Lyrics & breakdown
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Tell that bitch with the crown to run it like Chris Brown
07She won 3 rounds, I'mma need a hundred thou
08Like china town, bitches better bow down
09Oh, you ain't know? bet ya'll bitches know now
Block noteTells the rival queen to put money behind the crown
TargetLil' Kim
MeaningWhat it means: Nicki orders ‘the bitch with the crown’ to produce one hundred thousand dollars after three rounds, treating the queen title as a wager that must be financially defended. Why it was said: During her struggle with Lil' Kim over succession and respect in female rap, Nicki makes the crown measurable: inherited status and past reputation are not enough unless Kim can match the new star's current money and momentum.
Wordplay‘Run it like Chris Brown’ links paying up—running the money—to Brown's name, while ‘three rounds’ makes the rivalry sound like a scored fight.
ContextNicki Minaj and Lil' Kim's conflict centered on accusations of copied imagery, insufficient respect for an earlier generation and competition over the ‘queen’ position. Some records keep the target unnamed, so the annotation distinguishes documented feud context from what the individual lyric actually says.