<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Rap-Up.com &#187; Nicki Minaj</title> <atom:link href="http://www.rap-up.com/category/artists/nicki-minaj/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.rap-up.com</link> <description>Hip-Hop and R&#38;B Music, News, Photos, Interviews, &#38; Videos</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Nicki Minaj Gets It Poppin&#8217; with LL Cool J in Grammy Promo [Video]</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/08/video-nicki-minaj-gets-it-poppin-with-ll-cool-j-in-grammy-promo/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/08/video-nicki-minaj-gets-it-poppin-with-ll-cool-j-in-grammy-promo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:38:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grammys]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LL Cool J]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112780</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj wilds out in a second hilarious promo for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS. The blonde diva raps and shakes her booty as Grammy host LL Cool J beatboxes, but when he can&#8217;t keep up, she tells him to &#8220;pause.&#8221; Nicki will debut &#8220;Roman Holiday,&#8221; a new song off her sophomore album [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nicki-ll-rap.jpg" alt="Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J" title="Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J" width="475" height="332" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112786" /></center></p><p>Nicki Minaj wilds out in a <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/31/nicki-minaj-shares-love-for-ll-cool-j-in-grammy-promo/">second</a> hilarious promo for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS.  The blonde diva raps and shakes her booty as Grammy host LL Cool J beatboxes, but when he can&#8217;t keep up, she tells him to &#8220;pause.&#8221;</p><p>Nicki will debut &#8220;Roman Holiday,&#8221; a new song off her sophomore album <em>Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded</em>, at Sunday&#8217;s show, where she is nominated four times.</p><p><span id="more-112780"></span></p><p><center><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.cbs.com/e/k6xuPkkQLHJrsdM5uLl64KO7Mou0j7O0/cbs/1/" /></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed width="480" height="270" src="http://www.cbs.com/e/k6xuPkkQLHJrsdM5uLl64KO7Mou0j7O0/cbs/1/" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/08/video-nicki-minaj-gets-it-poppin-with-ll-cool-j-in-grammy-promo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>87</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nicki Minaj Announces Next Single, NBA All-Star Game Performance</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/nicki-minaj-announces-next-single-nba-all-star-game-performance/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/nicki-minaj-announces-next-single-nba-all-star-game-performance/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112630</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fresh off her electrifying performance with Madonna at the Super Bowl halftime show, Nicki Minaj has announced her next single, Grammy plans, and NBA All-Star Game performance. 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She is nominated in four categories including Best New Artist at the 54th annual ceremony, which airs live on February 12.  &#8220;Roman Holiday&#8221; will go on sale immediately following the telecast, along with other performances.</p><p>The following day on February 13, Ryan Seacrest will premiere the album&#8217;s new single, &#8220;Starships,&#8221; which will be available on iTunes the same day.</p><p>If that wasn&#8217;t enough, Nicki&#8217;s Barbz will be treated to yet another performance when she hits the court at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando on February 26.  The album will be available for pre-order the next day.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/nicki-minaj-announces-next-single-nba-all-star-game-performance/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>91</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Madonna f/ Nicki Minaj &amp; M.I.A. &#8211; &#8216;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217; (LMFAO Remix)&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/06/new-music-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-mia-give-me-all-your-luvin-lmfao-remix/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/06/new-music-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-mia-give-me-all-your-luvin-lmfao-remix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:44:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[M.I.A.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Madonna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112492</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fresh off party rocking with Madonna at the Super Bowl halftime show, LMFAO remix the pop queen&#8217;s new single &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;&#8221; featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. The animated duo of Redfoo and SkyBlu turn the bubblegum pop confection into a rave-ready record, tacking on their own rap verses that will have you [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lmfao-madonna.jpg" alt="LMFAO and Madonna" title="LMFAO and Madonna" width="475" height="334" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112493" /></center></p><p>Fresh off party rocking with Madonna at the <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/05/video-madonna-performs-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-nicki-minaj-and-mia/">Super Bowl halftime show</a>, LMFAO remix the pop queen&#8217;s new single <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/">&#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;&#8221;</a> featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.  The animated duo of Redfoo and SkyBlu turn the bubblegum pop confection into a rave-ready record, tacking on their own rap verses that will have you fist pumping all night long.</p><p><span id="more-112492"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="475" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F35765510&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;color=ff7700"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/06/new-music-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-mia-give-me-all-your-luvin-lmfao-remix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Madonna Performs at Super Bowl Halftime Show with Nicki Minaj &amp; M.I.A. [Video]</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/05/video-madonna-performs-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-nicki-minaj-and-mia/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/05/video-madonna-performs-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-nicki-minaj-and-mia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:45:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[M.I.A.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Madonna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Super Bowl]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112445</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Giants and the Patriots weren&#8217;t the only stars on the field on Super Bowl Sunday. Madonna put on a thrilling performance during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The pop queen delivered a dazzling medley of her greatest hits in front of over 100 million viewers. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/madonna-nicki-super-bowl.jpg" alt="Nicki Minaj and Madonna" title="Nicki Minaj and Madonna" width="388" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112459" /></center></p><p>The Giants and the Patriots weren&#8217;t the only stars on the field on Super Bowl Sunday.  Madonna put on a thrilling performance during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The pop queen delivered a dazzling medley of her greatest hits in front of over 100 million viewers.</p><p>Dressed as a gladiator in Givenchy, she made a grand entrance to &#8220;Vogue&#8221; before joining acrobats from Cirque du Soleil for &#8220;Music&#8221; and LMFAO on their hits &#8220;Party Rock Anthem&#8221; and &#8220;Sexy and I Know It.&#8221;  Pom poms in hand, she marched into her new single <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/">&#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;&#8221;</a> with her cheerleading squad including firecracker Nicki Minaj and a <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/05/mia-flips-the-bird-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-nfl-and-nbc-apologize/">middle finger-flipping</a> M.I.A.</p><p>After segueing into &#8220;Open Your Heart&#8221; and &#8220;Express Yourself,&#8221; Cee Lo Green helped the Material Girl take it to church with &#8220;Like a Prayer,&#8221; accompanied by a gospel choir.  Twelve minute later, she disappeared through a cloud of smoke to roaring applause and the words &#8220;World Peace&#8221; spelled out on the floor.</p><p><span id="more-112445"></span></p><p><center><iframe title="Twitvid video player" class="twitvid-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="360" src="http://www.twitvid.com/embed.php?guid=SXEYT&#038;autoplay=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/05/video-madonna-performs-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-nicki-minaj-and-mia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>86</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Madonna f/ Nicki Minaj &amp; M.I.A. &#8211; &#8216;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8221;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:59:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[M.I.A.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Madonna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112247</guid> <description><![CDATA[With Super Bowl XLVI just days away, halftime show headliner Madonna returns to the front lines with the video for &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;,&#8221; the first single from her 12th album MDNA, due March 26. The pop queen assembles an all-star team of femme fatales for the cheerleading and football-themed visuals, directed by Megaforce. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/maya-madonna-nicki.jpg" alt="M.I.A., Madonna, and Nicki Minaj" title="M.I.A., Madonna, and Nicki Minaj" width="475" height="292" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112270" /></center></p><p>With Super Bowl XLVI just days away, halftime show headliner Madonna returns to the front lines with the video for &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;,&#8221; the first single from her 12th album <em>MDNA</em>, due March 26.  The pop queen assembles an all-star team of femme fatales for the cheerleading and football-themed visuals, directed by Megaforce.</p><p>Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. raise their pom poms as they flank the Material Girl in cheerleading outfits, and Young Money&#8217;s First Lady delivers her own feisty verse as her alter ago Roman Zolanski.  &#8220;I&#8217;m Roman, I&#8217;m a barbarian, I&#8217;m Conan,&#8221; she raps.</p><p>Madonna expressed her admiration for her co-stars.  &#8220;I love [Nicki and M.I.A.] and I wanted to collaborate with both of them on my record because I&#8217;m a big fan of their music, but also I like their independence,&#8221; she told Anderson Cooper.  &#8220;They&#8217;re cheeky and unique and they have individual voices and they&#8217;re not conventional pop stars, and I really admire them both.&#8221;</p><p>The trio will perform the song live for the first time at Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.</p><p><span id="more-112247"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cItHOl5LRWg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>73</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sneak Peek: Madonna f/ Nicki Minaj &amp; M.I.A. &#8211; &#8216;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8221;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/02/sneak-peek-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/02/sneak-peek-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:02:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[M.I.A.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Madonna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112183</guid> <description><![CDATA[Put your pom poms up. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. join Madonna&#8217;s cheerleading squad in the Megaforce-directed video for &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;,&#8221; the first single from the Material Girl&#8217;s 12th album MDNA (March 26). A one-minute preview aired tonight on &#8220;American Idol,&#8221; and the full video will premiere on YouTube tomorrow at 9 a.m. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gmayl-preview.jpg" alt="M.I.A., Madonna, and Nicki Minaj" title="M.I.A., Madonna, and Nicki Minaj" width="475" height="290" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112187" /></center></p><p>Put your pom poms up.  Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. join Madonna&#8217;s cheerleading squad in the Megaforce-directed video for &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;,&#8221; the first single from the Material Girl&#8217;s 12th album <em>MDNA</em> (March 26).  A one-minute preview aired tonight on &#8220;American Idol,&#8221; and the full video will premiere on YouTube tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST.</p><p>&#8220;I love [Nicki and M.I.A.] actually and I wanted to collaborate with both of them on my record because I&#8217;m a big fan of their music, but also I like their independence, I like their spirit,&#8221; Madonna told Anderson Cooper.  &#8220;They&#8217;re cheeky and unique and they have individual voices and they&#8217;re not conventional pop stars, and I really admire them both.&#8221;</p><p>Both ladies will join the pop queen at Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.  &#8220;Omfg. Madonna&#8217;s show is about to murdaaaa everything movinggg. Wow. 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Cole]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112132</guid> <description><![CDATA[J. Cole and Nicki Minaj will compete for Best New Artist at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12. The superstar rappers shared their journey to the Grammys in a video series presented by Pepsi and Pandora. Before the &#8220;Work Out&#8221; MC was signed to Roc Nation, he was a college kid trying to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/j-cole-new-artist.jpg" alt="J. Cole" title="J. Cole" width="475" height="339" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112133" /></center></p><p>J. Cole and Nicki Minaj will compete for Best New Artist at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12.  The superstar rappers shared their journey to the Grammys in a video series presented by Pepsi and Pandora.</p><p>Before the &#8220;Work Out&#8221; MC was signed to Roc Nation, he was a college kid trying to get his CD in Jay-Z&#8217;s hands.  He describes moving to the big city and being rejected by Jay the first time they met.</p><p>&#8220;Being the first artist signed to Roc Nation, there&#8217;s a lot of pressure that rides on it, a lot of expectations,&#8221; said the North Carolina native.  &#8220;That&#8217;s how I work, I work off motivation.  I&#8217;m about to really kill the game &#8217;cause I&#8217;m prepared.&#8221;</p><p>Four-time nominee Nicki, who will perform at this year&#8217;s show, is just happy to be nominated.  &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to be nervous about winning &#8217;cause I really don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m gonna win anything,&#8221; said the pink-haired diva.  &#8220;I know eventually in my career I&#8217;m gonna have Grammys.  This year is just about being nominated and feeling grateful.&#8221;</p><p><span id="more-112132"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pX6LGI_WPj8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HOzhB5WagHM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/02/j-cole-nicki-minaj-share-road-to-the-grammys/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>30</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Madonna f/ Nicki Minaj &amp; M.I.A. &#8211; &#8216;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8221; [Snippet]</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/02/new-music-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin-snippet/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/02/new-music-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin-snippet/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:20:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[M.I.A.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Madonna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112115</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj unleashes her alter ego Roman Zolanski on a 90-second snippet of Madonna&#8217;s &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;,&#8221; the first single from her 12th studio album MDNA. You can also hear M.I.A. on the finished version of the Martin Solveig production. The song and video will debut in full tomorrow.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/madonna-gmayl-cover.jpg" alt="Give Me All Your Luvin'" title="Give Me All Your Luvin'" width="475" height="475" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111640" /></center></p><p>Nicki Minaj unleashes her alter ego Roman Zolanski on a 90-second snippet of Madonna&#8217;s &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;,&#8221; the first single from her 12th studio album <em><a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/29/madonna-readies-release-of-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-single-and-video/">MDNA</a></em>.  You can also hear M.I.A. on the finished version of the Martin Solveig production.  The song and video will debut in full tomorrow.</p><p><span id="more-112115"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="475" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F35460449&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;color=ff7700"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/02/new-music-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin-snippet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>77</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Madonna Gushes About Kissing Nicki Minaj</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/01/madonna-gushes-about-kissing-nicki-minaj/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/01/madonna-gushes-about-kissing-nicki-minaj/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:02:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Madonna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112001</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj locked lips with Madonna while shooting the video for the Material Girl&#8217;s single &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;&#8221; in December. During an interview on Anderson Cooper&#8217;s talk show &#8220;Anderson,&#8221; the pop queen shared her admiration for the Young Money rapper and gushed about their intimate moment. &#8220;I listen to Nicki Minaj. I love [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nicki-madonna.jpg" alt="Nicki Minaj and Madonna" title="Nicki Minaj and Madonna" width="475" height="336" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-106790" /></center></p><p>Nicki Minaj <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/08/nicki-minaj-locks-lips-with-madonna-at-video-shoot/">locked lips</a> with Madonna while shooting the video for the Material Girl&#8217;s single &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;&#8221; in December.  During an interview on Anderson Cooper&#8217;s talk show &#8220;Anderson,&#8221; the pop queen shared her admiration for the Young Money rapper and gushed about their intimate moment.</p><p>&#8220;I listen to Nicki Minaj.  I love her,&#8221; said Madge.  &#8220;I love [Nicki and M.I.A.] actually and I wanted to collaborate with both of them on my record because I&#8217;m a big fan of their music, but also I like their independence, I like their spirit.  They&#8217;re cheeky and unique and they have individual voices and they&#8217;re not conventional pop stars, and I really admire them both.&#8221;</p><p>She shared what led to her much-talked-about smooch with Nicki.  &#8220;It was her birthday and it was actually the end of one of those long days of shooting and we were all giving a birthday toast to her,&#8221; explained Madonna.  &#8220;After a few sips of champagne, I kissed her.&#8221;</p><p>The song and video for &#8220;Give Me All Your Luvin&#8217;&#8221; will debut Friday, and the trio will team up for a performance at Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime show.</p><p><span id="more-112001"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/96zR1_g4wpo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/01/madonna-gushes-about-kissing-nicki-minaj/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>29</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pop &amp; Oak: Nicki Minaj&#8217;s &#8216;Roman Reloaded&#8217; Is Full of Surprises</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/01/pop-oak-nicki-minajs-roman-reloaded-is-full-of-surprises/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/01/pop-oak-nicki-minajs-roman-reloaded-is-full-of-surprises/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:14:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rap-Up TV]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=111912</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj&#8217;s friends and frequent producing partners Pop &#038; Oak—comprised of Andrew &#8220;Pop&#8221; Wansel and Warren &#8220;Oak&#8221; Felder—helped her score a No. 1 hit with her debut single &#8220;Your Love.&#8221; Now the hitmakers, who have worked with Big Sean (&#8220;Marvin &#038; Chardonnay&#8221;) and Trey Songz (&#8220;Unusual&#8221;), are reuniting with rap&#8217;s reigning diva for her sophomore [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/opAMZPVj2Qc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p><p>Nicki Minaj&#8217;s friends and frequent producing partners Pop &#038; Oak—comprised of Andrew &#8220;Pop&#8221; Wansel and Warren &#8220;Oak&#8221; Felder—helped her score a No. 1 hit with her debut single &#8220;Your Love.&#8221;  Now the hitmakers, who have worked with Big Sean (&#8220;Marvin &#038; Chardonnay&#8221;) and Trey Songz (&#8220;Unusual&#8221;), are reuniting with rap&#8217;s reigning diva for her sophomore album <em>Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded</em>.  While careful not to reveal too much, the dynamic duo did offer Rap-Up TV a hint of what to expect come April 3.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s more surprises this time,&#8221; said Pop.  &#8220;I think she&#8217;s proven, like, &#8216;Yo, I can rap.  I&#8217;m probably the best girl to really do this shit ever.&#8217;  Now she&#8217;s more comfortable and she&#8217;s having a little more fun.&#8221;</p><p>Whether you prefer the more grimy Nicki who rhymes on &#8220;Stupid Hoe&#8221; or the vulnerable Nicki who sings on &#8220;Save Me,&#8221; the album will have something for everyone.  &#8220;She&#8217;s smart enough and she&#8217;s gonna figure out how to give a balance,&#8221; added Pop.  &#8220;She&#8217;s so diverse and that&#8217;s a gift and a curse for her.  This time she focused more on giving every side.&#8221;</p><p>Pop also assured her Barbz that they wouldn&#8217;t be disappointed.  &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of surprises for them on this album.  They&#8217;ll be really happy.&#8221;</p><p>In addition to Pop &#038; Oak, Nicki has been in the studio with Hit-Boy, Dr. Luke, and Ester Dean (&#8220;Super Bass&#8221;), crafting the follow-up to her 2010 debut <em>Pink Friday</em>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/01/pop-oak-nicki-minajs-roman-reloaded-is-full-of-surprises/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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