna bumble with the bee huh”, or ” I used to be scared of the D” .

    • WE FOUND RIHANNA. November 27, 2013

      I MEAN THIS IS 2013 ABOUT TO BE 2014 & KIM DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING RELEVANT TO REMEMBER ON THIS SIDE OF THE CENTURY. KANYE WEST HAS BEEN IN THE GAME SHORTER TIME THAN KIM & HAS 21 GRAMMY’S AND 6#1 ALBUMS KIM HAS NEITHER SO STFU & VALUE KANYE’S OPINION. KIM IS OVER & OLD AF!

  37. Yemi November 27, 2013

    I’m a barb, and Nic’s verse was definitely one of the best verses of the decade; but it wasn’t the best verse of all time. And that’s not what Kanye said, either. He said it was the best verse on the best hip-hop album of all time. And it was. Period. And what’s this talk of her verses not being memorable? DO y’all not see ALL of her Summer Jam appearances? The ENTIRE crowd is reciting her verses. And Powerhouse. And crowds overseas on her WORLD TOUR. I see no other female rappers managing a WORLD TOUR. Sorry. W/e verse people rap, they’re rapping Nicki anyway. And lbr, ain’t nobody REALLY reciting Kim anymore. Not like they used to. But I don’t hate on Kim, ’cause she was dope. Now…not so much. But Hard Core was a classic. Biggie did his thing on them verses too.

    And btw, schools, bands, pop artists, OBAMA, and plenty other people have all shouted Nicki out. I don’t see the Grammys letting Kim close their show. Or Madonna inviting her to the Super Bowl. Or her performing at NBA All Stars. Or judging American Idol. Or sponsoring Pepsi. Or having their own barbie. Or selling perfumes like hotcakes. The list goes on. Catch my drift? My b**** is winning and will stay winning. I got receipts if you want ’em.

  38. RDK November 27, 2013

    This is one of the reason i like kanye,because he is not corrupt,he might say certain things sometime and people will say he is crazy because it might not come off right,but he always talks how he feels and believe,he an’t fake and if it was someone else they would have took nicki verse off,because it,s the highlight of the album,alot of people out there i know would have took her verse off even though they new it was a hot verse and one of the best in my opinion,and Nicki got alot of recognition from that verse alot of people notice that she can spit from that point on.

  39. BEYHIVE_MINAJ November 27, 2013

    I can’t stand Kanye. He’s annoying. But he did talk sense. Nicki’s verse on monster slays. It’s not the best of all time,but it’s iconic.

  40. FAF November 27, 2013

    ^ U mad! KANG BETTER STAN!

  41. FAF November 27, 2013

    Umm “Bottoms up” and “Beez in the Trap” is more iconic than anything Kim has done. Bye. And Left Eye wore colored wigs so I can’t even let Kim take credit for that, tbh

  42. HOWYOULIKEIT November 27, 2013

    Lil Kim is better than her in every aspect.
    HARDCORE all day

  43. Nicki Minaj November 27, 2013

    *Bows Down*

  44. Still I Rise! November 27, 2013

    Kanye did NOT say Nicki’s monster verse was the best of all time, He said it was the best VERSE on the best hip hop ALBUM of all time. Meaning Nicki’s verse overshadowed his entire album. That’s true cause all people were talking about was her verse. I will say her verse was the BEST female rap verse of all time tho. Nicki made history with that verse. No other female rapper has EVER featured on a track with all dudes and annihilated “Allegedly” the best in the game. Can y’all imagine how Jay Z and Kanye must’ve felt having a ROOKIE female rapper slaughter them on a track like that? OUCH! And need I remind you that Nicki’s Pink Friday album went on to outsell Kanye’s Dark Twisted Fantasy. And her PF:RR outsold all the guys in 2012. If Nicki puts her head back into her music she could potentially become the greatest rapper of all time. I didn’t say greatest FEMALE rapper, I said GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME.

  45. Still I Rise! November 27, 2013

    Kim raps like 50 Tyson on her best day. Btw Hard Core only cost 5.99 at target and Notorious Kim cost 6.99 at Best Buy but if you buy them all the royalties go to Atlantic Records. Kim won’t see a penny of it… WOW at Notorious Kim costing more than Hard Core. LMAO! I don’t think none of them shits are classics.

  46. K November 27, 2013

    i would they i think they would have bin cool with Nicki,and can you let the living shine i f-ck with biggie and pac,but let the living live every time and living rapper gets a little shine on something.here comes you and others to tear them down and be talking about biggie and pac this and that,yes they are ther best all know that but give the living some shine man,and you clearly new that kanye wasn’t talking about nicki being better than them,i bet ig this was a Eminem post you wouldn’t have bring up pac and biggie,and now alot of you people don’t have respect for female rappers and some don’t respect nicki minaj personal..but like i said you can let the living live.

  47. filth November 28, 2013

    They’re turning in their graves because she slayed them both with that one verse tbh.

  48. filth November 28, 2013

    The lies you tell…

  49. Rosie (TROPICO – December 5) November 28, 2013

    Sis you still don’t remember Toss That Trash STILL isn’t platinum after featuring Rihfund’s biggest hit, We Found A***? In fact Born To Die already outsold it in the US.

  50. eqvilim November 29, 2013

    Did yall actually listen to the interview or just read the headline? Because kanye did not say it was the best verse of all time. he said it was the best verse on the best hip hop album of all time. basically hes saying his album was the best of all time, not nicki’s verse.

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