Are Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj about to turn Hot Girl Summer up several degrees with a duet?

That’s what it looks like!

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With female rap having quite the resurgence of late, Megan Thee Stallion has emerged at the forefront of the new wave of ladies turning up the heat.

Still, as she continues to activate her Hot Girl Summer, she’s giving props to those who came before her – namely Nicki Minaj.

In a cool moment of ‘U-N-I-T-Y,’ the pair jumped on Instagram Live and showered each other with love, praise, and admiration.

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Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion may be readying a conversation for ‘Queen’ radio.

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Another day, another Nicki Minaj record.

Barely two weeks after the Rap Queen was unceremoniously snubbed from mention at the 2025 GRAMMY nominations reveal has she learned she’s the recipient of major industry awards elsewhere.

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#Barbz bummed that their fave Nicki Minaj was recently snubbed by the GRAMMYs yet again were given some royally good news when the Rap Queen took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to confirm the deluxe edition of her last chart-topping album, 2023’s ‘Pink Friday 2,’ would be gifted the deluxe treatment.

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It’s officially GRAMMY season! And today (November 8) brought with it one of the most poignant moments on the journey to Music’s Biggest Night. For, the veil was finally lifted on nominations for the GRAMMY Awards 2025.

In toasting some of the most resonating releases of the last year, a number of expected names made a major splash on the tally. Namely, Beyonce – who leads the pack with a history-making 11 nominations.

Elsewhere, however, there have been a number of pleasant surprises and shocking snubs.

Join us after the jump as we unpack some of the most notable.

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It’s a great week to be Glorilla.

As if watching her debut album, the October 11-released ‘Glorious,’ be greeted with swarms of critical acclaim wasn’t enough to boast, the project entered the Billboard 200 with the highest first-week sum captured by any female Rap album released this year.

What’s more, multiple songs from the star-studded LP made noise on singles charts with ‘Whatchu Kno About Me‘ becoming her latest Hot 100 top 40 smash and ‘Rain Down on Me‘ topping the Gospel tally in record fashion.

However, the success of ‘Rain’ isn’t the only way Glo’s made a splash in Billboard history books this weeks.

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Thanks in great part to inciting a Tik Tok craze with its viral dance, the Yuki Chiba-assisted ‘Mamushi‘ – found aboard Megan Thee Stallion‘s third studio album ‘Megan‘ – danced its way into history books when it cracked the Billboard Pop chart’s top 40.

To help it reach even higher Hot 100 heights, Meg’s tapped another Asian sensation – K-Pop princesses TWICE – for its official remix.

One of many gems listed on ‘Megan: Act II,‘ the October 25-released deluxe edition of the 3x GRAMMY winner’s latest album, hop inside to hear how the 9-member group did their thing on the updated version of ‘Mamushi.’

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The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2024 provided many-a-notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to its high-octane stage.

Now, after blazing performances from the likes of GloRilla, Trina, Yung Miami, E-40, 2 Chainz, Juicy J, and more (click here to watch), look inside to see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

The full winner’s list awaits.

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Barely a month after trotting into an exclusive diva club thanks to her milestone Hot 100 top 40 hit ‘Mamushi,’ rapper Megan Thee Stallion has galloped to yet another placement in the chart region thanks to her most recent smash ‘Neva Play.’

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It’s that time of year!

The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2024 are around the corner. As such, nominations for the hotly anticipated ceremony have been unveiled.

Megan Thee Stallion leads with a whopping 12 nods. Kendrick Lamar follows with 11, while his rival is right behind with Drake following with 8.

Other notable names who scored multiple nominations include Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin, and Nicki Minaj who landed seven nods. Future and Travis Scott tie with six nods apiece.

This year’s installment of the show takes place in Las Vegas and airs on October 15 on BET at 8pm ET/PT.

Fat Joe returns as host and also co-executive producer. He said in a statement:

“Joe Crack is back for the 3-peat, night night baby. It’s been a dream to host the ‘BET Hip Hop Awards’ the past few years and I’m looking forward to taking things to the next level in Las Vegas. We’re going to be in a new city and location, but the excitement and entertainment at the awards will be even bigger than ever.”

Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET added:

“This year’s nominees exemplify the creativity and diversity of hip hop and the culture. We congratulate each nominee on their accomplishments and are excited to see how they will elevate Hip-Hop artistry. Thank you to our esteemed voting academy for your continued support and for selecting an outstanding list of hip hop luminaries who made 2024 a memorable year in music.”

Check out the full nomination list below…

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Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘BOA‘ sank its teeth into the Billboard Hot 100 in a big way this week.

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