Lil Wayne Claps Back at Kendrick Perkins Over Nicki Minaj Diss, Fans Go Wild
The beef between Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj may have been a distant memory, but the Young Money CEO has fired back at Kendrick Perkins, a former NBA player, over a recent comment about the queen of rap. In a now-deleted tweet, Perkins wrote, "You ain’t won a championship with ya crew, nor you got a [shooting star] song making the club go up, quitten Milly Rock, Nicki Minaj was robbed of her rightful throne #NewYorkStateOfMind."
It’s clear that Perkins was trying to low-key diss both Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, but Weezy didn’t take kindly to the jab. In a recent interview with a popular podcast, he fired back at Perkins, saying, "Who’s Kendrick Perkins? Is he a rapper? Is he a singer? Is he a — is he a sh -, you know what I’m saying? He ain’t nobody."
He continued, "You can’t come at me like that, talking about Nicki Minaj, ’cause I’m the one who co-signed her. I took her under my wing, and I made her the face of Young Money. You can’t mention Nicki Minaj and not mention me, period."
Fans are going wild over Weezy’s response, with many chanting "Queen of Rap" and "Young Money standing strong" in their comments sections. It’s clear that Lil Wayne still has a strong sense of loyalty and pride in his artists, including Nicki Minaj, who has been a major part of his label since the early 2010s.
As for Kendrick Perkins, it’s unclear what inspired his initial tweet. The former NBA player has been known to weigh in on pop culture and sports topics, but this is a rare instance where he’s strayed into the realm of hip-hop. Either way, Lil Wayne has made it clear that he won’t tolerate any disrespect towards his team or his artists, including the one and only Nicki Minaj.
Time will tell if this beef will escalate further, but for now, the internet is having a field day with Weezy’s swift and savage clapback.
