I hope they’re not talking about her new album, because it SUCKS.

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This video is almost as bad as the song!

She isn’t?  OH wait,  she isn’t!  And Nicki Minaj wants everyone to know that her and Lady Gaga are very different than one another, and very talented in their own ways.

Minaj tells Nightline:

“First of all, I’m a rapper. I’m from south Jamaica, Queens. What are the similarities?… Wigs? Every female in this game wears wigs. Over-the-top costumes? Ehh. Try again. It’s getting tired now though, to me. In the beginning I was like, okay, it’s cool, hahaha, when they get to know me they’ll understand me. Gaga is a fantastic artist. She’s paved her way. She’s opened her own lane. But I feel like I have my own lane. And we never cross, ever!”

Eloquently stated…Though I can think of some similarities: individualistic, musical and wildly successful!

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Nicki Minaj has released a new music video for her new song, “Beez in the Trap”.

This song is beyond stupid….and honestly, I couldn’t make it through the whole video. I was so annoyed I had to turn it off.

The lyrics of this song are unbelievably stupid, making Huffington Post’s list of the “19 most laughable lines” of Nicki’s new album.

“N—-s move weight but still live in Hoboken” is one of the most unexpected insults of all time. “Trap” is a slang term for a crackhouse, and by saying that she “beez” (is in) the drug den, Minaj means to say that her music is so addicted that it’s like crack cocaine to those who listen to it. Serious stuff!

Perhaps the most interesting part of the video is that rapper Birdman makes an appearance and doesn’t rub his hands together.

Putting out a racy video wasn’t the only way Nicki turned heads this week. She also performed in Times Square as the secret performer for Nokia’s Lumia 900 launch event. A video of the performance — during which she premiered a new downtempo remix of “Starships” — was posted on the phone company’s Facebook page.

“Beez in the Trap” is a single off Minaj’s album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded which is out now in stores.

As the video contains mature content, viewer discretion is advised. Those of you who are of age, let us now what you think in the comments.

Not a good look.

Nicki Minaj attended a “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” CD signing at the F.Y.E. music store on April 4, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA.

As for her new album, I’m a bit on the fence with this one. I looooooooooooooved her last album “Pink Friday”. So far, however, I havne’t liked any of Nicki’s new stuff. Her performance at the Grammys was a HUGE turn-off also.

Here’s what some of the critics are saying about her new album, which was released on Tuesday:

The LA Times: “A supremely confident Minaj trades verses with otherwise cocky male rappers such as Lil Wayne, Drake, Nas and 2 Chainz and not only proves herself their equal but also pushes them to step up with their own ace verses. On the effervescent, minimally invasive bounce track “Beez in the Trap,” Minaj plays the queen of a hive, with Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz buzzing around her.

But then, after the ridiculousness that is “Sex in the Lounge” (which sounds like a Lonely Island parody of an R. Kelly song, and, unsuprisingly, features Lil Wayne), the album drives off a cliff. In a spectacularly unfortunate crash-and-burn, Minaj abruptly hits the accelerator and stops rapping, leaving behind the minimal, bouncy hip-hop tracks that highlight her charm and achievement in favor of 128-beat-per-minute dance pop songs as simple as they are generic.”

Billboard: “Indeed, the first half of Roman Reloaded is the sound of Minaj doing a victory lap – already established enough in hip-hop to compete with her male counterparts, she leaves plenty of room for guests like Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Drake, and Chris Brown to take the mic. This time around, however, she seems to have her sights set on competing with Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and Madonna, based on the album’s pop-heavy second half. If you thought her David Guetta single “Turn Me On” was a major departure last summer, get ready for five more songs that sound pretty much exactly like that.

In short, Minaj spends more time exploring her musical identity on Roman Reloaded than she does perfecting one, which makes the album sound bloated and rushed.”

Slant Magazine: “The three tracks following “Roman Holiday” are “Roman” songs—i.e., hard, confrontational rap songs with guests like Cam’ron and Rick Ross. And they’re brilliant. “Come on a Cone” has her rhyming over a snarling knot of synths that sounds like a swarm of bees, and includes breaks for Minaj to do her best approximation of a pop-diva vocal while she coos about putting her dick in your face. It’s one of the most hilarious and genuinely unexpected moments I’ve heard from a rapper not named Missy Elliott.

The album is partitioned almost exactly between a rap half and a pop half; the former is unquestionably stronger, but after “Beez in the Trap,” it limps off to its own disheartening conclusion.”

The Washington Post: “Roman Reloaded splits the difference, dividing its 19 songs into “rap” and “pop” sides, which means that Minaj isn’t so much subverting expectations as giving in to them. Twice. Your enjoyment of Roman Reloaded, pop’s most tuneful hollow victory, will probably be inversely proportional to your level of attachment to the original, “authentic” Minaj. The hip-hop songs — some so dirty they should come with their own hazmat teams — are feature-heavy, unerringly sharp and almost entirely great. But they can’t help but seem less fierce against the pink fluff of Roman’s second half.

“The only thing that’s pop is my endorsement op,” Minaj rasps, although the song is, paradoxically, the gateway track to the album’s pop-on-steroids second half. It makes matters painfully clear: Minaj’s competition is no longer the ’90s ghost of Lil’ Kim. It’sKaty Perry.”

And that’s only a handful of reviews…. you can read more here!

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Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Chris Brown on her new single, “Right By My Side”. The new song is the second single off her new album, ‘Friday: Roman Reloaded’.

The track was made available on iTunes this morning, and will launch on the air March 27.

What do you think?