No Frauds

### **Songwriter(s)**

Aubrey Graham \ Dwayne Carter, Jr. \ Kevin Gomringer \ Onika Maraj \ Shane Lindstrom \ Brittany Hazzard \ Tim Gomringer

### **Producer(s)**

Cubeatz \ Murda Beatz

"**No Frauds**" is a diss track by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, featuring Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Lil Wayne. The song was released as a non-album single on March 10, 2017, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records. It is Minaj's response to Remy Ma's 2017 song "Shether" which took shots at her fashion, record deal, and accused her of using a ghostwriter and getting plastic surgery. In "No Frauds," Minaj criticizes Ma for her prison sentence and her record sales, among other things.

## Background

On March 10, 2017, Nicki Minaj released the three singles "Regret in Your Tears," "Changed It" with Lil Wayne, and "No Frauds" with Drake and Wayne, as part of her "#3PackFromParis" collection, recorded during her time at Paris Fashion Week. All three singles were intended to appear on her fourth studio album, *Queen*, but were ultimately kept as standalone singles. Following its release, Minaj posted to Instagram, writing that she was issuing a challenge to Ma, giving her "72 hours to drop a hit" and promising her half a million dollars if she was able to "book any show or interview" without mentioning Minaj, adding "Here @ Young Money, we don't do diss records, we drop HIT RECORDS & diss u ON them." She also responded to critics who criticized the delayed timing of her response to Ma, writing, "The greats took 3 months to respond to diss records. Queens don't move on peasant time."

## Music video

The music video, directed by Benny Boom, was released on April 19, 2017, a month after the song's release. The video was filmed in various locations throughout London, including in front of Big Ben and in a club, and features Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne posing in those locations. In the video, Minaj wears clothing from Alexander McQueen and Agent Provocateur, Demode, and Osmose. Ma's *Love & Hip Hop: New York* co-star and former friend, Rah Ali, also makes a cameo in the video.

## Personnel

**Production**

* Aubrey "Drake" Graham – featured artist, writer
* Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard – writer
* Cubeatz (Kevin and Tim Gomringer) – producer, writer, programmer
* Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr. – featured artist, writer
* Nicki Minaj – lead artist, writer
* Shane "Murda Beatz" Lindstrom – writer, producer, programmer, bass, drums

**Technical**

* Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer
* Dave Nakaji – assistant mixer
* Iván Jiménez – assistant mixer
* Jaycen Joshua – mixing
* Jeff Edwards – engineer
* Nicki Valentin – assistant engineer
* Noah "40" Shebib – engineer
* Yann Bordejo – assistant engineer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

*M-M-Murda*

[Pre-Chorus: Nicki Minaj]

I don't need no, frauds

I don't need no, drama when you call

I don't need no, fake

Soon as I wake up keep an eye out for the snakes, yeah

[Chorus: Nicki Minaj]

'Cause I don't need no, fraud

I don't no, drama when you call

I don't need no, lies

Pick a side, pick a side

I took the price, and lift that bitch up

I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up

I took the price, and lift that bitch up

I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up

[Verse 1: Nicki Minaj]

Aye yo, throw your wrist-es up, all my bitches up

These n\*\*\*as is pussier than what? All them dicks is up

All my real n\*\*\*as down to ride, throw your GSXRs up

I ain't in the projects, but all my bricks is up, rrrr

You can't be Pablo if your work ain't sellin'

What the fuck is this bitch inhalin'?

I woulda helped you out that pit you fell in

I am the generous queen! Ask Ms. Ellen

Tried to drop "Another One", you was itchin' to scrap

You exposed your ghostwriter, now you wish it was scrapped

Heard your pussy on yuck, I guess you needed a Pap

What type of bum bitch shoot a friend over a rack?

What type of mother leave her one son over a stack?

Lil Boogie down basic bitch thinkin' she back

Back to back, oh you mean, back to wack?

"Back to Back"? Me and Drizzy laughed at that

They say numbers don't matter but when they discussin' the kings

They turn around and say Lebron ain't got six rings

I never signed a 360, bitch you wild dumb

That's why Jay ain't clear his verse for your album

Sheneneh, you a fraud committin' perjury

I got before and after pictures of your surgery

Rah took you to her doc, but you don't look like Rah

Left the operating table, still look like "nah"

[Chorus: Nicki Minaj]

'Cause I don't need no, frauds

I don't need no, drama when you call

I don't need no, lies

Pick a side, pick a side

I took the price, and lift that bitch up

I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up

I took the price, yeah, and lift that bitch up

I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up

[Verse 2: Drake]

Yeah, yeah, never been no fraud

Why do n\*\*\*as that are not involved love to get involved?

Why do n\*\*\*as claim the streets and act just like the law?

Riddles that I cannot seem to solve, man

Cristal, come at me, Weezy F and Nick

All come and spoke about your shit in '15

Man, I know you n\*\*\*as saw this one comin'

My net worth sound like grrrrrr

But they don't pay in cash

N\*\*\*as see me like, "What up, Killa?"

Man, please stop bringin' up my past

I'd really love to leave that behind

Sometimes I ask God, "Man, why him?"

Like the team that I would never leave behind

I really gotta ease off the wine

Which is funny because I just saw Nick the other day

And she keeps getting finer over time

I just know

[Chorus: Nicki Minaj]

I don't need no, frauds

I don't need no, drama when you call

I don't need no, lies

Pick a side, pick a side

I took the price, and lift that bitch up

I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up

I took the price, yeah, and lift that bitch up

I took the ice, let me lift my wrist up

[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]

Uh, I am not a fraud, YM, I'm the god

They don't make 'em like me no more, man, I'm a dinosaur

Blunt be tight as biker shorts, twisted like some handlebars

Lil' Tune out a cartoon or Avatar

I just looked in the mirror like, "Alright, alright, alright"

I would let that little n\*\*\*a right there fuck my wife, word

I don't need no fraud bitches in and out my life, word

In and out my pockets and then in and out of sight, word

I don't need no drama, I just need some nana

Just told my lil' mama, "Babe, I think I love you, kinda"

Feelin' like Tune-y Montana, Weezy, he get honored

Drake a headliner, and Nicki, she get finer, word

## References

1. ↑ Josephs, Brian (March 10, 2017). "Nicki Minaj Finally Responds to Remy Ma on "No Frauds," with Help from Drake and Lil Wayne [UPDATE]". *Spin*.
2. ↑ Kamarre, Carl (April 19, 2017). "Nicki Minaj Refuses to Give up Her Crown in 'No Frauds' Video Feat. Lil Wayne & Drake". *Billboard*.

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