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Nicki Minaj is letting fans know her dancehall knowledge goes way back as she teases a sample of a Ninjaman classic for her upcoming new music.

Minaj is gearing up for the release of her song “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” to be released on March 3, but it appears that the artist is either adding Ninjaman’s song to the track, or she might be teasing a new track itself.

On Tuesday night, Nicki Minaj shared behind-the-scenes footages of herself in Trinidad during her recent visit to the island for Carnival, where she showed off her whining (twerking) skills to Ninjaman’s “Number One,” especially the verse that speaks to her being a champion.

Minaj is all but naked in a striped blue and white bikini and underwear as she mouths the lyrics of the song. The slips also intersperse with the singer’s recent music video in Beetham, Trinidad, with dancehall artist Skeng. The two artists had met up on the island to shoot a music video and sent fans into excitement at the prospect of another collaboration.

Nicki Minaj previously used the same video to tease a collaboration between herself and Skeng, “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” which she announced last week after her Carnival stint.

The original audio of the music video Minaj shared on social media had her rapping to the beat from the track “Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)” by Lumidee featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous. Minaj has been quite evasive with details about the track, as she routinely goes off the grid after posting her teasers.

Fans reacted to the possible Ninjaman sample on Tuesday night. “Big up the original Don Gorgon Ninjaman. Nicki’s fav dancehall artist,” one fan wrote in the comments section.

“This gave “Murda dem Murda dem” IFYKYK,” another fan wrote. “Y’all need to know this some real gangster reggae music,” another fan wrote.

It’s no secret that Nicki Minaj is a huge fan of dancehall music and Jamaican culture. Skeng is her new favorite artists just like a sizeable segment of the dancehall community currently.

Dancehall legend Ninjaman is currently incarcerated serving a life sentence for a murder conviction. The deejay, whose real name is Desmond Ballentine, was found guilty for the 2009 murder of Ricardo Johnson, with whom police said Ninja and his son had a domestic dispute with. Ninjaman will be eligible for parole after serving 25 years of his sentence.

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Popcaan show Protoje love after performing at his Lost In Time Festival concert in Kingston last weekend.

There was overwhelming support from thousands of reggae and dancehall fans over the weekend as they turned out to the Lost In Time Festival put on by New Wave. It was the inaugural staging of the show that saw fans being treated to performances from a solid lineup of reggae and dancehall artists like New Wave cohort Yaadcore, Ras I, and Naomi Cowan, who brought guest artists Joby Jay and Shanique Marie, while artists like Jaz Elise and Sevana who made a first stage appearance since her recent case, Tessellated and Samory-I, and Mortimer.

The event was held on the lawns of Palm Drive in the scenic Hope Botanic Gardens. Fans went crazy as they awaited the headlining acts to the stage and were treated to an excellent performance from two-time Grammy Award-nominated artiste Protoje. At the end of his performance, Protoje asked fans, “Did you get your money’s worth?” to which there was a resounding “yes.” He, however, didn’t close the show there as he revealed surprise appearances from Jesse Royal, Ky-Mani Marley, Chronixx, Popcaan, and Aidonia.

Popcaan shared his respect for Protoje in a post on Instagram.

“@protoje Big movement! proper festival for the people, and Great music. Continue stay focus pan the journey,” Popcaan wrote on Instagram.

Popcaan and Jesse Royal, as well as Protoje, appeared to enjoy the camaraderie as they freestyled and had a good time performing.

“Thanks for the words and the works my bro. What a moment, thanks for inspiring you lead out with Unruly Fest!! Iron sharpen Iron. In LOOOOIIIIIIFE!! Royalty,” Protoje wrote in response to Popcaan’s original post on Instagram on Monday.

Fans also reacted to the successful execution of the show, which featured larger-than-life props that fit in with the theme ‘Lost In Time.’

“Lost In time was a gift for the culture for sure. Big up to @Protoje and his team,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

“Highlight moment. Popcaan, Chronixx, Jesse Royal and Protoje sing each other songs,” another fan wrote.

Protoje also shared gratitude to his fans and followers for the successful execution of the show.

“Very grateful for all the support for @LostInTimeFest. It was once just an idea in my head and to see it turn out the way It did exceeded all my expectations. Thanks to everyone involved,” Protoje said.

Protoje recently concluded his Lost In Time Tour of the United States with a multi-city rub across major cities in the United States including Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Lila Ike and Jesse Royal also joined him on the tour.

Speaking to Protoje on stage at the end of his sent, Popcaan said, “musically, we respect you we love it, and we appreciate it, we endorse it, and this is what the music need.”

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Kodak Black narrowly escaped jail on Tuesday when he appeared in court following a warrant being issued for his arrest over a failed drug test. The rapper

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Rapper Latto is reflecting on the surprise feud with Nicki Minaj that saw the artists going at each other on Twitter and trading insults.

In a new interview with Billboard, Latto says she was disappointed with how the incident played out as she moved from being a fan to a ‘rival’ with the Queen of rap.

“It’s difficult navigating through situations like that because there’s a disconnect,” she began. “I will look at myself as a fan of someone and they will view [me] in a whole different light. It’s disappointing. You just got to take it to the chin and keep pushing,” she continued.

The argument stemmed from Nicki Minaj making a comparison between her song “Super Freaky Girl” and Latto’s “Big Energy” after the former was removed from the rap category by the Grammy nominations committee and placed in the Pop category while Latto’s song remained.

Many felt that Nicki Minaj was shading Latto, and the “Lottery” artist responded to Minaj, which led to fans stoking their beef, and both erupted with insults disrespecting each other.

Latto had tweeted, “it’s still giving coke,” which many felt was directed to Minaj.

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Latto also said that Minaj using her song as an example was shady to her since their last conversation did not end on good terms.

“[You] being funny bringing me up to defend [you’re] case knowing our last convo didn’t end on good terms. literally told me I’m not ‘flourishing’ and no one cares about my ‘little song’ [on the phone] lol @NICKIMINAJ,” Latto had tweeted.

Latto also shared a recorded conversation between her and Minaj after she reached out to clear the air.

Minaj also insulted Latto’s Caucasian heritage calling her a “Karen.”

“This Karen has probably mentioned my name in over 100 interviews,” Nicki tweeted. “Says she waited in line for Pink Friday wher Barbie chain on, bangs, pink hair…but today, scratch off decides to be silent; rather than speak up for the black woman she called her biggest inspiration.”

Fans also fanned the flames as they dug up old videos of Latto talking about how Minaj inspired her, although she never denied it.

In the meantime, Latto also spoke about getting support from other rappers who helped pave the way before her and how she pays it forward and doesn’t charge female rappers for a verse.

“Real recognize real,” she said and noted that she’s a “girl’s girl” who “utilizes [her] power in uplifting others,” and this means not charging upcoming rappers for features.

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