Nicki Minaj is back. We all knew she would be. In 2019, Nicki announced her “retirement” from music, saying that she wanted to focus on her marriage to Kenneth Petty and starting a family. She gave birth to a son (we still don’t know his name) and she legitimately kept it pretty lowkey for a few years. Now Nicki is back with new music and she’s feeling chatty with her fans. Nicki posted a lengthy essay on her website about what she’s been up to, and during her maternity leave, she got really into The Crown. Which seems off-brand for Nicki, but it also sort of makes sense? It’s a soap opera and I can see how it would appeal to Nicki. Some highlights from this essay:
On The Crown: “My darlings, as I complete this album & documentary, I am also obsessing over “The Crown” on Netflix. The great Kenya Barris recommended I watch it & I’ve been hooked ever since. It’s safe to say I’ve watched every single episode of every single season at least 5 times each. Lol. Yikes. I know.”
On the cast of The Crown: “I can’t get enough of Claire Foy’s perfect face. I want to eat it. It just does the right thing in every single scene. Lmao. I also can’t believe how much I enjoy Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher. Seeing as tho I’m such a Meryl StreepINISTA. I love Helena as Princess Margaret & Josh as Prince Charles, although let’s face it; he’s a tad hunkier than the real Prince ever was— and yes, I just used the word “hunkier”. Olivia Colman as the later Queen… she’s a great actress. I actually enjoyed her portrayal of Mrs. Thatcher’s daughter in the IRON LADY even more than I enjoy her in this role! Go figure. BRAVO to the entire cast, writers & directors.
She’s really into ice: “Since becoming pregnant I can’t stop eating ice. I’m now up to about 20 cups per day. I eat them out of the red plastic cups. The cups must always be stacked in two. “Double cup love, you the one I lean on”. Lol. It simply doesn’t taste right when I eat it out of one lil flimsy cup.
On her son: “I’ve also been completely overwhelmed with joy & fulfillment in the world of Papa Bear. Each day creates a new & fascinating, magical memory that I hide far away into a little cute compartment of my heart; vowing never to forget any of it. Like. He’s just a cute liddo marshmallow. I can’t take it. His favorite movie is Madagascar (Escape 2 Africa) won’t stop watching it. LOL. He’s so smart, funny, sweet, competitive… it’s kind of crazy how they have a full personality so early on. Yesterday I made him say mama. Even got it on video. Just… Wow.
She gave birth to her son last October, so the baby isn’t even a year old! And his favorite movie is already Madagascar? More like it’s one of Nicki’s favorite movies and he probably just enjoys the colors and voices. As for her love of The Crown… it really amuses me how that show has become such a cultural touchstone. Grandmothers watch it, moms watch it, dudes watch it, Gen Z watches it, rap empresses watch it. It’s like Downton Abbey – a soap opera with a lot of money.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid, Netflix.
Gilian’s Margaret Thatcher annoyed me a bit ( did she really speak so slow?) , but the rest of her analysis is spot on.
Eating ice is a sign of low iron levels…I would eat buckets of it while pregnant and after too while suffering from anemia. Get your iron checked Nicki!
I agree with you, and I agree with Nicki Minaj about Olivia Colman.
Cultural question, she mentions eating ice out of red (disposable) plastic cups, do Americans genuinely use disposable cups, plates and stuff at home? That’s the impression I get from tv shows and movies but obviously they play to a lot of stage imagery (like the huge table of breakfast food every morning).
I’m also very aware that America is huge and there are all sorts of different people but her comment got me thinking.
I only know of people here in the US using disposable cups, etc, for parties. I can’t imagine someone using that stuff for every day, it seems insane. Maybe she had the cups leftover from a party and got attached to them? I’d like to think it’s an odd quirk versus an indicator of yet another terrible American habit.
As I say that, though, I am astonished by how many people I saw wearing disposable masks during the pandemic. So I could be completely wrong in thinking people don’t use disposable dishes and utensils, sigh.
We never used disposable cups, plates, or cutlery at home when I was growing up. Those items were reserved for picnics or parties exclusively. Disposable red Solo cups were common at university parties too.
As I have gotten older though, I realized a fair number of people use disposable plates and cups for everyday eating and drinking. I find it wasteful, but to each his/her own.
I think it’s common for office/work kitchens to have disposable plates, utensils, etc, or at least that’s been my experience. But not that common in homes. I hope.
I’ll use a solo cup, but then I’ll use the same one for a month. Washing it out.
We also save the plastic forks and spoons we use for birthdays and reuse those til they fall apart. They go in the dishwasher.
The plastic forks are good for taking for lunches, if they don’t come back I don’t care.
And one of the kids will only use plastic, hates the texture of metal.
I love ice, it doesn’t have to be because your lie on iron. But she should get that checked.
But it does absolutely ruin your teeth.
Watch out reusing the disposable plastic Kkat – many of those items aren’t intended to be washed ans reused (espesh in dishwasher) and can be leaking chemicals/plastics into your food and body. There is emerging research about plastics being strongly linked to a number of cancers, including breast.
im pretty sure I saw on tv, I think the Duggars, using paper plates every day. I was pretty shocked. but then when I brought it up, apparently some people do it regularly and I just never knew.
When I first started dating my boyfriend his apartment only contained disposable dishes. He was living the full on “bachelor” trope and had nothing in his fridge but half a bottle of ketchup and a can of soda. Happy to say he stepped up his game and no longer uses disposable cups.
Nicki tried to silence her husband’s rape victim and supported her child rapist brother. I don’t really care what TV shows she likes to watch 🤷🙃
Exactly! I don’t understand how all of these articles come out about her husband and baby without mentioning that her husband is a convicted rapist, and Nicki took his side and tried to use her clout to shut up his victim.
Truth. Women who sell out other women’s safety to keep their men happy is just that- a sell out. She has zero integrity in my book & I do not give a rats behind what she does. Cardi knows….
She’s a talented artist I suppose, but she is a rotten human being. She has always supported men who are violent towards women and now has married one. She’s also not supportive of any other female artist UNLESS they bow down to her and rave about her first. That’s why Lil Kim, Cardi and many many more don’t get along with her. They don’t kiss her butt so they are the enemy in her eyes. Nicki has a few screws loose IMO.
I made a choice to not support her because of what she tried to do re her husband’s victim and her defense of both her husband and brother. I am sad that many people still support her even knowing this.