Singer-rapper Nicki Minaj performs at the Radio One Hackney Music Festival in Hackney Marshes in east London on Saturday, June 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Nicki Minaj (left) and M.I.A. perform during halftime of the Super Bowl game on Sunday. M.I.A., a British hip-hop artist, made an obscene gesture during the performance. (Associated Press)
Madonna (center) performs with Nicki Minaj (left) and M.I.A. during halftime of the Super Bowl. Madonna wasn't the controversial one this time. (Associated Press)
Eminem, right, accepts the award for best rap album as Nicki Minaj, left, and will.i.am, center, look on at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Eminem, right, accepts the award for best rap album as Nicki Minaj, left, and will.i.am, center, look on at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)