Nicki Minaj is not a Mitt Romney fan after all. After some confused remarks by Barack Obama, Minaj has made it clear that she never meant to endorse the Republican candidate for US president.
"Now I can tell my grandchildren that the 1st black President of the United States took the time to address a Nicki Minaj question," Minaj said on Twitter. "Thank you for understanding my creative humor & sarcasm Mr. President, the smart ones always do."
Republican rap fans had a rare moment of excitement last week, when Minaj appeared to endorse Romney in a new Lil Wayne song. "I'm a Republican," she spat, "Voting for Mitt Romney/ You lazy bitches are fucking up the economy/ Out in Miami I be chillin' with a zombie."
On Monday Obama addressed the issue in an interview with Florida radio station Power 95.3 FM. "Yeah, I'm not sure [an endorsement is] actually what happened," he said. "I think she had a song on there, a little rap that said that. But she likes to play different characters. So I don't know what's going on there."
Indeed, Minaj is famous for her rap personas, including Roman Zolanski, for which her new album is named. The lyric in question seems to be dialogue between a Republican, saying they will vote for Romney, and Minaj, who accuses the conservatives of ruining the economy. "Love & support," Minaj tweeted Obama.
"I don't think [my daughters] really listen to Nicki Minaj that much," Obama said. "But let's face it, they are now hipper than me. There's a certain point where your kids get old enough where they're hipper than you are."
