Tag: Nicki Minaj
Anything Cardi Did Solange Did Better
The altercation between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj (instigated by the former) that occurred at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party in honor of New York Fashion [Read More…]
At Times Too Sweet, Ariana Grande’s Sweetener Mostly Goes Down Easy
It’s no secret at this point that Ariana Grande is in love–the “can’t live without each other love” Carrie Bradshaw annoyingly spoke of in the [Read More…]
Mert & Marcus Turn the Premise for “Ganja Burn” Into Nicki, Queen of the Desert
Fond of poaching Madonna’s most prized and trusted collaborators of late (see: the videos for “Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz“), Nicki Minaj is now turning to [Read More…]
Bow Down to the Generous Queen: Nicki Minaj
Like most celebrities toeing the line between expected controversy and some modicum of respectability, 2018 has presented a challenge for a few people in terms [Read More…]
A Blemish on Hype Williams’ Work: “Bed” Video Has Nothing to Do With Sleep or Sex, So Much As Mermaids and F21 Style Inspiration
After much buildup and anticipation, Nicki Minaj finally bestowed the music video for “Bed” upon us, only to leave us a little bit high and [Read More…]
Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande’s “Bed”: Make Sure A Homeless Man Doesn’t Hear It
On the heels of Nicki Minaj being accused of hypocrisy for “shaming sex workers” (just par for the course of her natural gift for inciting [Read More…]
Nicki Minaj is the Only Person Left Willing to Bring What Rap Has Always Thrived On: Bifteka
While rap at its outset had its origins in a sort of “peacenik” vibe (see: West African roots), its modern manifestation is–or was–of course perhaps [Read More…]
Seek And “Ye” Shall Find…A Mental Illness Scapegoat
It’s already surrendering to the monster that Kanye West’s celebrity has become to grace His Highness (on ego) with an album assessment. And yet, here [Read More…]
It Took A Minute, But Nicki Minaj’s “Chun-Li” Finally Gets Lambasted As Cultural Appropriation As A Result of Her SNL Performance
Barring the fact that Chun-Li is a street fighting character that Nicki Minaj has of late chosen to adopt in sort of the same way [Read More…]
Giovanni Bianco and Nicki Minaj Team to Unwittingly Re-Create “Vogue” at the 1990 MTV VMAs for “Barbie Tingz”
Giovanni Bianco, in addition to Steven Klein (who directed Minaj’s companion single, “Chun-Li“), is a longtime collaborator of Madonna’s in terms of art direction (most [Read More…]
