Nicki Minaj declined Kanye West’s request to use her verse from their 2018 song, New Body, on his new album, Vultures. Despite West’s public plea, Minaj refused because she did not want to take the spotlight away from her latest album, Pink Friday 2, and redirect it towards West’s upcoming joint project with Ty Dolla $ign. She explained in an Instagram Live video that the song had already been out for three years, and there was no reason to release it again. This came after West tweeted a text exchange between him and Minaj, asking if he could clear New Body on the new album, but received no response.
Nicki Minaj has turned down Kanye West’s request to use her verse from their collaborative track, “New Body,” which was released in 2018. The rapper declined to give clearance for the verse to be used on Kanye’s new album, “Vultures,” which was released in 2019.
The 46-year-old rapper’s public request to Nicki Minaj, 41, was denied as she refused to redirect any momentum from her record, Pink Friday 2, to his upcoming release with Ty Dolla $ign. However, West seems to have taken the rejection poorly, as seen in a video obtained by The Shade Room during an offensive, anti-Semitic rant at a Las Vegas party. He expressed anger towards Minaj, claiming he supported her career and made her rewrite her verse for Monster three times. He threatened to put out the song without permission and suggested that Minaj not clearing her verse was evidence that nobody is with him. West, Minaj, and Ty Dolla $ign recorded New Body five years ago, but it was ultimately scrapped. When Minaj’s leaked verse went viral on TikTok in 2020, West reconsidered including it on his album.
In the video, she expressed that the subject of Kanye is no longer relevant and has already been discussed enough. She clarified that she meant no disrespect with her statement. Additionally, as she recently released a new album, it wouldn’t make sense for her to release a song that has been out for three years. She playfully urged fans to keep up with her latest music.
On Thursday night, a video of Kanye West went viral on the Shade Room, where he expressed his frustration about how he had asked Nicki Minaj to rewrite her verse in the 2010 song ‘Monster’ three times to improve it. He also mentioned how he had been supportive of her career and was surprised that she didn’t like the final version of her verse. The incident happened in 2021 in LA.
Last year, Nicki Minaj shared with Hot 106 that the public loved ‘New Body’ and considered it a hit that never saw the light of day. Although there was no response from the collaborator, rumors began to circulate that the song would be included in the ‘Vultures’ album after its 2018 version was played at a Miami listening party. Recently, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign announced their album rave, which had tickets priced at $2,000 for in-person attendance or livestream. The event received support from various rappers, including Kid Cudi, who surprised fans with a friendly embrace towards West despite criticizing him last year. Fans expressed their joy on social media, stating that they could not believe West and Kid Cudi were back together.
A little while after his tweet featuring a text exchange with Minaj, in which he inquires about the possibility of adding “new body” to his upcoming album, she issued her statement.
During the event, West was spotted embracing Kid Cudi, who seemed to be featured on West’s latest album. In the past, Cudi had tweeted about their collaboration on the track Rock N Roll with Pusha T, stating that he had recorded it a year ago when he was still friends with West. However, he also made it clear that he is no longer on good terms with West and only agreed to release the song because of his friendship with Pusha. Cudi and West were once very close and even went on tour together in 2008 and released an album as Kids See Ghosts in 2018. Despite this history, Cudi has expressed his disappointment that West has only featured on two of his albums, while he has appeared on all of West’s records.
