The beef Lil' Kim has between herself and Nicki Minaj is still cooking. Kim sat down for an extended interview with Mr. Ed Lover on his morning show and Kim touched on the usual: Her hate for the "Notorious" movie, her perception that Nicki Minaj was throwing shots at her and her disappointment in Puffy. If you were expecting any kind of clarity or illuminating exchanges to emerge from this, you'll be sorely disappointed. The Queen Bee is still stewing over leftovers.
Among the list of slights Kim feels Nicki Minaj committed: Nicki rolled her eyes at her, Nicki didn't say hi to her, Nicki hasn't paid her proper homage and Cash Money pulled the song that would've put both of them on because, in her mind, they didn't like that fans said her verse was hotter than Nicki's. Check out some highlights from the interview below.
Lil' Kim: When I was watching her come up in her interviews they would say who do you follow? Who do you like? My ear's to the street at all times. I know what's going on. I read, I'm on the computer, I'm everywhere. Just cause you don't see me don't mean that I don't know what's going on. That was the only thing I didn't like cause it was clear that she is, you know--
Ed Lover: She was emulating you. And she never said Lil' Kim?
Lil' Kim: Never. They would ask her and she would be like *imitating Nicki's voice* 'You know, I like everybody...you know I listen to everybody'
Ed Lover: So it was never specifically said Lil' Kim?
Lil' Kim: Yeah!
Lil' Kim: This is not just about the homage. I want everybody to copy me. Like I want little kids to wanna be like me. I want women who are married to be like me. I want women who are married to muslims wanna be like me. Whoever. I want everybody to want to copy me.
Lil' Kim: My problem is I've seen her out numerous times and she would roll her eyes and walk past me. That's just real childish to me. It's disrespectful.
Lil' Kim: I was just at Justin's "Sweet 16" birthday party with [Puffy]. Again, I saw her there and she walked right PAST ME! What was that about? What was that about?!
In the full interview, Kim elaborated again, for the millionth time about how her portrayal of her in "Notorious" was "inaccurate." She slammed Drake by questioning his masculinity for criticizing her behavior, even as she defends Ray J for going in on Nicki in the first place. (The hypocrisy is likely lost on her) Kim also said that she has at least 5 potential first singles ready for her upcoming album. Uh huh. After the hot pile of monkey crap that was "Download," we'll believe it when we hear it.
Here's the problem with Kim airing all of this out: Even if everything she says is true, she just looks petty. The bottom line: Nicki's shine got to her. Nicki got under her skin and she's mad. Kim is talking "Crush On You" now more than she did way back when the song was released back in '97. So she really, Kim should probably thank Nicki for helping Kim introduce her wig-switching single to a new generation.
And Kim can't figure out what it is that makes her so furious at Nicki Minaj. She rants and raves about Nicki failing to pay her homage, even though there's ample evidence to the contrary out there on the web, and then later says that her beef with Nicki has nothing to do with homage and everything to do with personal slights, like Nicki rolling her eyes and walking past her at events. If true, it iss rude, but it all seems too small in comparison to the fire Kim is spitting over the whole thing.
Like Keys, Lil' Kim is purposely firing shots at Nicki Minaj in a bid to ride the renewed Barbie craze. This is obvious as she bitterly recounts how disappointed she was that Cash Money didn't put out their collaboration, "Grindin' Makin' Money." She REALLY wanted to shoot a video and she REALLY wanted to come off as the benevolent matriarch who allowed the baby chick to seek shelter under her wing. For whatever reason though, Cash Money nixed the idea and in Kim's eyes, the only way to move forward now is to tear the Young Money upstart apart.
With Nicki's YouTube rival, Keys, set to make an appearance at the BET Awards, maybe BET can organize some kind of female rapper peace summit on stage with the three of them. They can hug it out, adjust each other's colored wigs and jiggle each other's pasty-covered breasts. Girl power!
