Lauryn Hill Speaks on Nicki Minaj

Lauryn Hill Feeling Nicki Minaj's Barbie Movement

Lauryn Hill has been added to the list of hip-hop artists to cosign newcomer Nicki Minaj. According to Hill's current tour deejay, DJ Rampage, she has been following Minaj since last year's "Roger That" Young Money single.

"There are moments when we're taking a break from practicing and just talking about things, and I remember this one time she mentioned hearing Nicki on the radio," Rampage said when asked if Hill was interested in doing collaborations. "I believe the track was 'Roger That,' and she started reciting some of Nicki's lyrics and her adlibs. It was obvious to me she was feeling her stuff."

Nicki Minaj has previously expressed her respect for the Lauryn Hill paving the way for female rappers back in the days of The Fugees.

"It's like, freaking, I want to bow down and kiss her feet," Minaj said about the return of Lauryn Hill. "Like, I think everyone in my generation, we look at her as a freaking, and I hate to say this because it sounds kinda blasphemous, she's almost like a godly-type of creature. It's not human. So the fact that she's doing stuff and performing, I think that it's a great day and I've always loved her and I still love her and I always will love her, and that's about it."