Meek’s street edge mixed with Minaj’s vivacious charm proved to be the perfect union on this radio heater.

Meek’s 2015 single “All Eyez on You” encapsulated the fire-and-ice dynamic between both MCs. Once upon a time, Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj were a premier power couple in rap. 46 Hot 100 peak, it might not have been the smash they intended, but when Minaj spits “I only rock with queens, so I’m makin’ hits with Katy,” you wonder how it wasn’t. The clear high-point of Katy Perry’s “Swish Swish” is Minaj’s generous journey of a verse: bursting out the gate with some signature shade over a throbbing club beat, Minaj dips into a lower register to sing the word “despise” with a lung-rattling intensity before ramping back up to deliver the final K.O. The song fared much better than the John Cusack-starring film about the same topic, thanks in large part to its dance-pop chorus and a well-timed rap verse from Minaj that both balances the track and boasts about her versatility: “ wasn’t a rapper then I could’ve got a pop deal.” - JOSH GLICKSMAN In 2010, with the supposed apocalypse rapidly approaching in December 2012 (simpler times!), Jay Sean tapped Cash Money labelmate Nicki Minaj in an effort to turn frenzy into festivity. On Dirty Money’s “Hello Good Morning (Remix),” Minaj’s show-stealing verse doesn’t only ooze with swagger, but is draped in Alexander McQueen, and “billion-dollar credit.” Lyrically, Minaj goes on a demolition derby, sweeping past show promoters who can’t book her out the country or cough up six figures for an appearance (“I ain’t coming out for 100 thou”). 1 For…Ģ0. Diddy – Dirty Money, “Hello Good Morning” (Remix) (2010)īefore Minaj became a features savant, she was a rebellious MC eager to flatten the competition. This weekend, MTV Jams will also be debuting “Runnin’ ” (featuring Shannell), “Get a Life” and “Da Da Da.Doja Cat's 'Say So,' Featuring Nicki Minaj, Tops Billboard Hot 100, Becoming the First No. We’re honored that he chose each and every one of us, handpicked us. A lot of us would be curled up on a ball like, ‘Oh my God, my life is about to be over.’ So shout-out to Lil Wayne. He did, like, 1,000 videos before he went in, knowing that he had to go to jail.

“To not have him here, it’s like a life lesson for all of us - always work as if we have no one else to depend on - and that’s what he teaches us. Minaj said Weezy’s work ethic is amazing and should be emulated. “Knockout” is one of nine videos Wayne shot during Super Bowl weekend in Miami in anticipation of his current yearlong prison sentence, which started in March. “Baby 1, 2, 3/ Tell ’em get the referee/ ‘Cause he can get the knockout/ If the telephone rings/ It’s emergency/ ‘Cause he can get the knockout.” Nicki wears her hair half blond, half blue and sings the chorus:

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