A lot of folks were surprised to find out that Nicki Minaj’s mentor, Lil Wayne, hasn’t even watched American Idol this season, what’s more surprising is the real reason the rapper doesn’t watch. Nicki Minaj told him not to bother…

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“When I talk to her she’s always tells me, ‘You don’t wanna watch that [American Idol], you’re not going to be into it,'” he said.

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What is Nicki trying to say here? That American Idol is not cool to watch anymore? If that were even true she would be one of the reasons! But to go as far as to discourage Wayne from watching? That’s Nicki showing that she is not a team player and that fact probably has AI producers wondering why they hired the singer in the first place..

The rapper admitted Friday that he has not watched “Idol” this season citing Nicki’s advice to “avoid!”

“Actually, I’ve never watched it,” Wayne said sheepishly.