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.”

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