Nicki Minaj made a big statement about race in the music industry after disagreeing with Taylor Swift over the MTV VMA nominations.
Nicki Minaj called out MTV for nominating a specific ‘kind’ of artist, saying she thought her singles "Anaconda" and "Feeling Myself" deserved more recognition.
If I was a different "kind" of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well.
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
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 remember?
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
She pointed out the huge impact the "Anaconda" video had when it debuted in 2014, including a parody by Ellen DeGeneres, video choreography tutorials on Youtube and even a piece praising it on MTV’s website. Most controversial music videos
As she criticised MTV for celebrating ‘women with very slim bodies’ and not acknowledging the impact of black women in popular culture, Taylor Swift, whose video "Bad Blood" was nominated for eight awards, took slight at the tweets and tried to step in.
@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot..
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
“I’ve done nothing but love & support you. It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot,” she tweeted.
But Nicki said she was missing the point, and that her problem was with the way black women’s influence on pop culture was repeatedly approximated by white artists but not rewarded.
Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
“Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn’t say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this @taylorswift13,” Nicki said.
Taylor said that if she won an award on the night, she wanted Nicki on stage with her, but the rapper said that this was an issue bigger than specific artists.
Kim Kardashian was then dragged in, despite being in Paris, after a tweet she made referencing her husband, Kanye West, appeared to be in response to the discussion.
She mimicked her husband's 'Imma let you finish' rant, which he said when Taylor won Best Video over Beyonce at the VMAs in 2009.
But once people thought she was talking about Swift, she quickly cleared things up.
Wait wait I'm in Paris it's the middle of the night & I'm posting my Vogue Spain pics not having a clue what's going on in the music world
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 21, 2015
I'm not trying to shade anyone! That's not my style! I just thought that caption was perfect for that pic! Changing the caption now! #ironic
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 21, 2015
Nicki has been nominated for Best Female Video ("Anaconda"), Best Collaboration ("Bang Bang") and Best Hip-Hop Video ("Anaconda").
