Shannon Sharpe Responds To Nicki Minaj Mentioning Him On “Banned From NO (Remix)”
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI made landfall earlier this month and has spawned several different headlines from its aftermath. The bonus version made waves thanks to a new verse from Nicki Minaj on “Banned From NO,” where she called out figures like JAY-Z and Shannon Sharpe. The latter caught wind of the mention and issued a response addressing the entire situation.
On the song, the Queens rapstress spit, “‘Bout to cop you slides, all you do is flip-flop/ If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe.” Sharpe got on the mic on the latest episode of Nightcap and cleared up the miscommunication that caused the diss.
“I was talking about Nikki Haley,” the retired NFL star explained, referencing a “Nicki who?” tweet he posted in Feburary that was taken out of context. “Nikki Haley said it’s really great for everybody of Black America, and I was like … ‘When has it ever been great?’”
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Minaj herself confirmed this was why she wasn’t thrilled with Sharpe, as she tweeted after the song dropped: “Yeah ni*a you thought I forgot that ‘Nicki who’ sh*t you did?”
The ESPN commentator continued by addressing the Pinkprint 2 creator directly and making it clear he did not mean to shade her. “Nicki, I was not trying to be disrespectful. Of course, I know who you are. I would be remiss to say that I thought you knew who I was, or that you knew anything about Club Shay Shay. I’m not that arrogant,” he said.
“Nicki, I apologize. I meant no disrespect. You’ll always have an open invitation if you ever want to come sit down and have a conversation. Even if you just want to have a private conversation on the phone or something. It won’t go any further between you and I.”
Listen to Nicki’s “Banned From NO” verse below and Shannon’s response above.
On the same track, Nicki also took aim at the NFL and JAY-Z by rapping, “NFL, fire some ni**as and then call us!” The line seemingly stems from the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans, which included Lil Wayne voicing that he felt directly snubbed for not being chosen to perform. Hov’s close affiliation with the sports league, specifically his direct involvement with the halftime show, is well-known, leading people to assume Nicki was taking a jab at her fellow New York legend.
