Nicki Minaj Thirst Trap Won't Distract Barbz Begging For "New Body" Clearance

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Nicki Minaj attends the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show during New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs)
The Queen of Rap is reminding us that age is only a number following her 41st birthday last week.

Even a week after its arrival, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2 still has the internet talking. Following the initial project's debut on December 8th, she came through with a handful of other songs, including a 50 Cent remix, and collaborations with Monica and Keyshia Cole. As she continues to head toward a No. 1 debut it seems Minaj is taking great pleasure in denying Kanye West a similar feat with his Vultures LP. The Chicago native was hoping to share his and Ty Dolla Sign's joint project today (December 15), but they're unfortunately running into some issues with sample clearance.

First, Ye teased a track featuring a classic interpolation from the Backstreet Boys. The internet was surprised by how much they loved the preview, but now, it's causing a holdup as the 46-year-old failed to ask the group's permission. Elsewhere, he and Ty Dolla are finally ready to unleash the long-awaited "New Body," which also features Minaj. However, much to their disappointment, she has no intention of giving West permission to use her iconic verse. Instead, she's attempting to distract her fanbase with a new thirst trap video that doesn't seem to be doing the trick.

Nicki Minaj Won't Clear "New Body," But She's Still Showing Off Her Curves

One person pleaded with the Queen of Rap, "Nicki clear the verse, it’s literally one of your best." "Everyone begging for 'New Body' y'all should've begged Kanye 3 YEARS AGO when Nicki herself was asking him to release it," one loyal fan came to Minaj's defence in her comments. "Kanye made Nicki [shoot] the whole music video just to scrap & leak it. Now y'all making [it] look like Nicki is being disrespectful? The math ain't mathing."

Besides everything currently unfolding with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj is also in the middle of a social media spat with Cardi B. Though neither woman is taking direct shots at the other, we are seeing plenty of shady Twitter fingers liking posts comparing Billboard's treatment of "WAP" to Pink Friday 2. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.