Nicki Minaj took to Instagram to share that the music video for her tune “Likkle Miss Remix” that includes dancehall artist Skeng has been age-restricted on YouTube. While that will positively upset most artists, Minaj claims that the age-restriction is a plot to stop her from raking in views.

Nicki Minaj isn’t one to draw back from sexually specific lyrics and representations of sensuality in her music and visuals. But shortly after the discharge of the music video for her tune “Likkle Miss Remix,” Minaj discovered that the video had been age-restricted on YouTube. The rapper subsequently voiced her discontent over the matter with two separate posts on Instagram, each of which comprise a screenshot of the e-mail Minaj acquired from YouTube. While the grounds for this restriction would make any artist annoyed, Minaj claims that the transfer was an intentional one by YouTube and her label Republic Records to sabotage the video from receiving views.

“Imagine this. They restricted my fucking video but have things a million fucking times worse on their BOGUS FKNG PLATFORM,” Minaj wrote within the first of two posts. “This was done to stop us from getting a lot of views in the first 24 hours. The DUDS at my label allow ppl to use my videos all the time to promote weak shit but said we can’t buy promo for my videos,” she continued in the second.

It’s not instantly clear what particularly in regards to the video generated the age-restriction. Reading YouTube’s guidelines on age-restricted content material factors to 2 potential culprits. YouTube says that “A video that invites sexual activity, such as provocative dancing or fondling,” which is unquestionably current in “Likkle Miss Remix” may end in restriction. While that is perhaps the case, it’s value noting that Minaj’s different movies that function “provocative dancing” just like the latest “Super Freaky Girl” and record-breaking “Anaconda” don’t have any age-restrictions. YouTube additionally factors to “harmful or dangerous activities, including regulated substances and drugs,” as grounds for restriction, and Skeng may be seen smoking what seems to be marijuana in the direction of the tip of the video. Republic Records and YouTube didn’t instantly return Gizmodo’s request for remark.

Republic Records is owned by Universal Music Group, extra generally often known as UMG. UMG does, the truth is, have a relationship with YouTube—UMG reportedly guidelines over YouTube content material with an iron first. YouTube is thought to have a strict copyright coverage, during which file labels can flag content material that options copyrighted music and a few of these flags even come straight from UMG. While Minaj’s accusation has nothing to do with UMG’s copyright presence on YouTube, she is right in stating that YouTube and UMG (and subsequently Republic Records) have a relationship.