To be a songwriter on a song all you have to do is contribute one word.
"Somebody comes in and says, "instead of saying 'boy' say 'you.’" Now they’re a writer on the song, but that's access. For the longest time Beyoncé didn’t write any of her records. I personally still don’t believe she's written any of her records."
A quick trip to the provincial courts of Canada, as well as an email to Gloria Allred, confirms that these rumors hold no factual merit
Oh okay.
Quote:
"Everybody has writers, everybody has a team of people to put it together. Some of these people do write some of their songs, but do you really believe that Nicki Minaj writes all of her songs, with no help? To be a songwriter on a song all you have to do is contribute one word. By the time the “R.I.P.” record I did with Drake was finished, six writers including myself and him touched that song. That wasn’t the plan, but that's what happens: Somebody comes in and says, "instead of saying 'boy' say 'you.’" Now they’re a writer on the song"
But mess.
Having a "ghostwriter" means something completely different in the hip-hop world.
Her writing a melody for him does not make her his "ghostwriter"