Nicki Minaj remixes Gyptian's Billboard-topping song!

American rapper Nicki Minaj has remixed Gyptian's Billboard topping song, Hold Yuh.

The remix was premiered by Funkmaster Flex on New York's Hot 97 on Monday and later uploaded on www.youtube.com, and in one day got over 1,600 views. Minaj is an American rapper and singer who was signed last year to American label Young Money Entertainment, which was founded by Lil Wayne. The rapper, who is quickly building a name for herself in the overseas market, has made a number of high-profile collaborations including the Billboard chart-topping songs Bedrock with Young Money and Lloyd, My Chick Bad with Ludacris.

When contacted yesterday, Gyptian admitted to hearing the song and while it was not authorised by his team, he is pleased with the result. He said, "from is promo, it a work. The song sexy, I like what she has done wid it, it nice. Di song is on the Billboard charts and maybe wid dis it go up deh to di highest."

The singer said that depending on how the remix does his team will consider having it as part of his upcoming album. The album Hold Yuh, he says, should be ready for summer of this year.

Hold Yuh was released two years ago and is produced by Ricky Blaze. It has just started getting heavy rotation in the United States.

In the remix, Minaj makes an attempt at a Jamaican accent as she bigs up local areas such as Rema, Jungle, Waterhouse and declares, "Barbie mi have nuff gal inna bungle." When THE STAR spoke to a source close to Minaj's camp about the song they disclosed, "her new song ain't hitting the way her team wanted so they researched to see what is the hottest track in New York for her to jump on as an authorised feature, and they came back with Gyptian's track."

On March 27, Hold Yuh debuted on the Billboard's Hot R&B charts at number 78 and has since peaked at the number 69 position. It is Gyptian's debut on that chart. According to a 'Singles Review' written on www.billboard.biz, "Not since Wayne Wonder's No Letting Go, which hit No. 14 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 2003, has an underground reggae artist garnered as much attention in the United States as Jamaica's own Gyptian."

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