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FILE - Nicki Minaj arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. She tweeted that police told her they found marijuana in her bags.

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Nicki Minaj concert postponed after she was detained in the Netherlands over cannabis

Nicki Minaj's concert in Manchester on Saturday night was postponed after police discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country.

May 26, 2024
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Slick Rick is known for his eyepatch and the crowns he often wears.

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The history of hip-hop, told through bling

The extravagant jewelry worn by hip-hop artists has meaning beyond the shiny surfaces.

May 13, 2024
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Nicki Minaj attends the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, Calif.

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Nicki Minaj paints hip-hop pink — and changes the game

The 2010 Nicki Minaj album Pink Friday brought vibrant new shades to hip-hop.

September 08, 2023
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Nicki Minaj, performing onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on Aug. 28, 2022 in Newark, N.J.

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Grammy voting in controversy as Nicki Minaj claims her hit was wrongly categorized

Nicki Minaj complained on social media that her hit had been deemed pop rather than rap.

October 24, 2022
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  • Stephen Thompson

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Nicki Minaj shattered rap's glass ceiling — but never stopped fighting

For the better part of a decade, Nicki simply existing as Nicki felt like a radical act. Along the way, things changed: rap, the internet, fandom, feminism. Maybe Minaj did, too.

September 01, 2022
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  • Meaghan Garvey
Charles Polevich at the Nassau County Courthouse for sentencing on Wednesday in Mineola, N.Y. Polevich, the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed the father of rapper Nicki Minaj last year has been sentenced to a year in jail.

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The driver in a hit-and-run that killed Nicki Minaj's father is sentenced to one year

Charles Polevich pleaded guilty to leaving the scene and tampering with evidence in the crash on New York's Long Island that killed Robert Maraj.

August 04, 2022
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Ludacris performs at Supafest 2012 in Sydney, Australia. The Atlanta rapper turned 42 on Wednesday.

Music Minute: Atlanta's Own Ludacris Turns 42

Today’s music minute features one of the original dirty south rappers, Atlanta's own Ludacris. Born Christopher Bridges on this day in 1977, Ludacris...

September 11, 2019
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