Nicki Minaj has shocked fans by announcing that she’s stepping away from music — and according to her, Jay-Z is one of the main reasons why.
In a fiery post on social media, Nicki revealed that she’s done with releasing new music and shelving her upcoming album. She claimed Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez tried to patch things up with her, even asking for a new tour and album, but she refused.
Nicki also accused Perez of serious wrongdoing, using strong language to call her out directly. She went on to say Jay-Z was willing to let Perez take the fall alone and ended her post with a final message to fans: “I’m not putting out the album anymore. No more music. Hope you’re happy now, Jay-Z. Bye, Barbz. Love you for life.”
This isn’t the first time Nicki has called out Jay-Z or Roc Nation. She’s previously criticized them over industry decisions, including the Super Bowl halftime show lineup and Tidal’s payout issues following its sale in 2021.
At the same time, Nicki has been locked in a heated back-and-forth with Cardi B online — extending the tension even further across the hip hop world.
Whether this marks a true retirement or just another chapter in Nicki’s career remains to be seen. But one thing’s for sure — the Queen of Rap has once again set the internet on fire.
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Episode Transcript
This is Spate News, bringing you the latest in hip
hop headlines and industry drama. Nicki Minaj has shocked fans
by announcing that she's stepping away from music, and according
to her, jay Z is one of the main reasons why.
In a fiery post on social media, Nicki revealed that
she's done with releasing new music and shelving her upcoming album.
(00:20):
She claimed jay Z and Rock Nation CEO Desiree Perez
tried to patch things up with her, even asking for
a new tour and album, but she refused. Nicki also
accused Perez of serious wrongdoing, using strong language to call
her out directly. She went on to say jay Z
was willing to let Perez take the fall alone, and
(00:41):
ended her post with a final message to fans, I'm
not putting out the album anymore, no more music. Hope
you're happy now. Jay Z by Barbes love you for life.
This isn't the first time Nicki has called out jay
Z or Rock Nation. She's previously criticized them over industry decisions,
(01:02):
including the Super Bowl halftime show lineup and titles payout
issues following its sale in twenty twenty one. At the
same time, Nicki has been locked in a heated back
and forth with Cardi B online, extending the tension even
further across the hip hop world. Whether this marks a
true retirement or just another chapter in Nicky's career remains
(01:24):
to be seen, but one thing's for sure. The Queen
of Rap has once again set the Internet on fire.
For more stories like this, stay locked in with spate News,
where hip Hop Lives.
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