Nicki Minaj Namechecks Ricki Lake in New Britney Spears Remix

A few days ago, Britney Spears released an official remix for her current hit "Till the World Ends" featuring future tourmate Nicki Minaj as well as the song's original co-writer, Ke$ha. The track opens with a concentrated diss from Ms. Minaj, most likely directed at none other than Lil' Kim, with a cutting exit line: "You was hot when? Ricki Lake!"

Minaj half-explained via Twitter, "I used to loooove me some Ricki Lake!" Meaning, the subject of the diss has not been popular since the days of Ricki Lake's talk show (i.e. the '90s).

Although her name is being used to put someone down, Lake has taken the namecheck as a compliment. She tweeted Monday evening, "So apparently I'm trending... Thanks @nickiminaj.... makes me feel almost like a #kardashian. :)"

What a sport!

Listen to the remix here: