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Published 13:55 IST, September 27th 2019

Nicki Minaj features in new song 'Fendi' after announcing retirement

Famous rapper and pop singer Nicki Minaj has featured in a new song ‘Fendi’ featuring Murda Beatz after she announced her retirement in a later deleted tweet.

Reported by: Kunal Gaurav
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Famous rapper and pop singer Nicki Minaj has featured in a new song ‘Fendi’, on September 26, after she had announced her retirement through a tweet. The new PnB Rock song ‘Fendi’ also features Murda Beatz. Earlier this month, Minaj tweeted about her retirement, which came as a surprise, and said that the reason was because she wanted to have a family.

Read: Rapper Nicki Minaj Tweets That She’s Retiring To ‘have Her Family’

Called the tweet ‘abrupt and insensitive’

She later deleted the tweet calling it abrupt and insensitive and said that this should have been a ‘Queen Radio discussion’, Minaj’s radio show launched in 2018.

Read: Nicki Minaj Opens Up On Her Feud With Cardi B, Calls Her A 'Convincing Liar'

Awards and accolades

Minaj, 36, real name Onika Tanya Maraj, was born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens, New York City. She got recognition after releasing mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). She got her breakthrough though the album Pink Friday when the lead single ‘Your Love’ peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Rap Songs chart. She has also received numerous awards in her career including six American Music Awards, ten BET Awards, seven BET Hip Hop Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, and Four MTV Video Music Awards. 

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Controversies surrounding Minaj

Minaj, in her song ‘All Things Go’, revealed that she had an abortion as a teenager and that she stands by her decision even though it haunted her. She also claimed to be bisexual but later, in an interview, said that it was just to get attention. Last year, rapper Cardi B hurled a shoe at Minaj at Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party in New York City. The fight reportedly broke out after Minaj criticized Cardi for not being a good mother.

Read: American Rapper Cardi B Hurls A Shoe At Nicki Minaj. Here's Why!

Updated 14:31 IST, September 27th 2019

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