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Nicki Minaj accepts the award for best female hip-hop artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Nicki Minaj accepts the award for best female hip-hop artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)