When Nicki Minaj was presented with the Video Vanguard Award at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, her career-spanning medley of best hits was uncharacteristically colorful and raunchy. . Swift and the women of BLACKPINK perform “All Things Go,” “Roman’s Revenge,” “Monster,” “Beez in the Trap,” “Chun-Li,” “Moment 4 Life,” and “Super Bass” in the Prudential Center audience. , “Anaconda” and the latest single “Super Freaky Girl”.
But when Minaj approached the podium surrounded by five lucky Barbz, she got serious. gave her acceptance speech proving why she has amassed her devoted fan base over the past decade.
“I’ve never written a speech in my life. I wrote something down on my phone today. I gave the phone to Joe and he’s not here with it. Sadly, now Minaj started awkwardly, with worried/amused viewers immediately blasting Twitter with “Where’s Joe?” and “You’ve done one job!” memes and predictions that the rapper’s presumed assistant is about to be fired. But after an errant Joe saved the day and finally sprinted onto the stage with Minaj’s missing phone call, it turned out to be worth the wait.
“I wrote this down. I don’t know why, but this was what I wanted to say in my spirit. I wish Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here,” Minaj began. rice field. (The Video Vanguard Awards are also known as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Awards.) …I wish Pop Smoke and Juice Wrld and his Nipsey Hussle were here. RIP Daddy, his cousin Richard, and his business manager Angela never got a chance to say “Rest in peace” in public.
Nipsey Hussle was shot dead in 2019. That same year, Juice Wrld died of a drug overdose at the age of 21. Pop Smoke also said she was shot dead in 2020. he was 20 years old. As for her two particularly personal losses recently mentioned in Minaj’s speech, in 2021 her father, Robert, her Maraj died in a hit-and-run accident as a pedestrian and her former business her manager. Angela Lukawski has died under suspicion of murder.
Minaj also said in his VMA speech: Minaj has been candid about his own mental health struggles in the past. Back in 2011, she confessed Cosmo She was once so depressed that she considered suicide, and last year explained in a Twitter Q&A with fans that she was taking a hiatus from music after her 2018 album. queen It was “sooo necessary” for her mental health. This year, she became the second female rapper to receive her Vanguard Lifetime Achievement Award for her MTV video, so clearly the career hiatus hasn’t slowed her down.
On a lighter note, on Sunday Minaj also shouted out her influences (Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z). “All about Jamaica”; and, of course, her Barbz. I am also grateful to the many collaborators who have contributed. american idol Early in his career, he duetted with season 12 nemesis Mariah Carey on “Up Out My Face.” Then, when she won the Best Hip-Hop award, Fergie (who was a surprise performer at her VMAs with Jack Harlow on Sunday), Taylor Swift, Elton John and many other artists we didn’t have time to mention before. carefully examined the name of , Christina Aguilera, Ciara, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, Gucci Mane, Puff Daddy, Salt and Pepa, Kid and Play, Nas, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, G Unit, Lil Baby.
The 2022 MTV Music Awards, which Minaj co-hosted with LL Cool J and Harlow, took place on Sunday, August 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Rock band Måneskin, emo veteran Panic!disco with Khalid, Lizzo, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and his EDM star Marshmello, Latin sensations Anitta, Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Global Icon Award winners. Participated by Red Hot Chili Peppers.Click for full list of winners here.
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