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Nicki Minaj is one feisty woman and we certainly would not want to get on the wrong side of her, especially following reports that she got into an altercation with a maid.  Police were called to Nicki MInaj’s home in Hollywood on Friday (October 28, 2011) when the rapper became embroiled in a heated argument with a maid whom he fired a couple of weeks ago after she took a photo of the rapper in a trash and asked Minaj to autograph it.

Reportedly, the cops said that the maid returned for work the next day and of course, Nicki flipped out upon seeing her and told her to leave.  However, the maid stood her ground and said she should not be treated like an animal.  At that point, Nicki bursted and said that she will show her how to treat someone like an animal and yelled, get the f*ck out of the house.  Surprisingly, the one Nicki yelled at was actually a totally different maid.

According to a source, Nicki made a mistake when she saw another maid and assumed it was the one she fired.  Despite the possible mistaken identity, Nicki’s boyfriend began pushing the maid with his body, which is when cops were called and a battery report was filed.  The cops came and the maid asked to make a citizen’s arrest, but eventually decided against it so no one was taken into custody.

Nicki might be on the top now, but not everyone in the music industry is impressed with her.  Rapper Lil Wayne told Vibe magazine that he is not satisfied with anything Nicki has done adding that he believe she can do a whole lot more and he believe that she will do a whole lot more.  He said it is not shocking and it is not surprising, it is quite fitting but other than that, it is nowhere near the end.

This is not Nicki’s first brush with the law.  The fiery singer was fined earlier this year for swearing on stage.  Nicki was handed a court summons by police in Jamaica following her expletive-filled performance at the Reggae Sumfest festival at the Catherine Hall Complex in Montego Bay in July.

Although she did not appear in the local court to answer charges of breaching local laws against profanity, her local lawyer Hugh Thompson pleaded guilty on her behalf and she was fined J$1,000 – the equivalent of just $11 in the U.S.

Meanwhile, Footage of Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne’s alleged sex tape has surfaced online.  According to MediaTakeOut.com the sex tape, filmed three years ago by weezy himself, features the pair and is now being auctioned to the highest bidder.  Rumors have been going around for a while that there is a Nicki Minaj sex tape out there but nothing was taken seriously until now.  A group from New Orleans, Louisiana was trying to sell the tape and had given MediaTakeOut.com a screening.

2011 BET Hip-hop Award Winners

By on October 13, 2011

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The sixth annual BET Hip-hop awards took place Tuesday night, October 11 revealing big winners like Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj making a record of 4.1 million viewers.  Hosted by comedian Mike Epps, the show rolled out the black carpet for Hip-hop’s most notable stars.  Though the entire categories of winners were not televised, a complete list of winners is available below.  While Chris Brown is not present in the event, Busta Rhymes acted on his behalf accepting all his three awards namely “Best Hip-Hop Video, Reese’s Perfect Combo Award and Verizon’s People’s Champ” for his F.A.M.E. smash hit ‘Look At Me Now.’  Even Chris Brown did not show up in the show, his presence was felt with his pre-taped appearance in a cipher alongside singer-songwriter-turned-rapper Kevin McCall, Young Money signee Tyga, and Def Jam’s Ace Hood.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Hip-Hop Video

Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – “My Last”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One”
Eminem f/ Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)

Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “Hustle Hard (Remix)”
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – “Country S— (Remix)”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One”
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – “Out of My Head”

Best Live Performer

Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year

Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year

Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean

MVP of the Year

Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year

6 Foot 7 Foot” – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
“Black and Yellow” – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
“I’m on One” – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
“Look at Me Now” – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
“My Last” – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year

Big Sean – “Finally Famous”
Lupe Fiasco – “Lasers”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”
Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
Wiz Khalifa – “Rolling Papers”

DJ of the Year

DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle

Rookie of the Year

Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler, the Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)                              Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Club Banger

Ace Hood – “Hustle Hard” (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 foot 7 Foot” (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – “No Hands” (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow” (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future – “Racks” (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape

Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva
B.o.B – No Genre
J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne – “Motivation” (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – “Monster” (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – “Bright Lights, Bigger City” (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – “Till I’m Gone” (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year

Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)

Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”

I Am Hip-Hop Award

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While having a powerful hip-hop voice and soaring at the top of the charts, it is completely hard to imagine that Nicki Minaj was once completely down in life.  The 28-year-old singer revealed in the November issue of cosmopolitan her suicidal thoughts due to her heavy struggles to make it in the music industry that it makes her feel worthless.  “I kept having doors slammed on my face,” Minaj recalled of her pre-fame struggles. “I felt like nothing was working. I had moved out on my own, and here I was thinking I’d have to go home. It was one dead end after another. At one point, I was, like, ‘What would happen if I just didn’t wake up?’ That’s how I felt. Like maybe I should just take my life?”  The pop sensation appearing in the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine, were noticed by many people more of which commenting on her beauty rather than talking about her ridiculous fashion style.  She looks a lot better without the extra add-ons and accessories.

In addition, Nicki Minaj also speaks about her abusive father saying, “He would beg, cry, stalk us… One time, he pulled my mother out of a car and dragged her for two blocks. After that, I had a phobia about unlocked doors. Anywhere my mother and I were, I made sure the door was locked, because that was my only way to protect her.”  Talking about her preferences to men, the Harajuku Barbie said, “I do like a dope nose profile, one that’s straight on the side. And I like full lips. I’ve never kissed someone who didn’t have full lips.”

Good thing, that Minaj does not let rejections discourage her from accomplishing what she has always dreamed of making her as one of the well-recognized artist in the music scene lined up with the biggest brightest names in the industry.  Some of Nicki’s plan for the future was also discussed on her interview in the said magazine.  “I will have put out five albums and will have an Oscar and Grammys,” she says.  “And I will be getting married and, a couple of years after that, will have bun in the oven.  My whole life is about being Nicki Minaj now.  It’s a never ending saga.”

Prior to her 2010 debut album, “Pink Friday,” Minaj have troubles supporting herself and her mother financially.   She said, “I would pray to God to make me famous, so I could buy my mom a huge house.”  In the release of her collaboration with Willow Smith, the Barbie beauty has something to say about the difference between her and another artist: Lady Gaga.  According to the Queens Native, while both are embracing over the top fashion, for MC, it is a 24/7 routine.  “I think Gaga is freakin’ dope for that,” she said. “But I can’t be bothered. Give me my sweats. I like transforming from completely raggedy to ‘Ahhh, I’m ready.’ That transformation gives me a high.”