Kanye West has responded to Nicki Minaj’s alleged refusal to clear her ‘New Body’ verse on his and Ty Dolla $ign’s upcoming album, ‘Vultures.’ As The Shade Room previously reported, the album is intended to be released on Friday, December 15.
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Kanye West’s Initial Request Of Nicki Minaj
On Wednesday, December 13, Kanye West returned to X, formerly known as Twitter. Then, the following evening, the rapper took to the platform to share a tweet with a screenshot of what appears to be a text message he sent to Minaj.
“Hi it’s ye… May I call you about clearing new body on the new album,” the text message read.
Additionally, West captioned his tweet by tagging Minaj’s X account.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1735500716603809997
As The Shade Room previously reported, West held a listening rave earlier this week. During the event, he played what appears to be the final version of ‘New Body’ with Minaj’s verse.
Watch the NSFW clip here.
According to Page Six, Minaj recorded her verse on the song in 2018. Additionally, the outlet reports that Minaj’s ‘New Body’ verse was inspired by West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. Kardashian also helped coordinate Minaj’s presence on the song in a clip captured while recording her former reality show, ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians.’
how nicki minaj got featured on kanye's song 'new body'pic.twitter.com/IPV0WuizBZ
— ً (@addictionminaj) December 12, 2023
According to Page Six, as the years followed, Minaj recorded “three different verses” for the track. However, she and West drifted apart in “seeing eye to eye” on its creation.
West never officially released the track, although snippets of Minaj’s verse went viral online.
Social Media Mirrors Nicki Minaj’s Reaction To Kanye West’s Request
Minaj apparently took to Instagram Live following West’s request. During the stream, the 41-year-old responded to the fellow rapper.
“Now, regarding Kanye… chile,” Minaj began. “That train has left the station, okay? No disrespect, in any way, [but] I just put out a brand new album,” the rapper continued, referring to ‘Pink Friday 2‘ released last week. “Now, why would I put out a song that has been out for three years? Come on, guys.”
Watch Minaj’s sentiments below.
Social media users entered The Shade Room’s comment section and largely agreed with Minaj’s sentiments.
“Thank you! The disrespect when she’s been asking to clear that song for YEARS!”
“Kanye refused her Yeezy collaboration, made her write more than one verse for that d**n song and refused to put out any, now years later, a week after her own album he wants to release one of her most anticipated unreleased tracks? H**l nah!”
“She said get somebody else to do it”
“Had her rewrite her verse 3 times just not release it. Now this is how you stand on business!!!”
“I love that response, I’m gone start using that ! ‘Chilee THAT TRAIN, has left the Station beloved’”
Kanye West Responds To Nicki Minaj’s Refusal To Clear ‘New Body’
On Friday, December 15, The Shade Room obtained an exclusive video of Kanye West responding to Minaj’s refusal to clear her verse on ‘New Body.’
Check it out below.
OOP! Kanye West responds to Nicki Minaj for not clearing her verse on ‘New Body’
Get all tea
: https://t.co/x6797Ziwi9 pic.twitter.com/E09L5V7ZZp
— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) December 15, 2023
