Rap-Up.com || Nicki Minaj’s Hot New Promo Photos!

Nicki Minaj wields her weapons of mass destruction—and a sword—in one of two sexy promo photos for her forthcoming debut album. Hip-hop’s new poster girl commands our attention as a samurai in a pink kimono with yellow hair in one colorful image and packs a punch in a second shot, sporting a sheer black catsuit and orange wig. Come on Barbie, let’s go party!

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trippin456
June 17th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
hott!! but i wish she keeps her real hair and less clothes on :P
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@@@@willow smith Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 1:37 am
u r a bitch
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:)
June 17th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Proud of her success! Anyone who has anything negative to say needs to stay out of blog websites. That is all.
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humberto
June 17th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
FREAKIN GORGEOUS! great colours, great photos!!!!!! cant wait til the album x____x
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AAA
June 17th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Yeassss B*tch!!!!!!!!! …..I live this hurl right here mann,….and if I see some B.S. Bout Kim , imma go off…major diffrence Nicki has clothes on
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2cuteminaj
June 17th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Positively loyalty beauty Nicki Minaj. Stop hatin we all ave our own hustle..ya’ll jus vex cause SHE WINS N U LOSE..NICKI MINAJ talk of da town now.
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KING_GORGEOUS
June 17th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
‘HOT’HOT’HOT’
I LUV U MY BARBIE :P
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bionca;-)barbieee.
June 17th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
i lovee her hairr!!!
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JD
June 17th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
this looks like an outtake from that massive attack video
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miro(;
June 17th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
hot!,but i really love the green wig for some reason(;
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Lindsay
June 17th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
go on Nicki!
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TM103
June 17th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
JD, this is not even the same look from massive attack. wtf are you talking about?
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hello
June 17th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
she looks so pretty!
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carl
June 17th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
LOVE U!
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The Answer
June 17th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
@miro
I like the green wig too… probably because she was dancing in a wet leather bikini with it on… that’s just me tho
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Christina
June 17th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
In the second one she looks like a black Marilyn Monroe/La Roux love child aka really hot! haha
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Jor
June 17th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Nicki is just to die for!She looks amazing! I thought she looked like a hood, colorful version of Marilyn in the 2nd one.
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Rachel
June 17th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
She’s a fox. Love the colours, suits her.
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Shaytan
June 17th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
As much as I dislike her.. She looks amazing. Although Rihanna already rocked that Catsuit on tour
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Sophie
June 17th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Even in these photos she tries to imitate Lil Kim.
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queen beyonce
June 17th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
LUVVVVVZIT
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mesouth
June 17th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Lil Kim is pretty cool on this pic!
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jesus christ
June 17th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
wow lilkim should be glad her little girl nicki wants to be her. lilkim wrote the book and nicki reads it every day. she better have fun now cause big momma hurricane kim is coming!
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jesus christ
June 17th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
and oh when kim the slepping giant awakes everybody pay attention. nicki’s favorite rapper is lilkim allday she tellin yall the best way anybody could by jackin her image!
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jesus christ
June 17th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
kim had the brassnuckles too dam nicki biten ass whore!
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June 17th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
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Alejandro
June 17th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Ya’ll Lil Kim fans should give it up. Nickis already ahead of Kim. 10 Billboard entries with no album. That’s how u slay in the game!
Gooooo Nicki. All u do is win ma!
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sagb
June 17th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
there okay her single Your Love Is # 20 sum on the billboard top 100!!
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Meow
June 17th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
IM GETTING TIRED OF NICKI MINAJ AND THESE “KIDDY A$$” PHOTOSHOOTS SHE BEEN DOIN..DO SOMETHING MORE “YOUR AGE” SMFH
why she look like something off of MORTAL KOMBAT in the first pic????
she look nice n the second pic.
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songzy
June 17th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
I love the first pick the second pic not so much
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(dayday.]
June 17th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
as she said once before, everybody is not qonna like nicki minaj or what she does nd. stands for.! but to the people that do like her, she doesn’t want to disappoint nd. mama nicki, you make me proud more nd. more everyday.! do your thinq nd. continue to stay focus on what’z important nd. not the neqative thinqs.! they’re always qonna be there.!
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Shaytan
June 17th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
LIL KIM HATERS – THIS POST IS ABOUT NICKI NOT KIM SO SINCE YOU BROUGHT HER IN
* Grammy Awards
o 1997: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Ladies Night (Not Tonight remix)” (with Missy Elliott, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Da Brat, and Angie Martinez) (nominated)
o 2002: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Lady Marmalade” (WINNER)
o 2003: Best Female Rap Solo Performance for “Came Back for You” (nominated)
o 2003: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Can’t Hold Us Down” (with Christina Aguilera) (nominated)
o 2003: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Magic Stick” (with 50 Cent) (nominated)
o 2008: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Let It Go” (with Keyshia Cole & Missy Elliott, ) (nominated)
* MTV Video Music Awards
o 1998: Viewer’s Choice for “All About The Benjamins” (with P. Diddy and others)
o 2001: Video of the Year for “Lady Marmalade”
o 2001: Best Video from a Film for “Lady Marmalade”
* My VH1 Awards
o 2001: Favorite Video (“Lady Marmalade”)
o 2001: Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just My Video? (“Lady Marmalade”)
* Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
o 1997: Best Video by a Female – Rap/R&B (“Crush On You”)
o 1999: Best Video by a Female – Rap/R&B (“Not Tonight (remix)”)
* Source Awards
o 2003: Female Artist of the Year
o 2003: Female Single of the Year “The Jumpoff”
* Teen Choice Awards
o 2001: Choice Song of the Summer (“Lady Marmalade”)
* MOBO Awards
o 2003: Most Stylish Artist of the Year
* Radio Music Awards
o 2001: Song of the Year Top 40 Pop Radio-”Lady Marmalade”
* TMF Awards-Belgium
o 2001: Video of The Year-”Lady Marmalade”
* TMF Awards-Netherlands
o 2001: Video of The Year-”Lady Marmalade”
* ALMA Awards
o 2002: Outstanding Song- Motion Picture Soundtrack “Lady Marmalade”
* ASCAP Music Awards
o 2002: Song of the Year-”Lady Marmalade”
* MTV Japan Awards
o 2002: Best Choreography “Lady Marmalade”
* MVPA Video Awards
o 2002: Best Styling In A Video-”Lady Marmalade”
* VIBE Awards
* 2005: Album of the Year The Naked Truth (nominated)
* BET Awards
o 2006: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
o 2008: Best Song “Let It Go” (nominated)
o 2010: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
* American Music Awards
o 2003: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
o 2005: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
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Joyams
June 17th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Lookin forward the album.
@Shaytan, get a life.
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Shaytan
June 17th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
I have one. I gave Nicki her props on the photos. I said she looks hot. However I said why do people bring Lil Kim into this when this post is about NM. So Since people seem to have to diss KIM every change they get…. I thought I would let her the facts speak for themselves! I’ve over these young kids not knowing their history. I actually respect NM but cant stand her dumb as fans. This 106 generation is garbage. Do your fu(king research before you blast..
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boombam
June 17th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
This girl’s a straight swagga jacka.
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EveryYearIsCiaras
June 17th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Um Lil’ Kim can’t even release an album now, so check your stats. Her album Vintage that was supposed to be released last year got shelved, because the first single “download” flopped. So get off Nicki, because if your commentin, apparently the picks caught your eye too. U like them? Yep
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pablo
June 17th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
@EveryYearIsCiaras if u chekced ur stats u would see that vintage got shelved because she stopped working with trackmasters and therefore download didnt get enough promotion because she left them due to creative differences.
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Hip Hop
June 17th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Shaytan what you posted did not help kim what so ever. Yes Kim sure has accomplished alot but most of the awards she was nominated for were all thanks to collaborations. Majority of what you posted is all Lady Maramelade nominations and wins. I’m sure alot of people can agree that Kim contributed nothing but average on that track. Other than that you post award shows that has no recognition which I’m sure you had no idea of until you wikipedia Lil Kim. Plain and simple what you and I posted was a waste of time. Infact this wannabe type feud is a waste of time and we all know it.
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B.Keep.Ur
June 17th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
@Shaytan
Thank You Shaytan, this is proof that Lil Kim is way better artist Than Nicki.
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Meow
June 17th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
wow shaytan, you have too much time on your hands.smh
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SR
June 17th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
IM GETTING TIRED OF NICKI MINAJ AND THESE “KIDDY A$$” PHOTOSHOOTS SHE BEEN DOIN..DO SOMETHING MORE “YOUR AGE” SMFH
why she look like something off of MORTAL KOMBAT in the first pic????
she look nice n the second pic.
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jessef
June 17th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
SR yur dsumb as fuqkkk… shes a samurai in the pic.. of course shes gunna look like something off mortal kombat… effin idiot
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LShea
June 18th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Not a Nicki stan but I LOVE her style!!! She stays on the Tokyo stuff! You can actually dress like that here in Japan – anything goes! I can understand Americans in America not understanding it, but that’s because fashion is majorly restricted there.
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Who Gonna Check Me Boo
June 18th, 2010 at 4:21 am
I love Kim too but damn her last two
albums brick hard… So leave Nicki alone…
and Im not even a fan of Nicki like dat, but
haters get on my nerves. If Kim still
is the queen Bee, she wouldnt have to diss
a new comer who dont have an album out,
and I’m saying this because only time I
hear anything about kim is when her name
is tied to Nicki.
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Who Gonna Check Me Boo
June 18th, 2010 at 4:24 am
And i really didnt care for Nicki at
first, i was down with kim, but hating
is a sign of weakness… Its just making
me love this chick
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YMRUNTHIS_
June 18th, 2010 at 6:14 am
OMG LIL KIM FANS ARE DUMB THA BITCH IS ACTEN LIKE HIGH SCHOOL BS NICKI BE THA BESTEST DO U SEE HER ? TRUE BEAUTY THE PRETTIEST PERSON I EVA SAW AND SHE HOLDS IT DOWNN WHYUMAD.COM SITCHUASSDOWNN ! #YMCMB RUN DIS MOTHAFUCKAA ! THE PICTURE IS FETCHH SHE SUCH A BARBIE MUAHH 2 MY IDOL !
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ponyo
June 18th, 2010 at 8:23 am
she is very photogenic…i hope i spelt that right …and poor lilkim everybody is bashing u …but u are my baby thank u for giving birth to nicki minaj…u are often imitated but nicki duplicated u the bestest
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Steve
June 18th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I love these….photos SOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO HER 1ST ALBUMN. And No to whoever said “She hasnt released a albumn yet because she’s garbage” Im pretty sure you want to get your name out there before you just go selling albumns…otherwise nobody will know you name and no one’s gonna buy the albumn so in the end it’ll be a waste of everybodies time.
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hailey
June 18th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
this is greattt causeee i HADDDDD respect for queeen b buhh she on sum childish shit. nicki is not tryna be lil kim dey dont even have dhaaa sammeee style ! juss cuz dey both had braass knuckles meeans nicki is bitin ha swagg? lmao c;mon now. anddd its funny how lil kim already feels likee nicki is ahead of her and nicki dont even have an album out yet ? “which bitch yu knoe made a millon off a mixtape” likeee seriously. idk why lil kim would play dhat chilish game cuzz nicki been payin homage to kim. soo all yu LIL KIM fans dont be surprised when nobody like queen b no more forr bein stupid.
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GangsterA
June 18th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
She looks hot and i think in the second pic shes rocking her real hair cuse you can see her roots
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BowChickaWahWah
June 18th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Beautiful. I wanna see her rock the black with pink hair again though. She never wears it anymore. =(
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vickaliciouse
June 18th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
NM MADE A STATEMENT THAT SHE DNT LOOK UP TO NO FEMALE RAPPER IN ONE OF HER INTERVIEWS BUT HER FIRST PICTURE WAS HARDCORE PHOTO COME ON PEOPLE KUDOS TO HER SUCCESS BUT RIGHT IS RIGHT WRONG IS WRONG LIL KIM WIGS CATSUIT ETC EVTHING IS A MIMIC OF LILKIM EXCEPT SHE IS BI BLACK BARBIE DRESS IN BACARDI THESE 80 BABIES BOW DOWN N SHOW SOME RESPECT BE ORIGINAL GWEN STEFANI IS THE FIRST MUSCIAN TO REPRESENT HARAJUKA NATION
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chris2fly
June 18th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Brrrrrooooooooo nicki is a baddie on deck cuuuuzzzzzzzzzz
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L.P.
June 18th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
omg! it’s her forehead!
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LShea
June 18th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
@Who Gonna Check Me Boo – YOU SAID IT EXACTLY!!!!!!!!! Haters make me get interested in stuff they hate, actually! Haters don’t realize that they give Nicki the most publicity, thus spreading her fame/infamy to people who might not have otherwise cared/known. That’s the irony here.
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LShea
June 18th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
“Harajuku Nation”? There’s nothing original about the fashion here. People complain about clones in the U.S. but that’s all you see here in Japan. It’d be different if you saw people doing their own thing different from everybody else, but here you see the same complete look on several people. You can even buy the whole outfit in a bag. Come on, now! And I say this as a former fan of Japanese fashion.
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kell. b.
June 19th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Whats up people man where so I start ok i dont like the pics she a copy cat all day every day f–k her Kim my bitch 4 life and what what yall wanna do!!
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iamwhoiam
June 19th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
excuse me why do ya’ll hate on this woman
ya’ll are not critics you dont get paid for it its called
being a “BITTER ASS HATER!!
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Victor
June 21st, 2010 at 8:04 pm
she is stuning i like her…hater hate on her
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l.mend
June 22nd, 2010 at 11:05 am
this is beautiful i gives two fucks bout you dumb matha fuckas talkin bout kim this kim that the bitch is POOP!! period i use to love kim until the bitch thought she was THE BADEST BITCH??? fuck that i love nicki fuck you BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KEESHA
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I LOVE NICKI!! N I LOVE THESE PICS!! SHE JUS STUNNING!!
AND HATERS ONLY MOTIVATE HER!!
AND KIM CANT BE MAD!! SHE AINT DROPPED NUN SINCE 05!! AND WENT TO DANCIN W/ THE STARS!! SHOULDA BEEN HOLDIN HER THRONE DOWN!!
THAT IS ALL!!
ITS BARBIE…!!
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kani k.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
can’t wait to hear more stuff from the album!
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ruth
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:52 pm
i cant wait for her album
its qon be the number one thinq
playin in every
house
car
party
cookout
room
watever
lls
XD im soo excited
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newii_babbii
June 27th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
goddamm ya must like nicki from the way i see ya rritin things bout her…wellforme i like the whole colorful images ..for the first one because he hair was yellow it stood out for me the most n i like it doe
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Pop
July 13th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
U cud see her nipple in the bottom pic
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kristin
July 25th, 2010 at 11:28 am
I LOVE YOU NICKI YOUR SO HOTT…I WOULD GO LESBO W U ANYDAY.YOU LOOK HOTTT AS HELL IN ALL YOUR PICS,XOXOXOXO
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micheal
July 31st, 2010 at 8:28 am
i love u , u are very hoooooooot
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Femceez88
July 31st, 2010 at 8:05 pm
@Who Gon Check Me Boo, Kim’s last two albums did NOT brick. They were great. La Bella Mafia is underrated. She’s received numerous nominations for that album, and has even won awards for it. The Naked Truth, OMG…that is EASILY one of the BEST female albums to EVER hit the streets. It is also underrated. Alot of people have been sleeping on Kim since she dropped Notorious KIM, because it wasn’t a good follow up to Hardcore. However, the bitch still holds the moniker “Queen Bee”, and has proven this on many occasions. Biggie picked the right chick, left her the formula….and she took it and ran with it. No other rap bitch has her delivery and flow….the only female MC I will say that is on her level, or near her caliber…is Foxy Brown.
…And to the person who said something about Nicki being pass Kim. Stop it, just stop it. That’s not true whatsoever. I love Nicki, but she hasn’t accomplished half of what Kim has. As far as winning awards go. So what?! She won 3 BET awards, WOW!….holler at me when she snatches a Grammy. NEXT!
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Taybee
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:34 pm
I am a huge fan of Nicki minaj, but I was raised during the lil kim era. I do not know much about lil kim because I never took time to listen to her, but I will admit that Lil kim is better right now. Lil kim has put out ALBUMS. Nicki still hasn’t put out an album yet. Nicki isn’t the best until she’s put out an album. Then you can judge. I am not really feeling lil kim because I feel as if this is nicki minaj’s time to shine and show what she can do. I do not think its fair that lil kim is trying to shut the girl down. Nicki is still trying to make a name for herself. I will also admit that even if nicki never puts out an album she’s still going to go down in history as one of the most fun-unique female rappers.
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Taybee
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:36 pm
And anyway, can I come to a nicki minaj article without seeing lil kim’s name in it? Please?
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demi malbro
August 9th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
ugly pics cant stan them
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gadha19
August 16th, 2010 at 3:35 am
very sexy
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Lmaoaofdh
August 21st, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Implants…I thought she said she’d tone down her sexual image? Kind of hypocritical for someone with breast implants.
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akira
August 28th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
i love you nicki
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pernell johnson
September 30th, 2010 at 7:49 am
damm mii wifeyy izz 2 cutee
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HARAJUKU BARBIE #2
October 12th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
HAY I LOVE U NICKI MINAJ
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iyana
November 3rd, 2010 at 7:57 pm
i luv u nicki no matter wat lil kim or ur biggest haters ur still the best in the world dhats wat i say
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yana minaj
November 3rd, 2010 at 8:04 pm
i luv u nicki u r the best in the world no matter wat anyone say u r still the best thats wat i think
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yana minaj
November 3rd, 2010 at 8:08 pm
i luv ur pics nicki they make u shine an u hav great style
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Hay hay
November 14th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Only if they had lil Wayne in that picture
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Aubrey
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:34 pm
hey nicki minaj
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shi
December 15th, 2010 at 5:32 am
i like the top one better but i love nicki minaj
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Divine
December 26th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
ohhhhhhhhh my goooooooood. Ilove nicki minaj so much I am Her Number one fan I am actually friends with her .my mom and nicki are like best friends they hang out all the time we go evrywhere she goes so its baically like she is my biggest sister .Unlike most people they talk a lot of shit behind her back but she got Young Money and most of all she got Drake and they all care and protect her so if ya’ll got to say something behind her back go see where she at and say it to her face BITCHESSSS!!!!!
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jasmin
January 4th, 2011 at 10:00 am
I loves the way you cares bout your people and family in trinidad
I respect u for who your are
keep your heart open like u always do
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aliya
January 4th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
she is my mom man…………………..
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Koronnie london
September 28th, 2011 at 10:34 am
hay nikki i love u can u text back now
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michael gabaldon
November 4th, 2011 at 2:26 am
Simply adorable,yet so hot.you go mama!!
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