Nicki Minaj may be a Hip-Hop titan, but the rapper’s rise hasn’t been without its hardships.

In the newest edition of Rolling Stone, the femcee – whose new album ‘The Pinkprint’ hit stores last week, opened up about having an abortion as a teen and her struggles thereafter.

The ‘Anaconda’ belter also clapped back at critics of her racy look and antics.

Her words below…

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After the rapper accused him of attempting to blackmail her on Twitter today, Nicki Minaj‘s ex-boyfriend has denied the salacious claims, accusing her of responding to moves he made after their split without understanding why he made them.

Confused?

Safaree Samuels’ story below…

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Another day, another Iggy Azalea diss.

This time the ‘Fancy’ femcee has been lashed and trashed by Hip-Hop titan Eminem.

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They may have joined forces to rock audiences on the ‘Pink Friday: Reloaded‘ tour, but it would seem Young Money’s Nicki Minaj and Tyga have seen their friendship take a turn for the worst, now the latter has revealed that he does not like her or their label mate Drake.

His surprising confession below…

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Hip Hop icon Snoop Dogg has been slammed for his continued targeting of ‘Murda Bizness‘ rapper Iggy Azalea this evening, taking to ‘Instagram’ to mock and berate her for responding to a remark he made about her earlier this week.

What any of this has to do with “ghost writers” and Nicki Minaj?

Surprising moves by the D.O.G.G. below…

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Welcome to another edition of ‘The Stream Scene‘, the ‘That Grape Juice’ original feature shining a light on digital feats made by Pop & R&B’s biggest movers and shakers!

Launched in response to the inclusion of streaming points in many a chart across the globe, each edition will see us breakdown the facts and figures behind by each member of ‘The Scene’s release!

So, which four acts made it into ‘The Click Clique’ this time?

Find out after the jump!

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With 9.7 million VEVO views garnered in its five days of release, Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Pills N Potions’ now has no choice but to crack the ‘Hot 100‘s Top 40 in the coming thanks its new found streaming points.

Alas, as audiences continue to spin the video and push its sales past the 200,000 unit mark, the clip has come under fire…from its own director.

Why Diane Martel is now slamming the video she created for Minaj?

Her estimation below…

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With social media slamming and empathising with Porsha Williams’ actions on Bravo‘s ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’, the television personality seems to have landed a new found supporter in rapper Nicki Minaj this week.

Indeed, after part one of the show’s season 6 reunion saw Williams attack cast mate Kenya Moore, Minaj weighed in on the incident during the promotional run of new movie ‘The Other Woman’, citing Moore’s two year long provocation of Williams as the reason behind Sunday night’s hair-pulling drama.

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He’s the Grammy award singer/songwriter readying the release of his debut single ‘XOX‘ in the coming weeks.

Now, in penning the latest chapter in his success story, Elijah Blake has secured his very first digital certification, joining fellow artists/collaborators Beyonce, Ciara and Nicki Minaj in celebrating their own respective wins this week.

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Check out this snap of Grammy winning Rapper Lil Kim meeting a member of her fan base during a recent dinner party in LA.

Believed to have been snapped at the ‘BOA’ restaurant, the pic sees ‘The Price Of Loyalty’ author cosy up to the fan on the same night she introduced some of her closest friends to her new artist, Tiffany Foxx.

However, despite her continued efforts to reassure them that her own new music is fast approaching, she has come under fire from members of ‘Team Kim’ who question the validity of her claims, going as far as to praise her commercially potent rival Nicki Minaj for her recent successes.

Their story below…

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The American Idol promotional machine is cranking into overdrive ahead of the show’s return next week.

Duelling divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are the topic of the lips of many following their much publicised fall-out last Winter – and their subsequent jabs at each other since.

With all of the show’s judges sitting together for FOX’s Winter TCA Tour yesterday in Los Angeles, Entertainment Tonight caught up with 42 year old Carey – quizzing her squarely on the drama and her approach to working with Minaj moving forward.

Check out Mimi’s interview with new ET anchor Rocsi Diaz (of 106 & Park notability) below…

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Aerosmith megastar Steven Tyler made headlines days ago when he slammed ‘American Idol’ judge Nicki Minaj on what he suggested were her ‘lack luster’ judging skills.

Confusing much of the Rapper’s fan base, considering the fact Tyler is not believed to have seen Minaj’s judging skills, his remarks sparked a fiery response from the performer on the social networking site Twitter.

Now, after being branded a racist by the star, today has seen him apologize to her.

Details below…

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