

“I f- with only the best,” Dirty Money said honestly while sitting with a young Minaj in one of her Come Up appearances.

According to MTV News, Lil Wayne discovered her on one of these street DVDs the following Come Up DVD was dubbed the “Wayne’s World” edition and featured Minaj as well as Lil Wayne, who had already been a figure in the hip-hop scene for the better part of a decade. Minaj appeared in a handful of Come Up DVDs. It was created by Dirty Money Records, an independent label based in New York founded by rapper Dirty Money. While on the rise in New York, Minaj appeared in The Come Up hip-hop DVD series. In the late 2000s, she released the mixtapes Playtime Is Over, Sucka Free, and Beam Me Up Scotty (which was re-released in 2021). Hood$tars split up in 2005, and Minaj had a go of trying to launch her own solo career. The Young Money rappers left their footprint on music throughout the 2010s, and they opened doors for emcees to follow in their footsteps. Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne are two hip-hop icons with a lot of history together. She joined the New York rap group Hood$tars, which consisted of rappers Loustar, Svn-Up, and her future longtime boyfriend Safaree “SB” Samuels. Nicki Minaj’s rap career dates back all the way to 2002.
