Photo: Instagram/Nicki Minaj & Beyoncé
Yesterday, the NFL Super Bowl announced Compton’s legendary emcee and Pulitzer prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar as its headliner at the LIX Half-time Show in New Orleans, Louisiana.
While the announcement received praise from Hip-Hop, with Jay-Z giving the “Not Like Us” rapper his flowers, it was mired by criticism by dawn.
The forthcoming performance has highlighted a deep cultural divide in rap music and a massive faction considers it as “disrespect” and “hatred” against legendary New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne.
In a series of tweets, Wayne’s protégé Nicki Minaj expressed her concerns about “denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game”. The iconic “Pink Friday 2” & “Big Foot” rapper further highlighted Hov & Roc Nation’s “hatred” for herself, Drake and rap mogul Birdman.
Check out Nicki Minaj’s incendiary tweets below.
God forbid if Wayne was to leave this earth right now, the culture would be in mourning. That’s why so many ppl keep saying to give our legends their flowers while they are still around to smell them. Sitting around all day playing games with ppl life & legacy. God ain’t sleep.…
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024
And btw, you don’t know the half of what lil Wayne has done for me & others. Wayne had drake & I on his tour w/no papers signed. He was on all of my mixtapes w/no papers signed. This man has literally changed the FACE of hip hop. The hair too. IYKYK. He inspired so many to tat…
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024
Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego. Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out.…
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024
Got everything in the world.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024
Still spiteful & evil. Disgusting. Be happy Abeg. Go be fkng happy n!gg@!!!!!!!! In rap business. In women business. When you got the Politicians & the police you good tho. Plus dat ugly laughy taffy alien #GagCityDC #DTLR LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
Besides Minaj, Master P voiced support for Lil Wayne and took aim at Roc Nation.
Master P salutes Kendrick Lamar as being the headliner of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, but feels that Lil Wayne should be part of the celebration as well.
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) September 8, 2024
"He's one of the greatest hip-hop artists alive, still relevant and he's a New Orleans native." pic.twitter.com/sG1pgusqGB
These niggaz Pussi @NICKIMINAJ @Drake @LilTunechi YMCMB. I’m make these niggaz respek us on Gladys 🐐
— BIRDMAN (@BIRDMAN5STAR) September 9, 2024
Jay-Z and Roc Nation are yet to respond to the fierce criticisms about the matter.
Look out for Kendrick Lamar’s headlining set at the NFL Super Bowl LIX Half-Time Show in New Orleans.
In September last year, Weezy released the “Tha Fix Before Tha VI” mixtape amidst high anticipation for his forthcoming 14th studio album “Tha Carter VI”.
Listen to Lil Wayne & Kendrick Lamar’s massive collaboration “Mona Lisa” below.
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Stream Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar’s rap classics “Tha Carter III” and “To Pimp A Butterfly” via Spotify.
