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Nicki Minaj’s Team Raised Concerns Over Pink Friday 2’s $250K Promo Budget

An internal fight over promotional dollars has flared ahead of the rollout of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2, part of an ongoing lawsuit over the album’s 2023 campaign.

Minaj’s team called Republic Records’ offer of a $250,000 allowance for a week of promotion in New York “extremely low” in new evidence filed in the case. TMZ reported an email from a member of Minaj’s team that estimated the promotional week would cost at least double that amount. The message apparently warned that hotels and transport alone could gobble up the entire allocation.

The internal budget discussion suggested some of the expected expenditures. The amount included $18,000 for six days of photography and videography and $4,200 for tailoring for the same period. “Travel expenses were another issue raised, with one email asking if Minaj’s son would be traveling with her. The same discussion noted that Minaj’s regular flight rider already cost over $2,000 per leg. The suggested $10,000 travel allowance was considered difficult to work with by comparison.

The emails are now part of a lawsuit filed by 24/7 Productions, a live events company that worked on Minaj’s 2023 Jingle Ball appearances and the New York promotional activities around Pink Friday 2.

24/7 Productions sued Minaj and Pink Friday Productions in March, claiming it fronted more than $275,000 in costs related to the work and never got paid back. Minaj’s team approved the budgets in advance, the company said, and it handled production and logistics for the performances.

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The case is pending in the New York Supreme Court. Minaj has denied personal liability for the alleged debt. In July, she asked the court to dismiss her from the lawsuit personally, saying the agreement in question was between 24/7 Productions and Pink Friday Productions LLC. She said she did not owe any money because any alleged debt was to the company, not to her.

The newly released emails do not establish who is ultimately responsible for the money in question. But they do offer a window into the financial expectations of the promotional campaign for Pink Friday 2, as well as the costs Minaj’s team anticipated for the New York portion of the rollout.

 

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Boosie Badazz Responds to Kewon White’s Claims About Dallas Shooting

Boosie Badazz is responding after Kewon White, the man recently convicted of killing Mo3, spoke about the 2020 shooting involving the Louisiana rapper and said he had multiple chances to kill him. Speaking from jail during an interview with Cam Capone News, White talked about his problems with Boosie’s behavior on a trip to Dallas after Mo3’s death. White told the rapper he shot at Boosie about 10 times but wasn’t trying to kill him. He claimed he had three opportunities to kill the rapper.

Boosie was shot in the leg in Dallas on November 14, 2020, days after Mo3 was killed and one day after Boosie attended a vigil for his late collaborator. Boosie has taken note of the new comments in part because White is currently appealing his murder conviction. Boosie also questioned why White would go public with information about the shooting while appealing his case.

In a reply on social media, Boosie wondered why White would do that, believing the jailhouse interviews might cause more problems for the convicted killer. He also objected to the decision to explore the particulars of Mo3’s death while trying to appeal the conviction. White was convicted this month of capital murder for shooting Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, on a Dallas highway in 2020. White has filed a notice of appeal since.

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So the timing of White’s comments has become a central part of Boosie’s reaction. Boosie didn’t address White’s allegations regarding the 2020 shooting but did ask why someone challenging a murder conviction would even talk about case details in public interviews.

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The case has also included allegations against Yella Beezy. During White’s trial, prosecutors said Beezy paid White to kill Mo3. White has denied receiving any payment from Beezy, and Beezy has denied any involvement in the alleged murder plot.

White’s conviction and subsequent appeal have kept the case in the public conversation, and his recent jail interview added another chapter. His remarks on Boosie also address a violent period following Mo3’s death, during which Boosie traveled to Dallas and was shot. For Boosie, the problem is bigger than what happened in 2020. White’s choice to discuss the shooting while seeking an appeal has caused him to publicly question the strategy behind the interviews and the timing of the disclosures.

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DJ Vlad Challenges Boosie Badazz Over Federal Gun Case

DJ Vlad is taking his beef with Boosie Badazz to the next level, asking whether the rapper’s behavior in his federal gun case matches the anti snitching code he’s long imposed on others in hip hop.

In a new clip for VladTV, Vlad looked back at Boosie’s federal gun case and pointed to court documents he says show the rapper from Baton Rouge shifting blame onto his security guard. Vlad said the paperwork runs counter to Boosie’s long track record of publicly denouncing rappers he believes are snitching to authorities.

The latest row is another sign of an already frayed relationship. Boosie has been one of VladTV’s most frequent interview guests. Still, their relationship has soured over the years over issues involving interview payments, business dealings, and, most recently, Boosie’s push for a presidential pardon.

The pardon controversy has become a major part of the ongoing public beef between the rappers. Boosie reportedly paid $600,000 to two lobbyists, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, to lobby President Donald Trump for a pardon in his federal gun case. When the pardon didn’t come through, Boosie accused them of misleading him and demanded $300,000 back. Burkman and Wohl have denied scamming Boosie, saying they were hired to advocate for him, not to promise a pardon.

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Boosie went on 60 Minutes to discuss the issue, which brought more attention to the situation. He later complained about how the interview was portrayed and released purported messages involving the lobbyists while defending himself against claims his actions were snitching.

Vlad is now using the controversy to call Boosie out on a principle that has been a major talking point in the rapper’s public commentary. Vlad mentioned Boosie’s situation as part of other past hip-hop discussions he’s had with Gunna, Young Thug, T.I., and Gucci Mane.

“The court documents for Boosie’s federal gun case are another point of contention for Vlad. His case hinges on whether the rapper’s alleged remarks about his security guard should be measured by the same yardstick Boosie has used to measure other artists. The charge is particularly noteworthy as Boosie has cultivated a strong public persona against what he considers snitching. With that history, the latest exchange with Vlad is more personal, adding to a complicated fallout between the two.

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