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Key Takeaways
- Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj reunite on “Banned From NO (Remix),” reviving their Younger Cash chemistry.
- Nicki’s verse consists of pictures at Shannon Sharpe and probably a delicate dig at JAY-Z.
- The remix drops as a part of ‘Tha Carter VI (Bonus),’ including momentum to Wayne’s 2025 run.
Weezy followers lastly acquired the Younger Cash reunion they’d been ready for. At midnight on Wednesday (June 11), Lil Wayne dropped the remix to his Tha Carter VI standout “Banned From NO,” that includes none apart from Nicki Minaj.
Constructed round a “Banned From TV” pattern, the report was virtually begging for Minaj’s power, and happily, she didn’t disappoint. Whereas Wayne’s unique opening verse stayed intact, the “Tremendous Bass” hitmaker stormed in with references to a number of NBA groups — the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers, to be particular — earlier than launching into her show-stopping verse.
“O-o-one Barbiana, Vogue Italiana/ T-the finest dressed simply shut down Met Galiana,” she spat in reference to her current Vogue cowl, which arrived simply weeks after she graced trend’s greatest evening. Minaj continued, “Mm, e-every season, Anna Wintour/ Ten-four, G-Gag Metropolis for the win tour.”
Elsewhere on the monitor, the Queen artist took pictures at Shannon Sharpe and referenced one among Weezy’s most head-scratching moments: “If I ship a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe/ ‘Trigger you continue to cannot spell Prague and that is horrible/ Weezy F. Child, and the F is for phenomenal.”
Not lengthy after the remix dropped, Minaj tweeted that Sharpe’s “Nightcap” co-host, Ochocinco, nearly caught a stray as effectively. “Yeah, n**ga, you thought I forgot that ‘Nicki who?’ s**t you probably did?” she wrote, referencing the three-time Tremendous Bowl winner’s dismissive response when requested if she would seem on “Membership Shay Shay.” Minaj continued, “Ochocinco nearly caught a strizzy simply by being round yo’ crazy-tail self.”
Closing out the verse, she seemingly took a dig at JAY-Z: “French Vanilla Hazel Nut in my Starbucks/ NFL, fireplace some n**fuel after which name us.” For context, the rap celebrity referred to as out Hov for selecting Kendrick Lamar to headline the Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present in New Orleans, somewhat than the extra apparent hometown decide, Wayne.
“Banned From NO (Remix)” was launched by the use of Tha Carter VI (Bonus), following the unique LP’s launch final week. In line with Hits Every day Double, the album is predicted to debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, promoting round 110,000 items in its first week.