Nicki Minaj called into Hot 97 and spoke to Funkmaster Flex last night after premiering her new record, “Roman Reloaded”. The new track is an aggressive rap song, which debuted just as hip-hop fans started to call Nicki a pop sellout.
“I would hope that people know at this point that I’m smart enough to know what I’m doing all the time, but I guess, they still kinda waver.” Nicki said on-air. “I always intended on putting something urban right after ‘Starships’, ’cause I knew ‘Starships’ was a monster.
I didn’t feel the pressure. To be honest, I feel really really good. I feel like Hip-Hop cares enough that they have something to say. I remember when I was hoping that someone had something to say about me on the radio or cared enough.
Maybe it would be a problem if I couldn’t deliver records like ‘Roman Reloaded’, but I can. I write my own lyrics…once again, I write my own lyrics.
I think that people sometimes get blown away by the magnitude of the pop stuff, because the pop stuff, it reaches everywhere and then I feel like my hip-hop fans or hip-hop culture starts getting a little bit afraid that I’m going to leave, but this is who I am.
I’m not gonna change, I’m just adding on to my brand and if you don’t understand that, then it’s probably why you don’t travel and you don’t see the world and I probably can’t even have a conversation with you anymore.”
Personally, I never had a problem with Nicki’s desire to make pop records and twirl her OPI polish through Mattell lacefronts. My issue has been that the quality of her rap material has downgraded, but I hardly care anymore. God bless her.
Audio: Funk Flex




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