
DissesĪpparently there are a couple of veiled personal disses present in “Trollz”, particularly during Nicki Minaj’s verse.

Secondly, she basically called other rappers who have criticized the embattled 6ix9ine hypocrites. And she did so by pointing out ( as 6ix9ine himself has) that if a powerful music executive who also has a history of snitching decided to sign a rapper, these selfsame individuals criticizing Tekashi would gladly take the deal.īut at the heart of her argument is a borderline diss against rappers themselves. And that is Minaj pointing out there there’s a difference between a rapper and a “street n***a”. To her, the former are individuals who tend to talk about a thug life which they don’t actually live, whereas the latter are more authentic. So in her opinion, if a “street n***a”, such as her own husband, has an issue with 6ix9ine, then she can respect that. But as for she and Tekashi’s musical peers, she doesn’t really want any of them coming in her face and lambasting her decision to work with him. A snitch can be defined as someone who testifies to law enforcement against his own co-defendants. And behaving in such a manner is highly frowned upon in the world of hip-hop. However, Minaj defended her decision to make this move by presenting a multi-tiered argument. And below are her reasons: Nicki Minaj’s reasons for collaborating with 6ix9ineįirst is that all rappers tend to deal “with people with sketchy pasts”, i.e. Nicki Minaj’s decision to collaborate with 6ix9ine was controversial, to say the least. And why? The thing is the latter had recently been labeled a snitch. A music producer named Sad Pony handled the production of “Trollz”. Minaj and 6ix9ine are credited as the song’s only writers. “Trollz” is the second song which 6ix9ine has released since being released from prison in early-April 2020.

With 6ix9ine being under house arrest at the time of the release of this song, the music video was actually filmed in his home.

“Trollz” is 6ix9ine’s third collaboration with Minaj. In 2018, he teamed up with her on two tracks entitled “ Fefe” and “Mama”, with the latter also featuring Kanye West. The word itself is never mentioned in the song. But the general implication is that the artists, in a comical sort of way, are comparing themselves to these fictional entities. So perhaps the title is meant to be read more along the lines of the pair ‘trolling’ their enemies rather, as in throwing their success in these people’s faces. some type of imaginary, offensive creature. Kelly for the 2013 single "Do What U Want" in justifying her friendship and collaboration with the convicted sex criminal, claiming that it demonstrated a double standard within the music industry.Meanwhile it is well known that the term troll, in modern usage, can be applied to such an individual – for instance a hater who attacks artists on social media. But in this particular case it would appear the titular “trollz” are actually Minaj and 6ix9ine themselves. This is made most evident by the single’s cover art. As such the title of this song likely points back to the traditional meaning of the word troll, i.e. She responded by citing Lady Gaga's collaboration with R. Minaj received criticism for her choice to collaborate with Tekashi 6ix9ine, who had pled guilty to a sexual performance with a 13-year-old child. Internationally, "Fefe" reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Hungary, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland. It was certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Commercially, the song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, marking 6ix9ine's highest peaking song on the chart. It was also featured on Minaj's fourth album, Queen (2018). The song served as the second single from 6ix9ine's debut album, Dummy Boy (2018). The song was written by the three, along with Andrew Green and the song's co-producer, Cubeatz. It was released on July 22, 2018, through TenThousand Projects. "FEFE" (stylized in all uppercase) is a single by American rapper 6ix9ine featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj and Canadian record producer Murda Beatz.
