Shannon Sharpe Apologies to Nicki Minaj After She Disses Him: ‘Hopefully We Can Move Forward’

Nicki Minaj has received a formal apology from Shannon Sharpe after the rapper dissed him on Lil Wayne‘s “Banned From NO (Remix).”

In the latest episode of Sharpe’s Nightcap podcast, the NFL legend said he was sorry to Minaj, and explained how their misunderstanding led to him being name dropped on Weezy’s new track.

“Bout to cop you slides, all you do is flip-flop / If I send a pic of Shannon, you ain’t that Sharpe,” Minaj rapped. The line appeared to be a jab about Sharpe commenting “Nicki who?” after a fan asked him on social media to get her on his Club Shay Shay program.

“I used to go back and forth with people. I was talking about Nikki Haley,” Sharpe clarified on Nightcap. “Nikki Haley said it’s really great for everybody of Black America, and I was like … ‘When has it ever been great?’”

He went on to say: “Nicki, I was not trying to be disrespectful. Of course I know who you are. I would be remiss to say that I thought you knew who I was, or that you knew anything about Club Shay Shay. I’m not that arrogant. Nicki, I apologize. I meant no disrespect. You’ll always have an open invitation if you ever want to come sit down and have a conversation. Even if you just want to have a private conversation on the phone or something. It won’t go any further between you and I.”

Of the perceived slight, Sharpe concluded, “That was not my intent, but intent only matters to me because clearly you’re still offended. So I apologize sincerely and hopefully we can move forward.”

On “Banned From NO (Remix),” Minaj also spit some bars many believed were aimed at Jay-Z. “NFL, fire some n—s and then call us,” she spit. Minaj was one of the most vocal critics of the NFL’s decision to overlook Wayne in favor of Kendrick Lamar for the Super Bowl Halftime Show earlier this year.

Check out the full episode of Nightcap below.