Nicki Minaj and Skeng are currently in New York City; the two are meeting for the first time face to face. Minaj posted a video on her instagram with instructions to go listen to their song “Likkle Miss Remix” with both the Trini and Jamaican flags.
In the viddeo Skeng is seen sporting a full Fendi suit, a brand linked to the Hip Hop Queen. In October 14th 2019, Nicki Minaj and Fendi released a clothing collaboration called “Fendi Prints On”, a line from Nicki’s song ‘Chun Li’ from her 2018 Queen album. The clothing line consists of a female collection as well as a male collection. The full collection worth over $10M was sold out online within a week.
Skeng is in New York to record a video for their new US top 10 iTunes single “Likkle Miss Remix”.
Sources say Minaj may visit Jamaica to shoot scenes for the video within days.
During her acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs as she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard, Nicki thanked a slew of people who ‘inspired her flow’ and ‘gave her huge opportunities.” Among them she thanked “Beenie Man and all of Jamaica.” After which she said “I have to thank Drizzy for always saying the things I need to hear to get me back in the game.”
Drake has always stayed close to Jamaican culture and the artists from the island have embraced him since the beginning of his career. One of the Toronto artist’s first song Find Your Love was filmed on location in Jamaica and featured Mavado in the music video. For the intro, Drake got advice from a Rasta man about leaving a girl alone and focusing on his music and his album. He has since used the dancehall culture and artist to fuel his singles and albums. Dancehall deejay Popcaan has also been signed to his OVO label since 2018.
Nicki Minaj herself has done a few dancehall collabs, most notably with Gyptian, Mavado, Beenie Man and Skillibeng. If she comes to Jamaica to film it would be her first time filming a music video on the island.
The last time the Hip Hop Queen was in Jamaica as the headliner for Reggae Sumfest in 2011, the then 2 year old was approached by Jamaican police soon after she left the stage and told she had violated the Towns and Communities Act, which is a British colonial law that fines persons for “obscenity in a public place”. She was issued a court summons for 28 July.
Minaj however left the island and never appeared. Instead, a local lawyer attended court and entered a guilty plea on her behalf. The singer was ordered to pay a fine of 1,000 Jamaican dollars. On Twitter, Minaj joked about the incident: “I swear I just had the time of my life,” she wrote.
In 2019, she compared the situation to Saudi Arabia women’s rights laws saying, “I could make one mistake and got to jail in a different country where women have no rights.”
I performed in Jamaica before & when i got off the stage I was surrounded by police with guns drawn. They were ready 2 take me to jail b/c they said I forgot to bleep a couple curses…. I could make one mistake & go to jail in a diff country where women have no rights. #FreeAsap
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 10, 2019
Nicki’s other single “Super Freaky Girl” debuted at No. 1 on last week’s Billboard hot 100. It is her third no. 1 song. Likkle Miss Remix is currently No. 7 on the iTunes Hip Hop/Rap charts. It previously peaked at No. 2 and is Skeng’s first song to reach that achievement.
