You Stole My Steez: 8 Musicians Who People Say Got Famous Copying Other Singers

Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim

Lil Kim’s legions of fans and the tiny rapper herself have been calling Nicki Minaj a “Lil’ Kim clone” from the moment the public started hearing her on any and every remix. With her penchant for bright wigs and calling herself a Barbie, things Kim loved to do back in the day, folks were saying Minaj was a copycat. Kim herself did a million and one interviews and accused her of studying her style and stealing her sound, literally trying to make her vocals similar to Kim’s. Did she bite from Kim? Maybe so, but at this point, it really doesn’t matter, because Minaj is doing it big and getting rich while doing it and though we love Kim, there’s a bitterness to her constant comments about the star and her style. Plus, Nicki’s spending more time trying to look and sound like a pop star (with her long blonde wigs and colorful costumes) than anything else these days.