Lil Wayne Cancels Nicki Minaj and Young Money’s Hot 97 Summer Jam Set After DJ Peter Rosenberg Disses “Starships”

 Among the many performances during the annual Hot 97 Summer Jam concert in New Jersey Sunday night (Jun 3) was a bunch of drama … thanks Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg and his opinion about Nicki Minaj‘s “Starships” song.

Just an hour or so before Nicki Minaj was due to hit the main stage, while Peter Rosenberg was introducing up and coming rapper Kendrick Lamar to the “pre-stage” in the parking lot, the controversial radio personality said, in reference to Nicki:

“I see the real hip-hop heads sprinkled in here. I see them. I know there are some chicks here waiting to sing ‘Starships’ later—I’m not talking to y’all right now. F**k that bullsh*t … I’m here to talk about real hip-hop sh*t.”

Unsurprisingly, once Young Money bossman Lil Wayne caught wind of the shots fired at one of his top artists, he simply tweeted:
And with that, all Young Money artists — with the exception of Tyga and Busta Ryhmes who had already performed — were dropped from the show, including Nicki Minaj who tweeted:

“Wow. U n**gaz just f**ked up history. But the President has spoken. #YMCMB. Had a HELL of a f**king lineup. But we won’t be disrespected. I go above and beyond for my fans. But won’t ever go against wayne’s word. What he says goes.”

Nicki Minaj was scheduled to perform with Nas and Lauryn Hill, and the two rappers took to the stage despite Nicki’s absence, with Hill joining Nas on “If I Ruled The World.”
Other acts scheduled to hit the stage with Nicki included her YMCMB labelmates Drake, Tyga and DJ Khaled, Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, and even Cam’ron and Beenie Man. There were also rumors that she was going to bring out Foxy Brown too, as a special message to Lil Kim — who despises both Foxy and Nicki.
J. Cole, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Maybach Music Group, Slaughterhouse and others — including surprise acts Wu Tang Clan and Mase — went on with their scheduled performances.