When Nicki Minaj stepped on stage in Phoenix, Arizona, with one hand clasping Erika Kirk and the other waving to a crowd of white supremacists, even I was shocked. We’ve known the Queen of Rap to be many unsavory things: an insecure egomaniac, a steadfast defender of predators, an obsessive poster (she has my solidarity on that one). But “fascist propagandist” I did not see coming. Today, Olayemi Olurin, Kat Tenbarge and I draw a map of Nicki’s life to make sense of how she got here, what she hopes to receive from it, and if it’ll even pan out.
CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold open: It’s finally OK to be white? 7:48 Intro 13:57 Onika Maraj (Is Not American) 24:45 Shoutout Factor :-) 26:39 Nicki and the LGBT 31:02 Nicki, Mitt Romney, and Obama 33:44 Nicki and the 1st Trump Administration 39:06 Nicki and Predators 53:06 Shoutout Rocketmoney :-) 54:36 Nicki and COVID! 1:03:04 Nicki, Meg, and Celebrity Broken Brain Syndrome 1:06:59 Nicki, Nigeria, and Newsom 1:23:37 Nicki, Turning Point, and Tokenism 1:31:49 Charlie Kirk would be proud
