Nicki Minaj subtly slams Iggy in BET awards speech

She's never been afraid to speak her mind, and Nicki Minaj shared some interesting thoughts while
accepting the Best Female Hip Hop Artist trophy at the 2014 BET Awards last night (June 29).

The "Pink Friday" hitmaker took a veiled shot at Australian newcomer Iggy Azalea for not writing her own lyrics while also thanking her fans for all their
support.

Nicki began, "This is always very, very emotional for me. Because this is my fifth year winning this
award and I don't take it for granted.

I really don't. I thank god that I've been placed in a position to do
something and represent women in a culture that is so male-driven.

And I want you to know this: I want you to know that I have an album, The Pink Print, that's coming out before the year ends.

That's not a plug, but it's a plug! But my point is, what I want the
world to know about Nicki Minaj is, that when you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it."
"No, no, no shade. No, no, no shade. I used to sit in the studio with [Lil Wayne] and I would literally take sometimes three, four days to write a verse. And he
was like, 'No, you can't be taking days to write no verse, you gotta write your verse right here in the
studio.' And that's why I love him 'til this day.

Because he pushed me to push my pen, and I'm still one of the only emcees that's out here spitting metaphors and making you think.

And I really don't even care if I get my credit or if I don't. I don't look
at myself as a female rapper, because I know what I do. And I thank my fans because they…They might cut me off.

This is so big. At one time black people was getting blacked out on the TV now they own their own network. This is big. This is different." Furthermore, she continued, "I just wanna say that,
the other day, literally I didn't tell anyone this, I really thought I was about to die.

Like I was saying my prayers to die. And I didn't even wanna call the ambulance because I thought well if I call the ambulance, it's gonna be on TMZ.

And I would rather sit there and die. And it made me realize, I
don't care what anybody gotta say. I'ma do me. I'ma do me. And I hope and pray that BET continues to honor authenticity. And that's all I'm gonna say
about that."