Today, Nicki Minaj celebrates her 33rd birthday and we love her not only for her prowess on the mic and talents as an entertainer in general, but also for the fact that she is not afraid to tell it like it is. Whether she’s throwing a little shade or outright dragging someone for getting out of pocket, Nicki is a woman who will not hesitate to keep it 100 when it comes to her feelings. Some people might be put off by it, but her fearlessness makes us love her even more.
So, in honor of the rapper’s birthday, we take a look back at the times when Nicki had something to say and did not hold back. Happy birthday, Nicki – and never change!
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To the folks in charge of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
When MTV announced their nominees for the 2015 Video Music Awards, Nicki Minaj was left cold after her video for “Anaconda” failed to get a nod for Video of the Year. “If I was a different ’kind’ of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well,” she tweeted with a handful of smiling emojis. “Ellen did her own Anaconda video and did the #choreo lol. Remember her doing that kick? Even MTV did a post on the choreo @MTV
To Christina Milian
When Christina Milian posted an image of herself in a sweatshirt that read “pretty on fleek,” a lyric from Minaj’s “Feelin’ Myself” track, Minaj hopped onto Instagram to throw a little shade. “Fleek by Onika ???? – I saw Christina sellin tshirts that say Pretty On Fleek. I was waitin on my percentage at the door! *tilts head*” Milian jumped into Minaj’s comments to explain the offending attire. “Hey Boo. Been saying #OnFleek everything for a while now… but I’m not afraid to share. Most biz these days on shirts and etc. is based off pop culture quotes… But if you feel any kind of way i’m not a greedy biatch” Minaj laterexplained she was making a joke instead of attacking Milian, but if that was a joke, it was a shady one indeed.
