Nicki Minaj had a bone to pick on Wednesday night. The rapper decided to hop on social media and air out her frustrations with the upcoming generation of artists. She initially made headlines for unfollowing the likes of JT and Ice Spice on Instagram , but Minaj had bigger fish to fry.
The Young Money icon had a serious issue with the fact that so many African American artists are choosing to sign with record labels owned by white people. Minaj went on to contrast this pattern with the label she owns, Heavy On It. "Motherf*cker tell somebody they don't want to sign with Heavy On It," she noted.
"But then they'll go and sign with the white peoples. And guess who the white peoples finna call?" Nicki Minaj then names herself. "They always get the attention of the Barbz.
" The rapper took things a step further by claiming that the upcoming version of her album, Pink Friday 2 , will be limited to Heavy On It signees. The names she considers worth spotlighting. "You will be surprised," Minaj noted.
"And I'm not talking about doing ad-libs on any songs. If your name is not on Pink Friday 2 , they're not a Heavy On It artist." Read More: Nicki Minaj Prepares To Embark On “Gag City Reloaded” Tour The Heavy On It connection seems somewhat connected to Nicki Minaj's problems with Ice Spice .
It was widely speculated that Ice Spice was signed with Heavy On it in 2023. It was later confirmed, though, that the "Munch" rapper had inked a deal with Virgin Records. Spice's debut album, Y2K.