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Ice Spice-Nicki Minaj, Princess Diana: the lyrics & more

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When Nicki Minaj breaks the silence, there is always something that needs attention. She was back in April 2023 with her fellow rapper Ice Spice, in the remix of Princess Diana, a song Ice Spice released some months before. Nicki Minaj has extended the lyrics with a part written by her: let’s discover the song’s meaning and some of the references. You will also find the complete lyrics at the end of this article.

You can watch the official video for Princess Diana (Remix) below.

Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana (Official Music Video)
Watch this video on YouTube.

Princess Diana: the remix lyrics & meaning

In Princess Diana lyrics, Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj brag about their privileged status in the rap scene worldwide. With the metaphor of the British context, they compare themselves with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana, two esteemed personalities of the English royal family, now both that. That implies that now they are the queen and the princess of rap.

In the hood, I’m like Princess Diana
I’m thick ’cause I be eatin’ oats
B- -hes not takin’ s–t from me but notes
Wanna be me, so she do my emotes

She’s not only popular and recognized, but she also sets trends that other people imitate: the “emotes” refer to her signature posture, which appears on the cover of her 2023 EP Like..? (you can watch it here).

Nicki Minaj hosts a dedicated part of the song, where she shares a similar point of view compared to Ice Spice. She’s also a girl who “fell in love with a gangsta” (Nicki’s husband, Kenny Petty, spent four years in prison in the 90s) and a trendsetter (“I be pushin’ they buttons / I hold the control like the gamers”). Nicki also takes her chance to diss two of her favorite targets, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, with the following line:

We come out, it’s a movie, but we don’t do BAP

It refers to the rumor (later disproven) about Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion joining the remake of the 1997 movie B.A.P.S. Differently from them, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice “don’t do BAP.” “Bap” is also a term with multiple meanings in urban slang: you can read them all in the urban dictionary and appreciate how many double meanings that line can have.

So Ice Spice and Nicki Minai are together, showing their presence in their full-pink video, implying that their role in the rap scene is like Princess Diana’s one in the collective imagination. You can find the full lyrics of Princess Diana below and discover the hidden meaning autonomously.

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The complete lyrics

Below you can find the complete lyrics of Princess Diana.

Heavy On It, mm-hmm
New York, stand the f–k up (Grrah)
When we come out, it look like Princess Diana on the street (Grrah)
Ayo, Ice
(Stop playin’ with ’em, RIOT)
(Finish ’em)

(Ice Spice)
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes move wock’ ’cause they know I got bands (Damn)
They be chattin’, I don’t give a damn
And I’m still gettin’ money, I know who I am (Grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon’ hit up my ‘Gram (Grrah)
If he smart, he gon’ act like a fan (Damn)
Thinkin’ you bigger, they got ya head gassed (Grrah)
b- -hes slow, so I give ’em a pass
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes move wock’ ’cause they know I got bands (Damn)
They be chattin’, I don’t give a damn
And I’m still gеttin’ money, I know who I am (Grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon’ hit up my ‘Gram (Grrah)
If hе smart, he gon’ act like a fan (Damn)
Thinkin’ you bigger, they got ya head gassed (Grrah)
b- -hes slow, so I give ’em a pass

(Ice Spice)
And I just fell in love with a gangsta (Like)
So he put my name in a tat’
But I don’t let him come to the crib (Grrah)
So we get it on where we at (Grrah)
Nowadays, I be duckin’ them cameras
And they hype that I’m up on them banners
Callin’ my phone, but they know I don’t answer (Why?)
In the hood, I’m like Princess Diana (Grrah)
I’m thick ’cause I be eatin’ oats (Huh)
b- -hes not takin’ s–t from me but notes
Wanna be me, so she do my emotes
And my name in her mouth so I bet she gon’ choke (b- -h)
To her man, I’m the girl of his dreams
Thinkin’ ’bout me when he brushin’ his teeth
He keep textin’, I leave him on seen
Hottest b- -h out and they know what I mean (Know what I mean)

(Ice Spice)
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes move wock’ ’cause they know I got bands (Damn)
They be chattin’, I don’t give a damn
And I’m still gettin’ money, I know who I am (Grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon’ hit up my ‘Gram (Grrah)
If he smart, he gon’ act like a fan (Damn)
Thinkin’ you bigger, they got ya head gassed (Grrah)
b- -hes slow, so I give ’em a pass
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes move wock’ ’cause they know I got bands (Damn)
They be chattin’, I don’t give a damn
And I’m still gettin’ money, I know who I am (Grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon’ hit up my ‘Gram (Grrah)
If he smart, he gon’ act like a fan (Uno, dos, tres, cuatro)
Thinkin’ you bigger, they got ya head gassed (Grrah, boo, tomato)
b- -hes slow, so I give ’em a pass

(Nicki Minaj)
(This is a public service announcement, grrah, grrah, grrah, grrah, brr)

I, I, I be eatin’ my spinach (Spinach), they tried to clone my image (Image)
They burned they London Bridges (Bridges), none of them b- -hes British (No)
I know they know the difference (Grr)
And I just fell in love with a gangsta (Grrah)
So I hold him down like an anchor (Grrah)
He said if I keep it a hundred (Grrah)
That he’ll keep me safe like a banker (Grrah)
Nowadays, I be makin’ ’em famous (Grrah)
She the princess, so f–k who you lames is (Grrah)
Of course, I be pushin’ they buttons (Grrah)
I hold the control like the gamers (Woo)
Like grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes is a– if we keepin’ it crack
Bad little redhead, she ’bout to black
We come out, it’s a movie, but we don’t do BAP (Woo)
Live from London, straight from the palace
Man dem ah gyalis ah text us like Dallas
Keep it a bean, yo
He talk nice ’cause the p–y game mean, ho (Hadouken)

(Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice)
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes move wock’ ’cause they know I got bands (Damn)
They be chattin’, I don’t give a damn
And I’m still gettin’ money, I know who I am (Brr)
Tryna be low, he gon’ hit up my ‘Gram (Grrah)
If he smart, he gon’ act like a fan (Damn)
Thinkin’ you bigger, they got ya head gassed (Grrah)
b- -hes slow, so I give ’em a pass (Oop)
Like, grrah, keep it a stack
b- -hes move wock’ ’cause they know I got bands (Damn)
They be chattin’, I don’t give a damn
And I’m still gettin’ money, I know who I am (Grrah)
Tryna be low, he gon’ hit up my ‘Gram (Grrah)
If he smart, he gon’ act like a fan (Oop, damn)
Thinkin’ you bigger, they got ya head gassed (Nope, grrah)
b- -hes slow, so I give ’em a pass (Grr)

Published by Carlo Affatigato

Carlo has been a web content creator for over 10 years. He founded Auralcrave in 2015, envisioning it as a new space capable of offering different perspectives on topics that passionate all of us. With a scientific background, Carlo developed an interest in music, cinema, literature, and art at a young age, transforming it into a complementary dimension to his professional growth. For years, he was a music journalist specializing in electronic and dance music, writing for the most important Italian magazines (both online and print). Movies and TV series have been a true obsession in many phases of his life: during university, it was not uncommon for him to set the alarm in the middle of the night to watch classic films airing on TV. With the advent of the Internet, Carlo became a keen observer of web and social phenomena, addressing light topics such as advertising, trends, fashion, and general themes. He is the main author of Auralcrave and personally manages its social media, editorial line, book publication, resource management, and business expansion. A former engineer, life coach, husband, and father, he believes that every area of knowledge has interesting stories that deserve to be told and is convinced that doing so makes the world a better place.