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Peter Rosenberg has never been shy about criticizing Nicki Minaj, and that history runs deep. One of the most explosive moments came when Rosenberg tore into her hit “Starships,” dismissing it as not real hip hop. The comments ignited a bitter feud that escalated to the point where Nicki ultimately pulled out of her scheduled performance at Hot 97 Summer Jam in 2012.
The tension later spilled into a face to face encounter, where Nicki did not hold back. “To me, I just don't know your resume. I never found you funny, I never found you entertaining, I never found you smart, I just found you annoying,” she said plainly. “Because I grew up in New York, I've grown up on Hot 97… I was like ‘who are you?’ To me you don't have enough of a resume to make those comments, but you know, you did, and it is what it is.”
For years after that exchange, the two appeared to leave each other alone. That quiet stretch ended yesterday afternoon, December 22, when Rosenberg once again broke the silence. The longtime hip hop voice took to social media to share an opinion he said had been on his mind.
This time, his focus was Nicki Minaj’s verse on Monster by Kanye West, a standout track from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Rosenberg went beyond mild critique, calling the verse not just overrated, but the most overhyped in rap history.
He wrote, “Is today the day we can admit the monster verse is the most overrated verse in hip hop history lol?”
Some fans might assume Rosenberg’s comments are rooted purely in their long standing history, but the timing suggests something more current may be at play. His wording hints that the tweet could be connected to Nicki Minaj’s recent and controversial appearance at AmericaFest.
The event, organized by Turning Point USA and founded by conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is now overseen by his widow, Erika. During a live Q and A and broader political discussion with Nicki, the rapper spoke glowingly about Donald Trump while pushing back against critics of her views. “We're the cool kids. The other people, they're the ones who are still just disgruntled. But really, they're just disgruntled with themselves. They are angry with themselves, you guys. So you can't wake up and think about somebody who is determined to just stay mad. I literally tell them, ‘Stay mad.’ ‘Cause we're going to stay joyful and peaceful and iconic and smart. And we're going to stay thinkers in a world that doesn't want us to think. We will think. By ourselves, on our own. We will continue to think.”
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