‘Va Va Voom’ vixen Nicki Minaj saw her name zoom right to the top of the Anti-Defamation League’s hitlist after her latest lyric video ‘Only’ hit the net recently.
Assisted by Chris Brown and fellow Young Money crew members Drake and Lil Wayne, the visual instantly came under fire after fans likened its imagery to Nazi themes. The uproar prompted Abraham Foxman, the League’s director and Holocaust survivor himself, to issue a statement on the group’s behalf:
Nicki Minaj’s new video disturbingly evokes Third Reich propaganda and constitutes a new low for pop culture’s exploitation of Nazi symbolism. The irony should be lost on no one that this video debuted on the 76th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass” pogrom that signaled the beginning of the Final Solution and the Holocaust.
This video is insensitive to Holocaust survivors and a trivialization of the history of that era. The abuse of Nazi imagery is deeply disturbing and offensive to Jews and all those who can recall the sacrifices Americans and many others had to make as a result of Hitler’s Nazi juggernaut.“
Their outcry did not fall on deaf ears. Just in time for Veteran’s Day, find out what Minaj had to say in response below:
Via Nicki Minaj’s Twitter:
The video’s director, Jeff Osborne, is singing a different tune. Read his full statement below:
“First, I’m not apologizing for my work, nor will I dodge the immediate question. The flags, armbands, and gas mask (and perhaps my use of symmetry?) are all representative of Nazism.
But a majority of the recognizable models/symbols are American: MQ9 Reaper Drone, F22 Raptor, Sidewinder missile, security cameras, M60, SWAT uniform, General’s uniform, the Supreme court, and the Lincoln Memorial. What’s also American is the 1st Amendment, which I’ve unexpectedly succeeded in showing how we willfully squeeze ourselves out of that right every day.
Despite the fact heavy religious and economic themes were glossed over, there’s also Russian T-90 tanks, Belgian FN FAL, German mp5 (not manufactured until 1966), an Italian Ferrari, and a Vatican Pope.
As far as an explanation, I think its actually important to remind younger generations of atrocities that occurred in the past as a way to prevent them from happening in the future. And the most effective way of connecting with people today is through social media and pop culture. So if my work is misinterpreted because it’s not a sappy tearjerker, sorry I’m not sorry. What else is trending?”
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She’s DONE, tbh!
You would say that though but you Stan for Piggy who can’t even go gold so your opinion is irrelevant tbh
And Sicki Icki is allergic to the hot 100. See ya on 12/15! I can’t wait for the radioactive meltdowns.
Yes! Of course this dirty stink pusssy h** supports the Nazis. She’s disgusting.
How can a black person support Nazis you dumb ignorant bish. The only thing disgusting is your dirty ugly flop fave desperately trying to kickstart her career again. She needs to stay in the food business cooking up my fried rice.
Done for the day probably?
But she claims she comes up with all her own concepts tho!!!!!! B**** is fraauuudddd. She just outed herself
Girl Stfu and stop reaching
A fraud by saying someone made the video for her? Nicki probably had an idea that he clearly took & ran off with. As Nicki said her friend watched and didn’t say anything. It’s only a lyric video, calm down
Is a f*cking Lyric video ignorant r*****. And she’s never said she always comes up with her video concepts, no artist does, otherwise there would be no point of hiring a director.
How can you take full responsibility, and name names, then mention one of the people is Jewish, who created this mess?
Ultimately, it’s your name on the final product Nicki, and the use of these images are well known, to be offensive.
Ms. minaj, made a choice to be irreverent, and disrespectful to those who suffered behind that symbolism.
Don’t act like anyone else is to blame, when you had the LAST word..
Erm the guy she named isn’t the guy who made the video. If you can actually read she said her videographer friend, as in the one people are trying to say is her boyfriend. The guy who made it is called Jeff Osborne which Nicki didn’t tweet. Like she said her Jewish friend who oversaw the video didn’t have a problem. Why do you?
Numbskull, I never said the guy she named made the video. Can you read?
She deflected the criticism, by pointing out he was Jewish, like that means anything!
So I guess if a white singer, makes a video, of a black man being lynched, that would be fine, as long as his ‘black friend’ co-signed??!!!
You sound really dumb…
Can’t reply to the right post.
You said she named names but that guy didn’t make the video like I said. You can’t compare a video that would be showing graphic racially targeted abuse and violence to this lyric video. It’s hardly a fair comparison as there’s nothing of that nature in this. The point is they’re both Jewish, the guy that made it is Jewish, shouldn’t he be offended at Nazi imagery & not you? Again she didn’t make it, he did. Take up your issues with him.
Oh it did reply to the right one
No, I will take issues with person who’s video it is… Nicki!!
It HER video!!! She cosigned it, if it came out!! What don’t you get???
She bares the blame, I don’t care who the director is, it’s her product!!
She can name all the Jewish friends in the world, and they can create this kind of dreck (with her approval), but it will never be right!!
My analogy was right on point. There are still Jews alive who when they see these images, it takes them back to smelling the flesh of their families, burn in ovens.
If that’s not violence, I don’t know what is..
I’m over anyone who STEALS STYLES FROM VETERANS IN THE RAP GAME I/E KIMBERLY Denise Jones LIL’Kim!!
YAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! You better pay respect to the Queen of Rap, Lil’ Kim!
Be over it elsewhere then you dumb bish. Quick to comment on someone you don’t like, FOH then
Who?
“So if my work is misinterpreted because it’s not a sappy tearjerker, sorry I’m not sorry. What else is trending?”
Opp! I liked the video, it’s art and I see it as America is the new Nazi. And Jews can get over it, isn’t that what they tell African Americans whenever they’re offended? Now I understand the cover. I knew Drake was a Pope, but wasn’t sure if Wayne was a preacher or a president. And wasn’t sure if Nicki was a n*** or dominatrix.
Yet she still hasn’t taken it down. You know she isn’t sincere. Worthless trash. She’ll do anything for attention.
I hope The Pinkshit BOMBS now.
She doesn’t need to take it down nor apologize to anyone for something she didn’t do
Well it’s her video, isn’t it?
But she gave them permission to post it to HER VEVO account. For HER single.
The Bratz and their delusion with this situation is f****** hilarious. If this was Iggy all hell would’ve broke loose like you all did with that old ass s****-master line from 2012 when Fancy became a hit.
You are so pressed lmao the only time you show up is always on a nicki post.. You should help lana find relevancy so she has more posts you can comment on LOL and you hope the PinkPrint bombs now? BYE! You’ve been praying it bombs ever since you heard it’s coming out!
Oh b****. Lana doesn’t give a f*** about “flopping” or relevancy unlike your fave who pulled out just about every trick in the handbook this era to save her career.
•Generic trash following up somewhat different lead single? Check
•Using her fake silicone ass on her single cover just for a few days worth of buzz? Check
•Softcore p*** music video just for a few weeks worth of buzz? Check?
•Last two forgotten within two months? Check
•Changing her image just so she won’t be seen as a complete joke? Check
•Hopping on almost every remix/feature ever on Urban this year? Check
•Being the very definition of threatened just because someone FINALLY took her spot this year? Check?
•Nonstop promo for almost an entire year? Check
•Pushing back the album just so she won’t have any competition? Check?
•Using imagery of most brutal regime of the last century or two just for a few headlines and attention? Check
True definition of an attention w**** and sellout. Onika’s public image and future career is on its last breath. Pinkshit will do less than Rick Ross/Ariana Grande.
I’m dying!! I just skimmed through all the b******* you just wrote.. First of all she is a rapper so hopping on to everyone track is what rappers generally do.. She can’t help the fact she is in high demand.. And no one is worried about piggy so you can your assumptions! And I will see you on 12.15 she will do more then your fave first week your more excited for her to release then I am LOL
LOL f** please. If Ariana couldn’t do more than 182K with all that promo than Onika certainly won’t do so. And in f****** December at that. Where all the Q4 “flops” go. Death at her being too scared to go against One Direction’s SECOND week.
Well see!
Hater much?
The Nazi imagery are iconic, it’s wrong, we all know that but still iconic 😀
I agree, the imagery is iconic, for better or worse.
I think there is a way to use it for a lesson or, for a message against what it represents. ‘The Wall’ by Pink Floyd is a great example.
I just don’t get how the director, or Nicki, thought this was a teachable moment.
They used this imagery for a song about who is phuckin Nicki! It’s just deplorable..
yes itz time 4 d haters….I don’t really kw y people don’t look at the negative and positive sides of thingz ..I mean d director was correct but people like everyone to be political correct..@Sherry if she was done she would not have hosted the EMAs….
Jibberish
I can tell you haven’t passed a History (or English) course.
But you tell me it’s just the Internet & not AP English? whatever the fck AP means. Worry about your fave and why her discography is littered with anthems for S******.
People are too damn sensitive. Like it’s just imagery it’s not like she was taunting/mocking at Jews. Hell if you don’t like it don’t look at it duhhh, cut your eyes out or do whatever you have to do to not see it.
Exactly, when I heard people were b*** hurt over this lyric video I was done. They wanna complain about a video being offensive to Jews when its people in the United States hanging black dolls from trees in their yard as Halloween Decorations.
Y’all. Nicki is on her elevator toward irrelevancy and I’m just enjoying the ride. One minute she is in interview talking about how she is a boss and she is strategizing with her team every few days because she wants to be in charge of her brand. The next she is throwing the help under the bus. I’m not Jewish so will not comment on that but clearly if people were offended she should take the video down. The audience she ultimately tries to pander to will not support her or buy her music. *waits for the pink print to flop so a proper dragging of the barbz can commence*
She’s not throwing anyone under the bus, the guy made it knowingly, not her. The guy she named isn’t even the guy who made it. The guy who made it and her friend are both Jewish, both watched the vid and as Jews felt no problem with it so why are you here fake offended? She doesn’t need to take it down to pander to fake offense. You don’t like it, don’t watch. It’s really not that hard.
People like u will forever keep her relevant always have something to say when ever she does something
Have yall ever sen Abraham Foxman. ve seen him on TV before and he s craaaaaaazzzy. The person who made the video was jewish though so get mad at him.
Anyway, why didn’t Nicki’s team release that new song after the MTV Awards. People want that song. It doesnt make sense to perform it and not release it??? hmmmmm
Can we get the song please?
Anything to stay relevant. Remember that Grammy’s performance?
Nicki’s not irrelevant though, just hosted, performed and won at an international awards show. Her performance keeps trending and you’re here talking about her. Can’t be that irrelevant then.
for real… she (all of them) gotta find somebody else for that megalomaniac videos. nobody takes that ride anymore. shove your b/w ‘na*i’ thing. :p
I mean first Malcom X, now Nazis….
This b**** is a joke im sorry shes always doing or saying some ignorant s***.Her name is attached to this shes a fool.
@Rosie you better clock her tea.
Omg shes an idoit. hope her album flops HARD!!!!!
#Idoit LMAO Can’t flop any harder than your spelling and your grades at school
Wow one word!
This is the internet, not AP English.
Look at the pressed seething f*** commenting first tho!
Appaling. Although im not to surprised. For every outlet is pushing this agenda into hyper drive. She don’t care about that s***.its damage control. Moreover no need to put another band aid on an already destroyed career. She is still flopping at the shore. She has no say in anything she does.
Your fave has to get naked for attention and I mean actually NAKED so don’t bother bring up Anaconda showing a bit of a$$. Rih gets topless and bares all. Now she’s hosing down her dirty ran thru puss in a magazine. Like how Kim K is naked on this new mag, PURE DESPERATION! FOH R******
The Bratz and their excuses kill me.
“lol yall are just MAD that the QUEEN of RAP and CONTROVERSY is SLAYING Uggy AGAIN! stay MAD! yall just want da QUEEN to FAIL!! none of yall are JEWISH! no one CARES except for a bunch of ugly BOTTOMS!!”
Except 99% of the people posting on this site would be dead under Nazi Germany. You don’t have to be Jewish to be offended. You just have to be, you know, a decent human being.
And you all know damn well if Iggy or Macklemore did this you would lose it. Hell if my fave did this I would’ve stopped stanning.
Seethe you filthy d***
That’ll be you when the Pinkshit flops to hell and back in about 5 weeks. Can’t wait.
You better wait you Stan!
Awwww. That sucks. I too liked the lyric video and it didn’t even dawn on me that it was offensive. She can easily do another amazing lyric video and give us the album we’ve been waiting for. 12.15.14
You’re not as ‘independant’ and ‘in charge’ as you claim, eh?
It’s just a lyric video lmaoooo
Nicki hosts the MTV Awards in EUROPE (HELLO), then quickly releases a lyric video with Nazi symbolism? GIRL BYE, Nicki had to know that little stunt wasn’t gonna fly… *Smacks eating popcorn*
Ummm The Nazis are from Germany, not Scotland…
the nazis are dead. that leftover racists you can find everywhere. even in america. but it’s not necessarily a nazi video. it’s some megalomaniac thing. they could have done anybody else tho.
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shocking… that small ema plot looks really obvious tho. cheap shot? 😀 wanna make it europe thing. what americans think how they can sell ‘europe might hate nazi germany’ but they not nazis. mofo stupid. they can sell that to grannies.
Worry about your fav not achieving gold
And the lyric video was released before she hosted the EMAs, this fool here.
Love how mad Rosie is lmaooo
That dumb b**** is always mad at everything Nicki does. She hops on any opportunity to slander Nicki Minaj. Nicki could donate a million f****** dollars to a charity and Rosie will find something to complain about. Tired old HO! Alll of her “predictions” about Nicki have failed. Remember when she continously said “Anaconda will flop” …but it peaked at #2, platinum seller, almost 300 million views on YouTube. This ho stay calling Nicki irrelevant when she KNOWS that Nicki is one of the most prominent rappers/pop stars right now. Let’s laugh at this ho!
PR hype stunt.
Forget about Nazi Minaj for a second.
Azealia did 11K. I’m not going to drag since it was only on sale for 3 days and is actually a good album.
The queen got all of the internets and every form of media buzzing and talking about her, Slay! she really is the new queen of controversy.
How come Marilyn Manson did the same but wasn’t made to apologies?
the haters are on fire, anyways love and respect you Nicki stop happens when you are making art. shake it off and move along, you apologize to people who misunderstood, so f-ck the hating @sses who are posing and acting like they feel some type of way, when they don’t give a da-mn just looking for an excuses to hate.anways keep doing your thing sista.
Um somewhere out there a plastic surgeon is angry. If Nicki doesn’t get paid, then neither does he. What is worst is, if Nicki doesn’t have her fake tits and ass, then what will she rely on? It’s not like the gimmick actually HAS talent
WHO GIVES A F***!!!! It’s a cartoon lyric video! It’s not like she’s animated killing jews she’s just marching around showing she’s the ruler. Americans can be so weak and sensitive! How many movies and TV shows have portrayed Nazism? Family Guy, South Park and American Dad constantly takes shots at jews and no one complains. She apologized. Get over it! Now to all the HO(s) acting as if it’s a ploy to “stay relevant”, ya’ll know DAMN WELL Nicki Minaj IS relevant and she has been for years. If she wasn’t relevant no one would care about this lyric video. SIT!
You better clock those non-educated hos Boobie, starting with that pressed b**** Rosie. Instead of her running her trashy mouth here she should be supporting MJ wannabe FagLana.