Nicki Minaj reunited with Lil Wayne on the “Banned From NO” remix and used the moment to call out Shannon Sharpe, JAY-Z and the NFL.
Nicki Minaj reconnected with Lil Wayne on the remix of “Banned From NO” and let loose, taking shots at JAY-Z, the NFL and Shannon Sharpe while celebrating their Young Money roots.
Released Tuesday (June 11), the surprise remix dropped just days after Wayne’s Tha Carter VI hit streaming platforms on Thursday (June 6), notably without a Nicki feature—something many had speculated would appear.
The remix not only filled that gap but also quickly sent Nicki Minaj trending to the top of X (Twitter).
On the track, Minaj delivers a hook packed with NBA team name wordplay, but it’s her verse that stirred up conversation.
She fires off a line aimed at Sharpe: “If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe.”
She later broke down the lyric on X, referencing a February 2024 moment when Sharpe threw some shade in her direction.
“If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that sharp!!!!” she wrote. “Yeah n#### you thought I forgot that ‘Nicki who’ s### you did? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO j/k.”
She added, “Ochocinco almost caught a strizzy just by being around yo crazy tail self.”
If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that sharp!!!!
Yeah n#### you thought I forgot that “Nicki who” s### you did? 🤣😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO j/k 😐
Ochocinco almost caught a strizzy just by being around yo crazy tail self
🤣😩🤣😩🤣 #BannedFromNORemix pic.twitter.com/ZG6SVaoSv2— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) June 11, 2025
Before wrapping her verse, Minaj turned her attention to the NFL and JAY-Z, calling them out for not selecting Wayne to perform at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show in his hometown of New Orleans.
“NFL, fire some n##### and then call us!” she rapped.
The remix marks the first time Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne have collaborated since her 2023 album Pink Friday 2.
She promoted the track on Instagram, calling Wayne “the GOAT” and posting old photos of the two from their Young Money days.
The original “Banned From NO” appears on Tha Carter VI, which includes 19 tracks and features from several unexpected artists.
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