Your browser will redirect to your requested content shortly. [citation needed], "Barbie Dreams" debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100, dropped to number 38 in its second week,[32] and left the top 40 in its third week.[33]. Meek still be in my DMs, I be having to duck him. When It Comes to Steve Kornacki, Please Don’t Cock Block Leslie Jones, And on Top of Everything Else, Rachel Maddow Has to Go Into COVID-19 Quarantine. Even then it was clear that he already had a penchant for conflict. But he would later re-emerge as a megastar in the early 2000s. His. Just like Nicki would do with her version, Kim flipped the script on the gender dynamics of Big’s original. Everyone is saying how disrespectful ‘Barbie Dreams’ is, and that’s why I fucking love it. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates And that was that. generated buzz using the same song concept—they all faced a backlash. 50 didn’t get dropped but did end up replacing the lyric with one aimed at Mary J. Blige and the R&B singer Case. It wasn’t just pop divas who took offense. But I was glad we got to talk before he passed. Follow @genius I’ll manhandle Mariah, like, ‘Bitch, get on the ground, And to the 50 Cent rapper, very funny, get your nut off, Nicki Minaj Deliberately Avoided Trap Production On ‘Queen’, Eminem’s Verse On Nicki Minaj’s “Majesty” Is Faster Than “Rap God”, Nicki Minaj Recorded 90 Percent Of “Barbie Dreams” In One Take. "[12], Talking about her influences to make the song on her Queen Radio show, Minaj mentioned B.I.G. Now four albums deep with dozens of pop hits, memorable verses, and millions of albums sold, “Barbie Dreams” is evidence that she hasn’t forgotten her roots, has an understanding of hip-hop history, and has a pretty good sense of humor. 's "Just Playing (Dreams)". Released as a promo single for his debut album Ready To Die in 1994, B.I.G.’s “Just Playing (Dreams)” crossed multiple lines multiple times as he fantasized about sex with the female R&B stars of the early ’90s. Meek MillMinaj and Mill dated for a time, until she ended things in 2015. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes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“close contact” of the MSNBC anchor tested positive for the coronavirus. She took to Twitter today to insist it's all jokes, not smoke. "[13] She also cited 50 Cent's "How to Rob" as an inspiration on her Hot 97 interview, "It's so "How to Rob" [...] I wanna shoutout 50 because [...] he inspired that record so much. She shows the power of her body that she shows so much pride in Dave would prefer to let it happen naturally. It was ahead of its time. XXL rounded up every rapper, athlete and Kardashian that Nicki Minaj references on “Barbie Dreams” in the gallery below. Nicki Minaj’s ‘Barbie Dreams’ Starts Beef With All of Rap, Most Jersey Reporter Ever Tells Trump Supporter to ‘Buzz Off’ on Live TV, Foo Fighters Ready to Call It, Dave Chappelle Not So Much in, Van Jones Cries Tears of Democrat Joy As CNN Names Biden President-Elect, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and More Celebrate Joe Biden’s Election Win, Dave Chappelle Breaks as the Unemployed Allstate Guy on, “Seriously, America, look at Pete Davidson’s lips.”, Dave Chappelle Pitches the ‘Kindness Conspiracy’ in, “Try wearing the mask I’ve been wearing all these years.”, The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2020 Rock Hall Induction Ceremony, Joe Biden Delivers a Message of Unity in Victory Speech, Kamala Harris Gives Victory Speech as First Female Vice President-Elect, “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.”, Here’s How to Watch the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Induction Ceremony. Nicki is clearly paying homage to The Notorious B.I.G.’s original shocker-of-a-track “Just Playing (Dreams).” Listeners old enough to recognize the classic James Brown loop and the familiar hook immediately understood why the song’s opening words are “R.I.P.