Was Nicki Minaj Right to Pull Out of Headlining Gig?

by SodaHead Music Posted 2012/06/05 13:00:00

Related Topics: Music, Nicki Minaj, peter rosenberg, hot 97, summer jam, Starships, Twitter, Lil Wayne, Movie, The Game, Single, Gig, Game, New Jersey, Hip Hop, Host

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Nicki Minaj was all ready to headline at Hot 97's Summer Jam festival in New Jersey on Sunday until host Peter Rosenberg went on stage at the pre-show and said her single "Starships" isn't real hip hop. Within minutes, Lil Wayne announced he was pulling Minaj from the show. Minaj quickly confirmed on Twitter, saying she "won't ever go against Wayne's word."

Since the incident, Rosenberg has addressed the incident but refuses to apologize. The next day, he said on Hot 97, "I'm absolutely not apologizing ... I've been saying this for six months. I'm not going to change my stance because I'm at Summer Jam ... I'm disappointed that she felt like she couldn't get on stage. That was surprising to me. What she should have done was played the game. This is hip hop. She should have gone on that stage and made a movie." Do you think it was right for Nicki Minaj to pull out of the gig?

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alex 2012/06/05 17:41:55 (edited)

No

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Oops, other people have their own opinion. Our bad nicki, for the record, statships ISN'T hiphop. But I thought that maybe your FANS opinions would matter, seeming as THEY were the ones who paid good money to see that big fake ass. She no longer has my resepct after abandoning her fans because of what ONE person said. Shame on lil Wayne too.
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Ge Ge 2012/06/06 08:24:23

No

People came to see her play, and it's not really hip hop, more rap than anything.

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beach bum 2012/06/06 07:47:01

No

nah

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Demonic Playtoy 2012/06/06 07:27:43
Maryam 2012/06/06 06:28:26

Yes

:p

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Resp 2012/06/06 05:41:46

Yes

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If she is going to pose with her mouth like a blow-up doll then she should not sing.

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Tarika ... to Resp 2012/06/06 23:18:43

lol

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ivegotl... to Resp 2012/06/07 09:53:01

+1
She studies singing, and refuses to sing properly in order to sell. She looks absolutely ridiculous, with faake imitation white people's hair-she is BLACK, and that horrid dress. She looks like Lady Gaga gone to seed.

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Resp to ivegotl... 2012/06/07 13:44:21 (edited)

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That is the reason Minaj is marketed. Minaj was developed to be the "Black" Lady Gaga. She is not an "artist". She is a packaged product. Like Dannon Yogurt and their competitors.

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ivegotl... to Resp 2012/06/22 13:30:35

Well somebody should tell these marketers that their packaging is not working. We do not need to have a coloured equivalent for every white artist. Black people should be themselves, and stop copying white people.
There is only one Lady Gaga, and I as a black person am happy with that. She is white-end of. She is way more talented than Nicki Minaj, and can sing better too. Nicki Minaj should just go home.

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Resp to ivegotl... 2012/06/22 17:56:20

Also, Minaj's keyboard player was arrested for the murder of an Irish exchange student while on tour in Japan.

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ivegotl... to Resp 2012/07/04 17:11:32

Well she definitely makes the right connections, doesn't she? The music industry.... Ah, well, there is always the classic Led Zeppelin....

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Resp to ivegotl... 2012/07/05 00:25:35

Incidentally, this is not about "coloured" equvalents for white artists. Lady Gaga is not music. It is a persona or a character. That's not real music. That is a production. A sideshow.

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ivegotl... to Resp 2012/07/12 08:20:10
geneticmistake 2012/06/06 05:35:01

No

Starships sounds like another canned dance track to me. Hardly real hip hop. Regardless if she is incapable of making her own decisions Minaj, and Lil (tiny whiney) Wayne, dissed the fans by leaving the show. The other pulled acts included. They could have responded from the stage to Rosenberg's comment.

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ivegotl... to genetic... 2012/06/07 09:54:30

It IS another canned dance track! It bears no realtion to hip hop whatsoever! Ke$ha raps on her tracks-do we call that hip hop? The fact that she is black makes MTV class her as hip hop-they need to sort it out. Big time.

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brittneylalaa 2012/06/06 05:33:45

No

I'm suprised at Wayne. I can't necesarily blame Nicki for following her boss but how do they think they got to where they are today? The fans. Punishing them based on what one person had to say is dumb. Shows no class whatsoever and how arrogant people get once they get a little fame.

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Joey 2012/06/06 05:01:04

Yes

Everyone from Young Money was pulled. If your head man says not to do on you don't go on.

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Thomas Accola 2012/06/06 04:35:01

Yes

to bad little wayne had to make the decision for her though.

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Kerymi 2012/06/06 04:06:35

No

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Well, "Starships" isn't real hip hop. It just sounds like a pop song with a bit of electronic mess thrown in. Lil Wayne needs to stop being an over-reactive diva, and Nicki needs to make her own decisions. Rosenberg shouldn't apologize; he did nothing wrong.

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Beltazar 2012/06/06 02:54:00

No

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No, she should of still performed, but it is probably for the best that she didn't.. I still can't see what or why people think she is good so called singer she does nothing for me..

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weirdchickalert 2012/06/06 01:55:44

No

Because her fans paid good money to see her, but for her to ditch the festival its kind of selfish. Unless she has a good reason for her leaving :)

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darthtbone 2012/06/06 01:18:07 (edited)

No

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From what it sounds like she's not the one who pulled out. It was Little Wayne (she's a real independent woman). Oh and I really don't care what this person does. And is she supposed to be hot or something?

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ivegotl... to darthtbone 2012/06/07 09:56:30

LOL! She is a fake ass, fake boob chick, who calls herself an independent woman and a saviour of female rap (over my dead body). Why don't we look up to army officers, doctors-people who actually DO something!

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retrograve 2012/06/06 01:12:12

No

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Wayne shouldn't have pulled her but why did the fella feel the need to say it right then?

Would've sucked for all the people who came specifically for her.

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Wayne 2012/06/06 00:52:18

Yes

Im sure we wouldn't be missing anything if she didn't show up.

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Kei_Jo 2012/06/06 00:22:45

No

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I'm only saying no, cos there's no "other" option. But Nicki didn't back down, she was pulled by LIl Wayne... However if that was me, I'd fight to get on stage.

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TimothyBrianFoley 2012/06/06 00:09:25

Yes

she doesn't want the publicity who can blame her she doesn't want the fame here

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kiara143 2012/06/05 23:57:44

Yes

i dont like her. at all...shes annoying now.

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Raven 2012/06/05 23:55:26

Yes

Because isnt really the one that pulled her self out it was wayne. If people have a prob tell lil Wayne

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ivegotl... to Raven 2012/06/07 09:57:13

Yes, and I'll tell Lil Wayne that I have a problem with him too. Thanks to him, hip hop is now a joke.

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SODAHEADSHEAD 2012/06/05 22:59:53

Yes

uh...yes. she can do what she wants.

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Kigan 2012/06/05 22:45:18

No

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Can't handle the criticism of one person? Willing to ditch all of the fans that would be there because of that one person? Truth hurts?

She's in the wrong business.

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Samantha 2012/06/05 22:38:11

No

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Her songs are not hip hop! they pop! with a bit of a rap chorus thrown in! shame on her for dissapointing all her fans who would have paid good money to see her. pathetic she shouldnt have been affected by one comment either!

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ivegotl... to Samantha 2012/06/07 09:57:54

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EGO is the reason. Be glad YOU didn't waste your money on this piece of crap, eh?

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Maya Zauberman 2012/06/05 22:30:10

No

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What about your fans, Nicki? They probably hated the fact that you weren't there. I would hate it if Mick Jagger suddenly decided to drop a show right in the middle of a performance. Not saying that he would do it.

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sally 2012/06/05 22:22:13

No

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But the host was rude. He had no right to go out and insult the entertainment. She should've proved him wrong and acted like the bigger person and go out and kick his ass with her performance.

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superangrymonkey 2012/06/05 21:59:04

Yes

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Moreover anybody would be right to pull out of Nicki Minaj.

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Korgull 2012/06/05 21:58:17

No

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But what can you expect from some prissy little Popstar? Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are horrible. It's laughable to call either of them Rap or Hip Hop.

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moleman 2012/06/05 21:41:06

Yes

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that DJ should be fired

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