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Shannon Sharpe wants everyone to know that he wasn’t throwing shade toward Nicki Minaj after he was unsure about which “Nicki” a fan was referring to when they asked him to bring her on ‘Club Shay Shay.’ Nicki Minaj appeared to peep the exchange between Shannon and the fan, seemingly calling him out in her verse on the remix of Lil Wayne’s ‘Banned From NO.’ Now, Shannon is clearing the air, saying he just wanted the fan to clarify who they were talking about — plain and simple.

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Shannon Sharpe Clears The Air After Nicki Minaj Drops Bars About Him

For context, a fan reached out to Shannon Sharpe on X (formerly Twitter) in February and asked him to bring Nicki on his ‘Club Shay Shay’ podcast. The message ended up resurfacing online, showing the fan writing, “Nicki said a few days ago she wanted to be on your own podcast!!! I really want to hear you talk about everything going on in the media and especially after her snub tonight.” The fan never specified which Nicki they were referring to, so Shannon replied, “Nicki who?” 

Nicki appeared to catch the interaction and recently posted some lyrics from her verse on Lil Wayne’s ‘Banned From NO’ remix on X. To note, the song was featured on Wayne’s ‘Carter 6’ album, released earlier this month.

“If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that sharp!!!! Yeah n***a you thought I forgot that ‘Nicki who’ s**t you did? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO j/k Ochocinco almost caught a strizzy just by being around yo crazy tail self #BannedFromNORemix,” Nicki wrote. 

Welp, Shannon Sharpe is addressing the mix-up now. He broke it down on his ‘Nightcap’ podcast with Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson, saying he wasn’t even talking about Nicki Minaj. In fact, he actually thought they meant Nikki Haley, a politician and former U.N. ambassador. He mentioned having some issues with some comments that Nikki Haley previously made, so he thought it was her, not Nicki Minaj. “It wasn’t meant as disrespect. Yes, I know who you are.” 

Shannon then followed up with an apology to Nicki, saying he didn’t mean any disrespect and she’s more than welcome to pull up to ‘Club Shay Shay.’

“Nicki, I apologize. I meant no disrespect. You 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,” he said.

Nicki Won’t Let Shannon Off The Hook Yet

At this point, the Barbz already know nothing gets by Nicki. She caught the new footage of Shannon speaking out on the ‘Nightcap’ podcast and took another playful shot at him and Ochocinco. She said she only mentioned Shannon in her verse on Wayne’s track because she had to ride for the Barbz.

“Thank you, Shannon b/c I was like ‘chiiii what I done did now?’ You never cleared that up to the Barbz so I had to avenge them,” Nick wrote.

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

Social Media Weighs In

Meanwhile, folks in The Shade Room’s comment section were divided over what Nicki and Shannon had to say. Some felt it wasn’t that deep, while a few Barbz jumped in, claiming Shannon knew exactly what he was doing.

Instagram user @whosyur_mya wrote, “Unc like 60…you know how many Nicki’s he met in his lifetime?? Some he probably still running from cut him some slack… he just wanted clarification.” 

Instagram user @mr_zishiri wrote, “Nicki and Nikki are different though ” 

While Instagram user @realchrisflow wrote, “ Nicki just look for any beef when it comes to dropping music.” 

Then Instagram user @deemihendrix wrote, “It ain’t that deep. It was a light jab. Y’all complain too much.” 

Another Instagram user @donini2991 wrote, “It was a mix up Unc and you caught a stray. And Nicki is gonna stand on it regardless of who you thought it was lmao ” 

Instagram user @tskrisman wrote, “She always think something about her lmao.” 

While another Instagram user @its.aribabe wrote, “Nikki and Nicki is different so ion see how he made that mistake. He literally spelled out Nicki…. so Minaj didn’t cross his mind …. I stand with Nicki’s verse ” 

Instagram user @tatenda_papi wrote, “Y’all are misquoting Nicki… she be having FUN , it’s just RAP, no one is beefing with ANYONE REST.” 

Finally, Instagram user @michelleluovee wrote, “I feel like he’s lying he could’ve been cleared this up and never did.” 

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