Nicki Minaj's New Album Art Is...Bold (NSFW)
Nicki Minaj teased the release of her new single, "Anaconda," by dropping the single's artwork on Instagram. As you can see, she opted for a, let's say, brave, look.
Iggy Azalea Is Just Happy We're Talking About the 'Best Female Rapper'
In today's Tweet Beat, Iggy Azalea has a response to her Nicki Minaj drama, Kelly Rowland has an interesting nickname for her fans and Bethenny Frankel is lusting after a handy man.
Nicki Minaj Clarifies Her Iggy Azalea Shade by Kinda Shading Her Again
After delivering an acceptance speech during Sunday’s BET Awards that seemed to dress down rapper Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj hit Twitter to clarify her message on Wednesday. It’s about women’s rights, guys.
Nicki Minaj Throws Buckets of Shade at Iggy Azalea at BET Awards
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During Sunday’s BET Awards, Nicki Minaj won the Best Female MC trophy and took time during her acceptance speech to dress down her competition. Considering her only contemporary chart-worthy rival is Iggy Azalea, it’s safe to say Iggy was the target of her shade (thrown while professing “no shade”).
Nicki Minaj's 'Pills N Potions' Video: Metallic Tears, Smoking Rabbits
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Nicki Minaj’s glam transition to norm core continues with her new video for "Pills and Potions." Biggest shockers from the clip? Rabbits apparently like to smoke and sad girls can behead their boyfriends with computer graphics when they act up. How can I be down?
Sisterhood of Hip Hop Reality Show Spotlights Women Who Rap
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Five female rappers are getting a shot at stardom through a new show called Sisterhood of Hip Hop and here's hoping it's more The (White) Rapper Show than Love and Hip-Hop.
Columbus Short Fired from Scandal Amidst Domestic Violence Allegations
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Columbus Short will not be returning to Scandal. The actor, who has played Olivia Pope's main confidante and right-hand man, has been fired due to problems in his personal life, namely allegations that Short has been abusing his wife, Tanee McCall. Most recently, Short allegedly put a knife to McCall's throat and…
Inside Nicki Minaj's Make-Under
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If you haven’t noticed Nicki Minaj is toning down the ostentatious fashion and hair styles that made her famous. Proof resides in her red carpet photos from this weekend’s MTV Movie Awards, left, and last night's The Other Woman, at right. You like?
Hideous Dresses and Cool Shoes at the MTV Movie Awards
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Last night in Los Angeles, the stars gathered for the MTV Movie Awards, also known as the most fake, most C-list, most staged, most irrelevant of the movie awards.
Nicki Minaj Says 'Selfish People Live Longer' in The Other Woman Clip
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Nicki Minaj is here to serve you married ladies a shiver down your spine in a new clip for her upcoming film, The Other Woman. The movie surrounds a successful businesswoman (Cameron Diaz) who's dating a man — until she realizes that he's married. In a twist, she befriends his wife (Leslie Mann), and then they find…
Let's Just Stop With the Contouring Already
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Sure, love is a battlefield, but makeup isn't supposed to look like war paint. Still, women are drawing stripes all over their faces and taking liberties with bronzer in an attempt to create some kind of illusion—but they simply can't escape the cold hard reality that they look like fucking idiots.
Nicki Minaj Posts Gorgeous Makeup-Free Selfies on Instagram
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Nicki Minaj took a shower today, it seems, and she wants you to know about it. The rapper (and UNSTOPPABLE BEAST) took some beautiful, slightly nude, makeup-free photos of herself and posted them on Instagram for the world's edification. She looks fucking great.
Hey, Where Did All the Women MCs Go?
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It feels as if someone started a rumor that 2014 might present a female resurgence in hip-hop. As a person with a vagina, I’d be thrilled if that happened — but I doubt the “Ladies Night” reprise is going down anytime soon. There are many reasons why women — with the exception of Nicki Minaj — are notably absent from…
Nicki Minaj Is Being Sued by Her 'Wig Guru'
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Nicki Minaj cut her former "wig guru" Terrence Davidson out of her new hair empire, and he’s pissed — to the tune of $30 million in damages.
Don't Worry: Lil' Kim 'Still Going to Be Hardcore' After Giving Birth
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Lil' Kim would like to reassure her fans that she is "still going to be hardcore" after she pushes a giant baby out of her vagina. I mean, yeah. If I know anything about childbirth, PROBABLY MORE HARDCORE, TBH.
Nicki Minaj's New Song Is a Rapey Waste of Time
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Nicki Minaj released a new song today called "Lookin' Ass Nigga" and it's a spectacular misuse of her talents. But you knew that, right? Nicki is as Nicki does.
Selfie Loathing: Nicki Minaj Takes Off Her Wig
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Welcome back to Selfie Loathing! Every Friday we sit back and watch as Vanity Smurf stars turn their cameras on themselves.Celebrity Instagrams! This week: Nicki Minaj ditches her wig; Katy Perry meets a talented dog; Mindy Kaling hangs with Schmidt; and John Stamos is hotter than the hinges of hell. Enjoy.
Woman Hawking Whitenicious Skin Bleach Has Tons of Black Friends, OK?
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Sometimes you read things that are so ridiculous you can barely believe your eyes. Today that prize goes to the Nigerian and Cameroonian musician Dencia, the woman behind a skin lightening product called Whitenicious — yes, that is the product's real name.
Nicki Minaj Is Not Happy With ESPN Magazine About Her Retouched Photos
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Nicki Minaj took to Instagram today to call out ESPN Magazine for retouching a photo from a cover shoot she did.
Here's Proof That Nicki Minaj Is Secretly Your Mom
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Us Weekly's celebrity profile series "25 Things You Don't Know About Me" is full of fun facts about celebs written by publicists. These publicists are very good at their collective job, which is to make their clients look fun and relatable. Nicki Minaj's publicist so thoroughly achieved this goal that after reading…