Hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte shared her thoughts on the Lil’ Kim vs. Nicki Minaj beef backstage at “VH1 Divas.” The politically correct femcee thinks there’s room for everyone, but says it’s not Kim who should be worried by Nicki.

“Those who really need to be worried by Nicki’s record is Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado,” she tells VH-1 “Nicki is coming out to win. She’s not thinking of the block. She’s not just thinking of the city. So she’s able to handle so many areas of what it takes right now to be an international star.”

Lyte definitely has a point.  Judging by ‘Pink Friday,’ Nicki Minaj is doing just that, making mainstream music that will garner her international awareness.  I must say I’m not a fan of the album, but I have come to like Nicki.  It’s like I’m always wanting to see what she is going to do next, that’s what  makes an artist an artist.  Always striving and wanting to be the best.  Honestly, the real money is in mainstream, ‘cross-over’ music, it’s sad to say but the real consumers of Hip-Hop and R&B are white.  Some people like to call the ‘cross-over’ appeal a ‘sell-out.’ I feel that as long as your making good music that comes from a genuine place and you have the potential to reach different people, cultures, and continents….I see that as a rewarding blessing.