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Hot 97’s annual hip-hop extravaganza went down yesterday in New Jersey, and it was not without drama, if you count Nicki Minaj refusing to go onstage as “drama.†Here’s the story: Hot 97 D.J. Pete Rosenberg dissed Minaj’s “Starships†onstage, so Lil Wayne shut down the YMCMB appearances. Tyga still went on, because “Rack City†transcends all beef, but Nicki did not. Update: Nicki will reportedly be on Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex (who also had some unkind things to say) tonight to address the situation. And Lauryn Hill has her back.