Nicki Minaj Forgives Shannon Sharpe After “Banned from NO” Jab [Video]

Shannon Sharpe has issued an apology to Nicki Minaj after she took a shot at him on Lil Wayne’s new single, “Banned from NO (Remix).”

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On the track, Nicki rapped, “‘Bout to cop you slides, all you do is flip-flop / If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe,” a line many took as a response to Sharpe’s earlier comment, “Nicki who?” when a fan suggested she appear on his “Club Shay Shay” podcast.

On a recent episode of his “Nightcap” show, Sharpe addressed the situation and clarified his original remark. He said, “I used to go back and forth with people. I was talking about Nikki Haley…Nikki Haley said, ‘It’s really great for everybody of Black America,’ and I was like…‘When has it ever been great?’”

Sharpe added, “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 then offered a heartfelt apology: “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.”

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Sharpe wrapped up by saying, “That was not my intent, but intent only matters to me because clearly you’re still offended. So I apologize sincerely, and hopefully we can move forward.”

The good news is that Nicki has since accepted Sharpe’s apology. She took to X to respond with a playful message:

“LOL – well we got a funny lil rap bar out of it. Thank you, Shannon b/c I was like ‘chiiii what I done did now?’ You never cleared it up to the Barbz so I had to avenge them. Ochocinco, you know it’s all love 4LIFE but I know you laughed when you heard it.”

In the end, both Nicki Minaj and Shannon Sharpe handled the situation with maturity, turning a misunderstanding into a moment of mutual respect and humor.

😩 LOL –
well we got a funny lil rap bar out of it.

Thank you, Shannon b/c I was like
“chiiii what I done did now?”
You never cleared it up to the Barbz so I had to avenge them 🥴

Ochocinco you know it’s all love 4LIFE but I know you laughed when you heard it 😩🤣 https://t.co/S6WLLmXCyY

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) June 12, 2025