Nicki Minaj Lashes Back at Steve Tyler, Calling Him Racist

Aaaaand so the Idol Feud continues....

Aeromsith's frontman, Steven Tyler suggested that the new American Idol panel needed "camaraderie."

"I know that they've got something going on on the judges' panel, [and] it shouldn't be that, it should be just the opposite: They should have something going on, which is called 'camaraderie,'" he told MTV. "They should have something going on so thick and beautiful that they can lay it over the new talent that's trying to birth itself. It needs to be birthed, not judged by 'entertainment' factors, it needs to be judged by people that [are] honest, true, that have the 'it' factor. Not the 'it' factor because they can fight. The f*** is that all about?" 
Steven's comments were undoubtedly believed to be referring to the infamous spat between Nicki and Mariah earlier this year during the Charlotte, N.C. Idol try outs.

 

Well, Minaj didn' take Tyler's comments too lightly and wrote on her twitter page on Monday: "When Steven 1st went on Idol he was ridiculed by his peers & fans alike. Called a sell out. So what does he do? Ridicule the next judge."

Steve went on to question Nicki's judging skills, suggesting she would have passed on rock icon Bob Dylan.

"These kids, they just got out of a car from the Midwest somewhere and they're in New York City, they're scared to death; you're not going to get the best [out of them]. ... If it was Bob Dylan, Nicki Minaj would have had him sent to the cornfield! Whereas, if it was Bob Dylan with us, we would have brought the best of him out, as we did with Phillip Phillips. Just saying," he told MTV.

The latter comment apparently really upset Nicki, who branded the singer a racist.

"Steven Tyler said I would have sent Bob Dylan to a cornfield??? Steven, you haven't seen me judge one single solitary contestant yet," she Tweeted. "I understand you really wanted to keep your job but take that up with the producers. I haven't done anything to you. That's a racist comment."

"You assume that I wouldn't have liked Bob Dylan??? why? black? rapper? what? go f***yourself and worry about yourself babe," she continued, later adding, "LOL lets make him a shirt that says 'No Coloreds Allowed' then escort him down 2 Barbara Walters so he can tell how he was threatened w/guns."


Uh-oh....things seem to be getting a little sticky, REALLY fast! What do you think? Is the new panel of judges taking away from the authenticity that American Idol is known for? Or do the new judges bring a different excitement much needed to the show? Leave your thoughts below!--PnKB