To promote The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj sat down with Elliot Wilson for a candid one-on-one as part of his CRWN interview series. Video from the chat isn’t available yet, but luckily, partial transcripts have been provided, including something Minaj said about Kendrick Lamar.
“You said that you didn’t get the voices before, but liked them on here: why? Because you listened. Because you listened. Because people you respected were on the track, and that’s fine, I understand that…I got a call from Mister Cee after he heard ‘Bottoms Up,’ and he said he had to give me my props. ‘Bottoms Up’ was very animated, but he took the time to listen, you know what I’m saying? It takes skill. And then I see people doing it now. Sometimes, when I hear the animated things that Kendrick Lamar does…I respect and like him, but when I paid attention to certain things he does, I think to myself: ‘I did that.’” (Via)
That’s less NICKI AND KENDRICK ARE BEEFING than these tweets would have you believe:
She said when she did crazy voices y'all niggas didnt respect it but now she hears Kendrick Lamar doing voices & y'all call him the king. ☕
— EJ (@MostHatedEJ) December 17, 2014
"When I hear certain animated things that Kendrick Lamar does…I'm like wow…talking bout King of New York…" @NICKIMINAJ *sips Myx*
— STASHED (@theSTASHED) December 17, 2014
If you’ll recall, last November, Nicki responded to not being mentioned in Kendrick’s infamous “Control” verse by saying, “I’m the queen of New York, I’m the king of New York. Let me tell you why. Platinum albums. Albums. Plural. Number one in five mother-f*ckin’ countries.”
The Pinkprint dropped this week; Kendrick’s new album should be out soon.
