Q&A: Ice-T on 'The Art of Rap,' Why Nicki Minaj Is 'Real Hip-Hop'

Peter Rosenberg: From Montgomery County to top of the hip-hop heap

NEW YORK - Rap beef doesn’t get weirder. In one corner, a Jewish hip-hop dork from Montgomery County. In the other, an azalea-coifed visionary from the top of the charts. It’s been a strange 362 days since New York radio personality Peter Rosenberg clashed with rap superstar Nicki Minaj at Hot 97’s Summer Jam, the most talked about summer hip-hop concert on the planet....

washingtonpost.com (18 days ago)

Nicki Minaj and Hot 97 Made Peace, Sort Of

It has been almost a year since Hot 97 D.J. Peter Rosenberg said some rude things about Nicki Minaj's "Starships," causing Nicki to drop out of Summer Jam and spawning a weeklong debate about the definition of hip-hop. (For a refresher, please revisit Nicki's interview with Funkmaster Flex, which was ...

vulture.com (21 days ago)

Nick Cannon on Mariah Carey-Nicki Minaj Idol Feud: My Wife Didn't Sign Up for 'Love & Hip Hop'

msn.com (1 month and 12 days ago)

WATCH: Jane Lynch flawlessly raps Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass'

Watch out Nicki Minaj, Jane Lynch is coming after your hip-hop throne. The 52-year-old actress rapped Minaj’s 2011 hit “Super Bass” during an interview Monday on “Conan.”

nydailynews.com (3 months and 13 days ago)

WATCH: Jane Lynch raps Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass'

Watch out Nicki Minaj, Jane Lynch is coming after your hip-hop throne. The 52-year-old actress rapped Minaj’s 2011 hit “Super Bass” during an interview Monday on “Conan.”

nydailynews.com (3 months and 13 days ago)

Nicki Minaj and Busta Rhymes do new song entirely in Jamaican patois

Internationally acclaimed rappers, Nicki Minaj and Busta Rhymes have combined their Caribbean roots to create a new single recorded entirely in Jamaican patois.The curvaceous Trinidadian-American rapper and Jamaican-American hip-hop veteran...

examiner.com (8 days ago)

Did Nicki Minaj have plastic surgery?

Rumors are circulating online that 'American Idol' judge and Nicki Minaj has had some work done on her face.The rap star is known for her colorful and strange facial expressions, but this time, she says fans are...

examiner.com (3 months and 18 days ago)

Rap Release of the Week: Bangladesh's 'Ponzi Scheme'

Producer Bangladesh is best known for Lil Wayne's "A Milli" and Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy," two avant-Southern hip-hop classics. He's also responsible for Kelis' "Bossy," Dem Franchize Boyz's "Talking Out Da Side of Ya Neck," Beyonce's "Diva," Gucci Mane's "Lemonade," Nicki Minaj's "Did It on 'Em," and E-40's "They Point," and plenty of others...

spin.com (3 months and 1 day ago)

The best hip-hop documentaries

This year promises a bumper crop of hip-hop films – here's how to get up to speed with the genreReading this on mobile? Click here to watch video I was never sold on The Kids Are Alright and I never got the joke about Spinal Tap – but I understand the power of a good hip-hop documentary. For hip-hop fans who weren't around to witness battle raps in the Bronx or block parties...

guardian.co.uk (1 month and 23 days ago)

Nicki Minaj fires stylist in bid to be 'taken seriously'

Star has her sights set on making 'proper hip-hop album', say sources

nme.com (3 months and 17 days ago)