![]() Minaj herself has never spoke in depth about the claims, but during a 2013 interview with TMZ she slammed the rumor when rapper Ransom also claimed she didn’t write her own lyrics. So stop saying I write her stuff! Not true! She sits with a pen and pad and does it herself!” In his tweet, Safaree wrote, “If not the best. While some believe that Samuels wrote Nicki’s lyrics, he took to Twitter in 2015 to deny the claims. So, I don’t think there’s - I know I write mine.” “I have just as many people on my writing credits as has on hers. In a March appearance on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” Iggy Azalea said Minaj has many people in the writing credits for her songs. Rah Digga isn’t the first rapper to throw shade at Minaj for using ghostwriters. Following her comment, Rah Digga regretted getting into it with the user, writing, “I let a Stan bait me into poppin off. It was that comment that pushed Rah Digga over the edge and led her to claim that Minaj’s ex-boyfriend, Safaree Samuels, wrote the rapper’s songs. I put my life on it that Nicki will kill you lyrically.” Throughout her career, Nicki Minaj has dodged claims about having someone else write her lyrics but now, rapper Rah Digga is accusing “The Pinkprint” rapper of using a ghostwriter.Īfter retweeting a Kid Cudi tweet that said “Everyone thinks they’re so great… and be having 30 people songs for them,” Rah Digga found herself in a debate with a Twitter user who said Nicki Minaj was a better rapper than her. Pictured: Nicki Minaj at the Billboard Music Awards on in Las Vegas, Nevada. Top photo: Screenshot of the Rap Rebirth website.Rapper Rah Digga says Nicki Minaj uses a ghostwriter. Look at this way, Yeah my favorite MC wouldnt be big without his ghost writer but Iggy Pop wouldnt be big without the stooges and Bruce Dickinson wouldnt be famous if he didnt have Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian. Just from the perspective of also being a Rock Fan. Josh Freese celebrates ‘My New Friends’ with songs generated by zany marketing campaignĬhris Brown hits No. People getting upset about ghost writing hip hop is so weird to me. I’ve also been hesitant to write diss songs since we know that sort of thing can escalate.” “If somebody doesn’t have an artistic vision, I generally don’t work with them on that. “If it’s overly violent, overly misogynistic or homophobic in its content I won’t do it,” Kramer said. ![]() He does, however, have his limits and he said this has led to him turning down work. He promised business is lucrative, despite not claiming royalties. If a song he writes becomes a multi-platinum smash, he doesn’t cash in since “all rights are transferred to the artist” and he makes absolutely no claims on royalties. It’s been part of hip-hop to keep ghostwriting on the down low.” “Diddy once said, ‘Don’t worry if I write rhymes, I write checks.’ Early on the stigma of the ghostwriter was strong. In the ‘90s it was all about credibility. “In hip-hop, a lot of what’s perceived to be good music is perceived to be authentic and personal. ![]() ![]() To this day rappers like Diddy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and Bow Wow have never been able to escape rumors of hiring ghostwriters. Kramer understands his job treads a fine line, and for a genre like rap in which authenticity remains paramount, the news that a rapper has employed a ghostwriter often leads to ridicule. When asked about his customer base, he described it is a mix of up-and-comers putting together mixtapes and demos - though he claims that 10% of his work is “things that you’d hear on TV or on the radio now” from recognizable names - though he declines to offer specifics. “Ninety percent of the time it’s completely confidential. Naming names defeats the role - and future employment - as a rap ghostwriter, he explained. His stab at a Jay-Z lyric: ‘Pac and Big my man, on an alternate plane / You Ra, and I’m sorta like Big Daddy Kane / We reign, we past beefin’, past drink and reefin’ / Hold ya applause, Nas, explain to these heathens.’Īnd business is booming, though he remains tightlipped on his clientele. ![]()
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