Nicki Minaj Endorses Romney By Calling Obama Administration ‘Lazy Bitches’?
Did rapper Nicki Minaj just endorse Mitt Romney — in song? “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, You lazy bitches are fucking up the economy,” sings Minaj, the Trinidad-born singer who is either 27 or 29.
“On a surprising verse from Lil Wayne‘s Dedication 4 mixtape, Nicki Minaj rapped a line referencing Mitt Romney over Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music‘s ‘Mercy’ instrumental,” the website RapDose first reported. “During the verse Nicki Minaj reveals that she will vote for Mitt Romney in the upcoming election and says that she is a republican [sic].”
http://rapdose.com/wp-content/themes/rdtwo/embed/embed_video.php?src=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v6EOfdhIM&img=&lnk=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v6EOfdhIM
Of course, it could have been satire…
Gawker notes:
OK, taken at face value, she’s pretty clearly pulling for Romney. But how do we know Nicki Minaj isn’t just being ironic?
Maybe the first half of the verse is Minaj quoting a Republican, rather than speaking for herself, in which case the “lazy bitches” “fucking up the economy” would be the Republicans, not the Obama administration.
And maybe Nicki Minaj’s political opinions will have no bearing on the election. It’s frankly too soon to say.
But a Gawker reader notes:
The verse is not satire, and she is not “quoting a Republican, rather than speaking for herself”. She is boasting about her own success while calling out the “lazy bitches fucking up the economy” –>(Obama/Democrats). Nicki Minaj is the 11th most followed person on Twitter with over 14 million followers. Her endorsement will likely have limited influence, but this election will be decided by the slimmest of margins. If Obama is going to win in November he needs a HUGE turnout by young voters. On February 27, 1968 Lyndon Johnson uttered the phrase “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.” – The question we should now ask: If Obama has lost Nicki Minaj, is he losing the youth vote?
That might be a stretch.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SeIJmciN8mo%3Fversion%3D3%26hl%3Den_US
Image: Nicki Minaj by Christopher Macsurak
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