Are Nicki Minaj & Kanye West Beefin'?? Because She Might Have Just Called Him A Clown!
06.07.2022 - 05:41
/ perezhilton.com
So, are Nicki Minaj and Kanye West officially beefing, or what?!
The 39-year-old rapper appeared at the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana over the weekend, delivering her first live performance in more than two years. And while the performance (mostly) went off without a hitch, there was one very interesting moment in which she appeared to throw some kind of shade at… Kanye West?!
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A large portion of Nicki’s set was dedicated to a medley of some of her guest verses on various tracks, including Young Money‘s Bedrock and Drake‘s Make Me Proud. And while those were fan favorites throughout, when one notable song was queued up on stage — Ye’s 2010 single Monster — Nicki put a stop to things IMMEDIATELY!!
A camera captured the moment during the set, in which Nicki commented about the track to her rapt audience. In the comment, Nicki appears to have said:
Whoa!!!
Before things could get really dramatic, Nicki deftly transitioned into a commentary about how much love she has for the city that was hosting the cultural event by saying she wanted to “give a shoutout to New Orleans” in lieu of performing the song. She then took a left turn and performed her verse on New Orleans native Birdman‘s YU MAD instead, according to Setlist.FM.
And Minaj’s whole performance then supposedly got scrapped from the Hulu livestream, according to fan accounts of the weekend on social media! Oh, man! Apparent livestream issues aside, you can watch video of Nicki’s eyebrow-raising moment for yourself HERE.
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As fans of the two artists will recall, Minaj and the 45-year-old