Nicki Minaj's Ex-Manager Sickamore Recalls Her Blasting Him For Photo Shoot

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The music business executive said that he didn't get Nicki a trailer for her to change in for a VIBE magazine shoot.

Nicki Minaj's ex-manager Sickamore just recalled how she blasted him for messing up a photo shoot. While Nicki's clearly moved on to larger success since then, it's interesting to hear a tale from when she was just getting started. Moreover, the music executive recounted the experience with Saigon and Mobb Deep's Havoc on VladTV. During that conversation, he said that the rapper had a photo shoot with VIBE magazine and he didn't set up a trailer for her to change in. In fact, Minaj's subsequent scolding made him quit the position before she became a superstar.

"She had this VIBE magazine shoot, you know, it’s like a two-page spread," Sickamore expressed. "She had a diner, and she got to the place. I wasn’t there, and she didn’t have no trailer. She had to change in the bathroom, and she called me like flipping out, as she should, and then I was cocky. I was like, ‘Man, I don’t need all of this. Just don’t worry about it, you can find your own manager.' So she calls me back, she gave me an opportunity, she’s like, ‘Are you sure? Like, you sure you know what you’re doing?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, my own mother don’t talk to me like this. I’m not going to let anybody talk to me like this.’

Nicki Minaj's Ex-Manager Recalls Messing Up Photo Shoot

"So we handled business," he concluded. "It was like a little bit of money or whatever. We cleaned that up, next thing I know, ‘Super Bass,’ and I was just like, God damn.” Furthermore, Sickamore worked with the "Super Freaky Girl" star from 2007 to 2008. After he quit, she took on Deb Antney as a replacement, who previously managed Gucci Mane.

Meanwhile, the 40-year-old might've fired up her beef with Megan Thee Stallion during her Rolling Loud L.A. performance. As such, many Nicki Stans are hyping up her next move, as new music and performances might result in a new album. Still, only time will tell, but one thing's for sure: maybe Sickamore regrets his decision now. Regardless, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Nicki Minaj.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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