It seems Nicki Minaj has put a pause on her music career to step into politics… and the entire world is confused. Over the last few weeks, Minaj has been aligning herself with President Donald Trump, which is a sharp 180-pivot from her past political stances, but in order to understand how the “Queen” rapper got to this point, let’s take a step back in time to the beginning of all the confusion.
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In the past, Minaj has never been silent about her political views. She outwardly supported former President Barack Obama in 2012 and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her 2016 campaign against Trump. But ever since then, she’s maintained a relatively quiet political life, including in last year’s presidential election when the rapper did not endorse either Trump or former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Fast forward to just one month ago, Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, and a friend hopped on a TikTok trend using Minaj’s song “Beez in the Trap.” The rapper saw Kai’s video and reposted it to her X account, which caught many folks attention.
Minaj’s First Trump Tweet…
It didn’t take long for Minaj to start posting about Trump in connection with the ongoing “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria. The president previously said he’s prepared to go into the West African nation “guns-a-blazing” in order to stop people from being killed because of their religious beliefs. Up until this point, Minaj had not spoken on any political matters– not even Trump’s mass deportation agenda or the National Guard being sent across the U.S. But, the “Looking Ass” rapper took to X praising Trump… and expectedly, she was dragged by Black folks online.
“Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God. No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other,” Minaj wrote on X.
Invite from Mike Waltz
With Minaj now supporting at least one of Trump’s policies, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz extended an invite for Minaj to collaborate on the international issue.
“If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the US Embassy to the United Nations,” Waltz began in response to Minaj. “I would love to speak with you in more depth about what our administration is doing to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world.”
White House Totes Achievements
A mere days later, the official White House TikTok account posted a video using another one of Minaj’s songs, “Va Va Voom.” But this time, the video featured a list of achievements of Trump’s second term, including “No men in women’s sports” and “World peace.”
Minaj’s Response
Minaj reacted to Waltz invitation seemingly excited to collaborate. “The Nicki and Trump collab we didn’t know we needed,” she said on X. She also admitted to not knowing “what timeline we’re on right now, I’m just goin w the flow.” In response, folks online once again met her with harsh criticisms.
And it seems she took on the offer, as Waltz announced that he has a scheduled meeting with Minaj for later this week. He called the rapper “not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice” on X.
In response, Minaj tweeted “I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know. The Barbz & I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose.”
…And that brings us all up to date!
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