Young Money's femme fatale Nicki Minajpromised that when she reached a million followers on Twitter, she would hop on Ustream and announce her album title. After hitting a milli last week, Nicki honored her promise and hosted a web chat session last night (August 3), during which 13,000 users stopped in to watch. After calling fans that supplied their number via Twitter, she revealed her debut's title, 'Pink Friday,' which was named for its release on November 23 - the same week as Black Friday.

 Cool & Dre have made no secret that they are fans of Cash Money, but now much bigger moves are being made with the two hip-hop staples. The duo has just announced a brand new partnership agreement with the powerhouse record label run by Baby. Apparently, the agreement will allow them to produce tons of tracks for both Cash Money and its subsidiary Young Money imprint (which, of course, is lead by Lil Wayne and features Drake and Nicki Minaj).

Childish beef with Nicki Minaj aside, Lil' Kim  has been grinding hard on her comeback trail. The Brooklyn rapper has put on a series of concert performances in the past few weeks, and on Tuesday (Aug. 10) she officially launched her new promotional campaign with Three Olives Vodka.

Rappers Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T and more are expected to appear on the remix toKanye West's upcoming "Power" smash hit.
 
West is also expected to link with Mos Def and John Legend for the remix.

A handful of shady concert promoters have invoked the wrath of hip-hop princess Nicki Minaj, by planning a series of fake shows that claim to feature the in-demand rapper.

Nicki Minaj made an undeniable splash on the Billboard charts this year, becoming the first female to top the Rap Songs list with her hit 'Your Love' since Missy Elliott  held the same position in November 2002. But that was only the tip of the iceberg for the Young Money raptress breaking records on the Billboard charts.

Kanye West took over New York City's Bowery Ballroom for a surprise show to commemorate the release of his fifth album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," dazzling audience members including Lyor Cohen and Questlove with reconfigured renditions of his tracks.


But the highlight of the gig wasn't just guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Ryan Leslie, Pusha T and more. 'Ye finished up with a heated nine-minute speech, doting on everything from Taylor Swift and President Bush to his first-week album sales.

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is reportedly en route to outsell new albums from Nicki Minaj and Lloyd Banks with projections up to 575,000 sold copies.


Based on one-day reports, R&B crooner Ne-Yo's new Libra Scale album will also be fractioned into the sales competition.

New York rap rivals Foxy Brown and Lil Kim have both shown their disapproval of Nicki Minaj as of late by going after the Young Money star.


Foxy struck first by accusing Minaj of lying about a conversation she said they had.

Nicki Minaj received a "shocking" welcome from talk show host Regis Philbin earlier this week, when the Young Money phenom made an appearance on 'LIVE! With Regis and Kelly' on Monday.

Following Minaj's performance of her hit single 'Right Thru Me,' the Queens, NY, rapper/singer joined Regis and co-host Kelly Ripa to discuss her #2 charting album 'Pink Friday,' and was summarily pawed by the show's 79-year-old host.

The 2011 Grammy nominees were announced at a Los Angeles concert Wednesday night that was broadcast live on CBS. Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J hosted the hour-long program that included performances from Bruno Mars, B.O.B., Justin Bieber and Train.


This year, artists must have released a project between Sept. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010, to be eligible for an award. While that leaves out albums from Kanye West, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, many others are in the running. The main event takes place on Feb. 13, 2011 in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS at 8PM ET/PT.

Here’s a preview of KING Mag's cover shoot with Nicki Minaj…you’re all welcome! 

London is crazy for Nicki Minaj. Fans and paparazzi clamored outside the fancy Dorchester Hotel yesterday for a peep at the Young Money femcee's new cotton candy hair-do. Minaj is in Britain, enjoying the country's trademark scones and tea, and promoting her platinum debut 'Pink Friday.' The pandemonium over Minaj even spilled over later into the evening after she announced two surprise gigs in the U.K. capital.

Lil Wayne’s takeover for 2011 has officially begun. The 28 Year-Old Grammy Award-Winning rapper has announced he will be hitting the road for a 25 city US excursion with Travis Barker, Mixmaster Mike, Rick Ross, who is currently on the road as we speak and label mate Nicki Minaj.

After only 10 weeks on the charts, Nicki Minaj has passed Kanye West in total album sales.


Following her impressive appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' last week, the Young Money rapper's debut 'Pink Friday,' climbed six spots on Billboard's Top 200, reaching no. 3, with total sales of 989,300, 38,500 in the last week.

After Lil' Kim proudly proclaimed she sold 113,000 copies of her new mixtape 'Black Friday,' her nemesis Nicki Minaj has written the next chapter in their everlasting saga. Last night, the Harajuku Barbie took to her Twitter account to tweet mocking words to Kim, who is depicted decapitating Nicki on the cover of the 'tape.

As one of the most publicized feuds in rap over the past decade, Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj's beef has amplified in recent months. But the spar has surprisingly deep roots. The Queen Bee, who recently released her 'Black Friday' mixtape sporting a decapitated Nicki on its cover, explains that the problem doesn't alone lie with the Harajuku Barbie, and that the disrespect from her label Cash Money actually sparked the back-and-forth between the rapstresses.

Few details about Lil Wayne's highly anticipated album, 'Tha Carter IV,' are out there. What we do know is that it's led by the hyperactive banger, '6 Foot 7 Foot,' featuring Young Money's Cory Gunz. But Gunz isn't the only Young Member contributing to Weezy's ninth album. Nicki Minaj is also making a guest appearance.


"I recorded something for 'Carter IV,' and I recorded something with the Birdman recently," the popular Queens rapper told MTV, regarding her contribution to Wayne's latest record and Cash Money boss Birdman's upcoming 'Bigger Than Life.'

Nicki Minaj and Drake turned the tables on each other, becoming "journalists" in an interview for MTV.


The Young Money cohorts interviewed one another during a stop in New Orleans for the I Am Still Music tour. Drizzy was one of the night's special guests, and rather than answer questions from MTV's Sway Calloway, decided to put the microphone in front of the 'Pink Friday' creator himself.

Lil Wayne’s manager, Cortez Bryant, recently revealed that a potential merger with powerhouse management firm Hip-Hop Since 1978 is on the horizon.

During an interview with BlackEnterprises.com, Bryant said his own Bryant Management and HHS1978, which recently added Nicki Minaj to its impressive roster, are just shy of “making [their joint venture] official on paper.”

The demand for videos by Nicki Minaj has soared, as the rapper has set a new record for most single week video views, on Music Choice's Video on Demand service.


The video for the Nicki's single "Super Bass" has received 1,436,807 views according to Rentrak, a media measurement and research company.

The number represents the largest ever recorded for a single week since Music Choice's Video on Demand launched in November of 2004, according to reps for Music Choice.

Young Money princess Nicki Minaj will be the subject of a one-hour expose, E! Entertainment Special: Nicki Minaj, this week.

The show will feature interviews with Minaj herself along with Young Money boss Lil Wayne, rapper/producer Swizz Beatz, family, childhood friends and an elementary school teacher.

Topics covered include Minaj’s multiple rap personalities and outrageous looks as well as her Caribbean roots, life before hip-hop and transition from being a waitress to one of rap’s most recognizable stars.

    Young Money star Nicki Minaj may have to eat her own words as the Dallas police department has decided to release a report describing an altercation she had earlier this week.


New details on what took place at Dallas' Hotel Palomar have landed online.

Nicki Minaj has joined the cast of Dreamworks’ upcoming film Ice Age: Continental Drift. Along with the Harajuku Barbie, Joy Behar, Nick Frost, JB Smoove, Heather Morris, Josh Gad, Alan Tudyk, Kunal Nayyar and Alain Chabat have been added to the fourth installment in the franchise.


20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios previously announced the initial voice cast, which includes Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Aziz Ansari and more.

Newcomers to the list include Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Wiz Khalifa and others.


Forbes has announced its annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list. The leader of the pack is none other than Jay-Z, while additional Hip Hop stars to make the cut include Eminem, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West and more.

Hov tops the chart with $37 million in income, thanks to “the benefits of a 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, as well as stakes in the New Jersey Nets, the 40/40 Club” and more.

Nicki Minaj promises that her next album will deliver on a whole new level, and talks performing "Super Bass" with Taylor Swift.

As Nicki Minaj continues to enjoy the success of Pink Friday - with her single "Super Bass" continuing to dominate airwaves - the Harajuku Barbie has turned her attention to her new album.

The Young Money rapstress says she recorded the cut for Weezy but that he passed on it.


While on the set of Birdman’s upcoming video for “Y.U. Mad,” Nicki Minaj revealed that Rick Ross’ recently released “I’m a Boss” was actually intended for Lil Wayne. Speaking with MTV News, the Harajuku Barbie spoke in the third person about the song’s trajectory and that it’s actually almost three years old.

Lil Wayne talks about Watch the Throne as well as Drake and Nicki Minaj in a recent interview with VIBE, and here's an excerpt from what he haid to say:

On Watch The Throne:

"I haven't heard the album. I'll probably never hear the album."

On Nicki Minaj:

According to TMZ, Nicki Minaj got into an altercation with one of her maids at her house in Hollywood.

The 54th annual Grammy Awards are set to air on Febuary 12th but tonight the nominations are being revealed. Kanye West leads the pack with 7 nominations followed by Adele and Bruno Mars with 6 nominations each. Lil Wayne nabs 5 nominations while Drake, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj earn 4 nominations each.

Record Of The Year
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Holocene – Bon Iver
Grenade – Bruno Mars
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Firework – Katy Perry

Nicki Minaj covers the magazine Paper, changing it up with green hair on the cover, but she rocks her pink hair for the rest of the shoot. Peep some photos below and excerpts from the interview.

Nicki Minaj called in to talk to Ryan Seacrest about the Grammys. She spoke about that very strange outfit she wore to the Grammys (a red, hooded dress, peep the photo below) and the Pope look-alike she came with, as well as her performance of "Roman Holiday" at the Awards show and the meaning behind it.  She also talks about the Super Bowl incident with M.I.A., Madonna's influence, and her new single "Starships," dropping tomorrow.

This shouldn't be surprising anymore I guess, but Nicki Minaj lands yet another cover, this time VIBE's Feb/Mar 2012 issue.

In the interview she discusses making her album Pink Friday, being a woman in the music industry and fashion. Read some excerpts below, and check out the cover photo.

VIBE: You’ve said before that you didn’t really have fun recording Pink Friday.

With NBA's All-Star festivities approaching, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, Pitbull and others have added their names to the list of performers for the events scheduled to take place later this month in Orlando, Florida.


Minaj will start things off for the All-Star Game, performing a medley of songs as players are introduced. Mary J. Blige will follow with the U.S. national anthem. Pitbull and Ne-Yo will then team up for the halftime show.

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg decided to speak his mind about Nicki Minaj, and I'm pretty sure he just said what everyone else has been thinking. Read his little Nicki Minaj rant below.

For Nicki Minaj's latest magazine feature, this time in Vogue, she is literally blue, but still sporting her signature pink wig. Somehow I am not suprised. Read an excerpt from the interview below, where she says she used to wear baggy clothes and no make-up.

After Nicki Minaj premiered her newest single, "Roman Reloaded," which features her boss Lil Wayne with Funkmaster Flex, she called in to Flex to discuss it.

She spoke on selling out, expanding her brand, and more.

Nicki says that she always planned to put out something "urban" after the release of "Starships" because "Starships was a monster."

 According to Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex, he recently stole an email from DJ Clue. The email contained a file of Nicki Minaj's latest song "Beez In The Trap," which was set to be played on Clue's radio show. Instead, Flex dropped a bomb on the track while also speaking about why he decided to hack Clue's account.

 As we know by now, Lauryn Hill & Nas performed last night at Hot 97 Summer Jam and were supposedly special guests on Nicki Minaj's Set. Today, Lauryn weighs in on what she thinks of the whole situation. Here's what she had to say: