Rap-Up.com || Rap-Up TV: Ne-Yo Praises Nicki Minaj, Dreams Up Kanye West and Obama Collaboration

On November 6, Ne-Yo wants you to do two things—vote and pick up his new album R.E.D. The project, an acronym for Realizing Every Dream, features the single “Let Me Love You” plus collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Tim McGraw, Diddy, and Fabolous.

The R&B gentleman has crafted hits for everyone from Beyoncé to Young Jeezy, but it’s the President who he would like to work with next.

“Obama has a pretty decent singing voice,” Ne-Yo told Rap-Up TV. “I feel like I could take that and do something with it and then we add Kanye for the controversy element and just the fact that he’s a frickin’ musical genius.”

Another person on his wish list of collaborators is Nicki Minaj. “Huge fan of Nicki Minaj,” he said. “I love the fact that she is who she is. In a day and age where everybody’s copying everything… It almost seems like individuality and originality is taboo nowadays. I dig the fact that she comes out and does what she does, and makes no apologies for it.”

The Grammy winner also shared his admiration for fellow singer-songwriters Frank Ocean (“His take on R&B is not typical”) and Taylor Swift. “Even if you’re not a country music fan, you can’t sleep on the fact that that’s just damn talent,” he said.

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46 Comments

Tim
October 12th, 2012 at 7:31 am
Hate all you want on Nicki Minaj, but understand this Nicki Minaj will never fall.. Nicki Minaj has ambition, intelligence and many more things that a person ethic has.. Just about 4 years ago no one knew who Nicki was, & now she’s sold over 3 million records, millions of singles, is getting paid millions to be on American idol! You don’t have to like her, but salute her hustle!

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WorshipTheQueen Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:13 am
@Tim, PREACH !

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Celine Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 10:06 am
Ne-yo wanna ride Nicki so he threw out azz kisses. He know Nicki is NOT original. Everything she does has been done and we already know by who. I give Nicki one thing, she riding the money wave until there’s no more water.

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msteefromdc Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:18 am
@Tim, LAUGHS…NE-YO CAN’T BE SERIOUS..NICKI MINAJ IS THE MOST UNORIGINAL ARTIST IN HISTORY…EVER

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:53 am
@msteefromdc, EXACTLY!!

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Creative Minds Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@msteefromdc, Yeah pretty much. There is nothing Original about Nicki Minaj

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:53 am
@Tim, GO WASH YO TWAWT CUS IT SMELLS LIKE FISH HOE

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Respect is Due Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
@Tim, CHURCH!!!!!

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Roman Empire Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
@Tim, I REFUSE to LOSE.

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Roman must die
October 12th, 2012 at 7:38 am
Neyo stop kissing ass. Please. You just said that Lady Gaga is not going to have longevity, but you big up Nicki “coppycat” Minaj for having originality and Taylor Swift for having amazing talent. (Well she can play guitar and write songs but that’s it) Ms. Neyo have several seats and stop talking. Please

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:52 am
@Roman must die, NEYO GO EAT A D*CK

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Unknown Reply:
October 13th, 2012 at 12:46 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), You eat a dick, you asshole!

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just me
October 12th, 2012 at 7:42 am
what the fuck is ne-yo talking about? there ain’t nothing original about NICKI she swagga jacked lil kim and through bits and pieces of missy elliot in there…boy bye

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RoniqueDavis Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:44 am
@just me, TRUTH.His album is almost out now his gonna suck ass and create controversy with the gaga comment.

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:50 am
@just me, neyo is a PUNK ASS BITCH who need to concentrate on riding D*CKS!!

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RIHLUV
October 12th, 2012 at 8:02 am
NICKI MINAJ …ORIGINAL?….GO SIT ON A DICK NEYO!
SHE BEEN A KIM FANNNN..PLAYTIME IS OVER PEOPLE!!! GO WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE!

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:48 am
@RIHLUV, COSIGN!! that BITCH neyo needs to clean out her twawt!

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DenimJunkieKidd Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:50 am
@RIHLUV, if you base your opinion of her of that you must feel the same way about beyonce, rihanna, lady gaga, and more cause they ALL have videos like that on youtube

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Creative Minds Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@RIHLUV, These stans want everything but the Truth. Playtime Is Over is the Truth but i guess thats a foreign language to them smh

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WorshipTheQueen
October 12th, 2012 at 8:09 am
YASSSSS ! Stan !!

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 8:54 am
@WorshipTheQueen, sissified punk

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anonymous Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 9:37 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), please shut the hell up and go and find another persons page to hate on, your name is dedicated to Nicki minaj, all you do is post negative comments about someone that is winning. You better go and get a job or something

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile)
October 12th, 2012 at 8:47 am
WTF DID THIS SISSY JUST SAY??!!! NICKI COPIED HER WHOOOLE DAMN IMAGE FROM KIM AND LACED IT WITH GAGA SO WTF IS SHE TALKIN BOUT?!! chiiile this giiirl needs to rest her kat…that’s why she aint selling crap!! NEYO YOU ARE A BONEFIED QUEEN GIRL!! chile i canit with this QUEEN!!

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TheTTT333 Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 10:08 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), but Lady Gaga stole from Madonna and Grace joins…and Lil Kim got her wigs from dancehall queens in Jamaica and she NEVER wrote her lyrics…and she even copied a song word for word in a song off Naked Truth and Tanya Stephens (a reggae artist) sued her! So bye…Nicki sounds nothing like Lady Gaga or Kim.

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#teaminaj Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
@TheTTT333, right

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cOmeATMEbRO Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
@TheTTT333, LOL! You kids try to hard, Lil Kim was the 1st artist EVER to do the wigs/barbie theme, Lil Kim and Missy Elliott are the only female rappers to have a “creative” force.

And where’s the proof Kim never wrote her lyrics? If she didn’t write them, then who did? When Mobb Deep went into the studio with Kim they stated themselves that they watched Kim write her verse.

And the same situation that happend with Azealia Banks and producer “Munchi” was the same situation that happend with Kim. She SAMPLED Tanya. She also did a track with her as well. Your argument is fail.

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Trev Reply:
October 13th, 2012 at 8:06 am
@cOmeATMEbRO, ummmm no Azealia took munchi’s beat…Lil Kim stole the whole song…beat, lyrics, everything…she thought because Tanya wasn’t in the states she could get away with it….go listen to Tanya’s song then Kim’s it’s the same thing…even did that terrible Jamaican accent she has

and did you say Kim was the first artist to wear wigs? lol and the first artist to have a barbie theme? looooool…i don’t even know what to say to that except “I’m a barbie girl, in a barbie wooorld” lol

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TheTTT333 Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), *Grace Jones*

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Lily Reply:
October 13th, 2012 at 4:35 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), You’re fuckin ridiculous. You’re pressed AF go get a life, go comment on lil kim’s post. FOH

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RoniqueDavis
October 12th, 2012 at 8:47 am
Since when does Ne-Yo get to talk so much shit.First the Trey Songz saga,then the gaga comment now this.The Chris Brown/Rihanna thang will prolly be next,if not already.Talk about originality!

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truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile)
October 12th, 2012 at 8:55 am
neyo is a messy queen chile. that’s why HER cd’s don’t sell

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anonymous
October 12th, 2012 at 9:38 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), please shut the hell up and go and find another persons page to hate on, your name is dedicated to Nicki minaj, all you do is post negative comments about someone that is winning. You better go and get a job or something..

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anonymous
October 12th, 2012 at 9:43 am
How can your names be ROMAN MUST DIE, AND truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile) And you comment on Nicki’s post first, even before her fans. smh. hate all you want, that girl is hustling and and winning

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TheTTT333
October 12th, 2012 at 10:09 am
@truth(Nicki is a hoe u bitch and i DRAAAGS her stans chile), I meant Grace Jones

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sexicalswagg
October 12th, 2012 at 10:10 am
Neyo really tried it with that Nicki comment, he ain’t slick. I know what his shady ass was doing with that comment, and I love him for it.

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Respect is Due
October 12th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Neyo spoke about several things but everyone is commenting about what he said about Nicki. Mhmmm, interesting, yall haters can’t help but talk about her lmao. Keep up the work!

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jjj Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Jjj@Respect is Due, n that’s the part that they don’t get she will keep winning because if u bring up nicki Minaj –that’s all they hear –she is relevant af n if she copied so much u should not be able to get the shine she gets so hatters die #teamminaj

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vicki
October 12th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Ne-yo knows the truth. I always did like him.

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BEDSTUYFLY
October 12th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
NICKI’S ORIGINAL? MS NEYO STOP THE LIES & FAIRYTALES

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Lily Reply:
October 12th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
@BEDSTUYFLY, I see u throwing hate on every fuckin post about Nicki. Pressed much?

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Me Not You
October 12th, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Nicki Original ALL DAY

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MissinThe90's
October 13th, 2012 at 8:45 am
I just wanna know how could someone being all over the place such as a person like Nicki MInaj be considered as original? She don’t even have a style except of looking like a bottle of Pepto Bismol all the time…and she act like she’s high off it…

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MmmHmm
October 13th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
LMAO!?! WHO TAKES HIM SERIOUSLY??????!!!! HE’S A BARB! IS HE OUT OF THE CLOSET YET?!

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Tbh
October 14th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Nicki’s style and Kim’s style is very different tbh.

Nicki’s style is more about metaphors and wordplay.
Kim’s style is more about bars.
Nicki’s style is more playful deliveries nd words.
Kim is more serious and can be playful in a serious way lol.
Nicki does rap, pop songs, and sings.
Kim is mostly rap. But when it comes to genres nothing is new under the Sun.

The whole comparison of them two now is so OLD like Kim isn’t even allowed to put out music anymore. It’s done.

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R to the Diamonds star down to the C way
October 16th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
nice

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Kenya
October 16th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
People always do this. Whenever an artist is hot everybody likes you. But the minute Nicki Minaj falls off watch how all these artists leave her out to dry. Dont be fooled by artists in the music industry. The music industry is VERY FICKLE.

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