Nicki Minaj and MAGA BFFs and the rumor mill is on fire this week. The rap superstar who once felt untouchable in Hip-Hop and deeply embraced by LGBTQ audiences is now getting the cold shoulder for good reason.
According to the chatter in group chats, clubs and social media spaces, the relationship between Nicki and a major part of her longtime base is fractured beyond repair.
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Let’s keep this squarely in the realm of rumors and reactions. Nicki’s increasingly visible alignment with Donald Trumpand right leaning voices has crossed a psychological line for people who once saw her as an icon of empowerment and freedom. The latest eyebrow raiser was her sit down with the ex wife of Charlie Kirk. Internet detectives immediately resurfaced old clips where Kirk criticized Nicki in harsh terms. That visual alone had people asking why this bridge was even being built.
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Online social media posts say DJs are quietly pulling her records from rotation. Some have even said she has not put out anything notable recently anyway. Sounds like that is why she’s moving different anyway. Several LGBTQ owned spaces are reportedly choosing silence, but acting in accord with the banning.
There is also a big sense of betrayal. Some fans feel Nicki courted queer audiences early in her career with language and imagery that suggested solidarity, only to later pivot to MAGA.
She is now being hostile to Black women, immigrants and queer people. Comparisons are even being made to figures like Kid Rock, artists accused of benefiting from Hip-Hop culture before embracing movements that stand against it. MAGA SHMAGA!
Will there be an apology tour? I doubt it. The belief is Nicki knows exactly where she stands and is choosing to plant her flag. In Hip-Hop, loyalty cuts both ways. It may be time to just say “Good-Bye”…
