Nicki Minaj came out swinging and with more than a few bars in her surprise remix of Lil Wayne’s “Banned From NO,” released Tuesday night, lighting up the track with fierce energy and a few pointed jabs.
Yikes. LFG….
The Queen of the Barbz showed she’s not afraid to shake up the chat sliding for Weezy.
As the beat drops, Nicki pays homage to Wayne in true Young Money fashion, cleverly flipping one of his most iconic bars. “Weezy F Baby and the F is for Phenomenal,” she spits with confidence and signature delivery, a line pulled straight from Wayne’s memorable Pharrell-produced track “Yes.” It’s a slick bridge from the past into the present that day-one fans will instantly recognize and appreciate.
But Nicki didn’t stop at tributes. She also used her time on the mic to aim at none other than Shannon Sharpe. Lacing her verse with a clever play on words, she delivers, “‘Bout to cop you slides, all you do is flip-flop, if I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe.” The jab landed hard, and Nicki doubled down on the Gram shortly after to explain the intent behind the line.
“If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that sharp!!!!” she wrote in a tweet. “Yeah n**** you thought I forgot that ‘Nicki who’ stuff you did? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO j/k. Ochocinco almost caught a strizzy just by being around yo crazy tail self.”
Then Nicki mentioned the “NFL should fire some ni**as and call us.” We’ll let you listen for yourself and figure out who she meant there, all on your own.
Enjoy …