A great year might be getting even greater for Nicki Minaj. According to the New York Post's Page Six gossip column, Young Money's first lady is rumored to be in talks to land a judge's seat on Simon Cowell's brand-new American Idol-esque talent show, The X Factor. With the show looking to make a splash amongst the younger demographic of viewers, Cowell is reportedly smitten with the idea of pulling the hottest chick in the rap game into the mix alongside himself, fellow judge L.A. Reid, and another judge that's still TBD. "Simon thinks Nicki is fantastic," a source told Page Six. "She's sassy, she looks great, and she has bags of personality."

Makes perfect sense to us. However, if Nicki isn't available to appear on The X Factor, we don't think that should stop Cowell from considering another urban artist for the position. And to help him out, we came up with a list of artists that we'd like to see on the show when it first airs this summer. Simon says: If Nicki doesn't work out, pick one of these, Simon!—Chris Yuscavage







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