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Promoter Of Nicki Minaj Concert Defends Expensive Event

The promoter of a controversial Nicki Minaj concert in Trinidad has spoken out in defense of the pricey concert, which caused friction between members of the government earlier this week.

Promoter Daryl Braxton and his independent, Trinidad-based record label D Project Records brought Nicki Minaj over for the concert, which took place on October 8th.

The concert draw condemnation from Diego Martin`s Central MP Amery Browne, who called for an audit of the event, which totaled $825,000 including $382,000 to Nicki and her entourage.

“People need to understand that the ‘Rep Your Colors/Localize Itt’ concert was not about packing the stadium and making a million dollars for ourselves,” D Project Records’ CEO Daryl Braxton said.

“It was a strategic investment in ourselves and our talent,” Braxton added. “Like her or not, Nicki Minaj is ours and not because we claimed her, but because she claimed us as her own! The fact that she’s currently at the top of her game makes it even sweeter.”

Read the whole story on AllHipHop.com!

Nicki Minaj Talks Getting Fired from Young Money and More in Billboard Magazine Cover Story

“The First Lady (Gaga) of Hip-Hop” Nicki Minaj is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Billboard Magazine. In the December issue, the Young Money rapper (gearing up for the release of her debut album Pink Friday) talks about getting respect from her male hip-hop counterparts, getting fired from her last job “like 15 times,” getting kicked out of Young Money in 2009 and more!

Hit the link below for a few excerpts from the interview…

On getting fired “like 15 times” from her former job because of her bad attitude:
“The last job I had was as an office manager in a little, tiny room where I literally wanted to strangle this guy because he was so loud and obnoxious,” Minaj recalls. “I would go home with stress pains in my neck and my back. That’s when I went to my mother and said, ‘Look, I’m not going back to work.’ I’d been fired like 15 times because I had a horrible attitude. I worked at Red Lobster before that and I chased a customer out of the restaurant once so I could stick my middle finger up at her and demand that she give me my pen back. I swear to God I was bad.”

On not being a typical New York rapper, even though she’s from New York:
“When I started rapping, people were trying to make me like the typical New York rapper, but I’m not that,” Minaj says. “No disrespect to New York rappers, but I don’t want people to hear me and know exactly where I’m from. I wanted the album to be universal and versatile. It really feels like it speaks for every one of my personalities.”

On taking lyrical advice from Jay-Z in Robin Thicke’s “Shakin it for Daddy”:
“I had never met Jay at that point, but he told Robin Thicke that if I did the song I should say, ‘I be, I be, I be, I be, I be on that money shit.’ So I took that line and just ran with it.”

On getting respect in the industry:
“When I do songs like ‘Monster,’ when I’m on a record with Jay-Z and Kanye West, when I’m on a record with Wayne and Em — I definitely think the dudes give me respect,” Minaj says. “They haven’t come easy but I think people are starting to give me more props.”

On demanding perfection from those that work with her:
“I push people around me but I don’t push anyone more than I push myself,” she says. “I tell people all the time, ‘You want to work for me? You have to give 250,000%,’ because when I’m in the booth, I don’t half-ass it. I demand perfection from everyone around me and if you can’t live up to that, then bye-bye.”

On her becoming a “different human being” in the Eminem featured “Roman’s Revenge”:
“‘Roman’s Revenge’ is where I’ve become a different human being,” Minaj says. “I didn’t give a damn who I offended, whose feelings I hurt — this needed to be said, and it cracks me up when I listen to it. I’m a maniac on that track. I knew true hip-hop fans would love this.”

On getting (secretly) kicked out of Young Money in 2009:
“I started to record by myself and I lost track of what I was doing and who I wanted to be,” she says. “It wasn’t until I linked back up with Wayne that he gave me this speech. He said, ‘What happened? You were hot,’ and it just hurt me so much. I wanted to prove to him that I was still hot. It hurt my ego so bad that I went back with a vengeance.”

Read More @ Billboard.com

Wow! We didn’t know Nicki was kicked out of Young Money….they definitely kept that one under wraps pretty well, though we wondered why Nicki didn’t tour with Weezy & co. last summer.

Nicki’s debut album Pink Friday hits stores next Monday (Nov 22) and will feature collabs from Will.i.am, Drake, Rihanna, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Eminem and more!

Nicki Minaj Talks Fans’ Tittay Infatuation

Many of rapper Nicki Minaj’s fans want her to sign on the dotted line. Just not the one you may be thinking about. In a recent radio interview with Power106 KMEL, Young Money’s first lady discussed her rise to success, the upcoming album and why female fans can’t get enough of getting their breasts tagged with her John Hancock.

“I have to have pink markers so I can sign lots of boobs.” says Nicki. “Whether I perform or not, I always sign boobs. Girls actually throw their boobs at my face now. It’s crazy.

She also discussed a recent incident where the booby barrage got a little out of hand.

“Yesterday when we were in Miami, last night, Baby and Mack Maine were just looking at me like, ‘Is this for real?’ Girls are jumping over, they don’t even care. The security be like man handling them. I be feeling so bad but they’re like, ‘Sign my boobs!’ and they’re up there climbing on the banister and just pulling their boobs out. [laughs] The girls are rock stars. I do feel this is a rock star era.”

As previously reported, Minaj is denying that the scathing bars she spit on the Eminem assisted track Roman’s Revenge were directed at Lil Kim, as many have speculated. Her album, Pink Friday drops November 22.

Nicki Minaj In YRB: “I’m About To Capitalize Like It’s Never Been Done Before”

Nicki Minaj is featured in the latest issue of YRB magazine, where she talks about her “competition,” her “breakout” moment and her new album “Pink Friday,” due November 22.

On Female Rappers Who Don’t Support Her

“These girls aren’t mad at me. They’re mad at themselves,” she states, shooting down questions on why she never took Kim’s bait. “[It’s] jealousy, insecurity and being broke. When you haven’t capitalized and you see I’m about to capitalize on this sh*t like it’s never been done before, then you’re mad at yourself.”

On “Monster” Being The Pivotal Moment In Her Career

“That has to be the breakout Nicki Minaj moment. That was my moment. People paid attention because of who was on it and because I held my own and I stayed true to my crazy animation, and it’s like I didn’t have to take my fun stuff out. I was able to incorporate Nicki Minaj on a record with Jay-Z and Kanye West. And I think people know that’s a difficult task in itself.”

On “Pink Friday”

“I know that Pink Friday is a classic album. I have never been this proud of anything in my life. I just think that it’s such a dynamic body of work. I’m no longer afraid to drop it. Now, I know it’s time.”