It doesn’t launch until the 16th, but if reports by a number of outlets are anything to go by, Nicki Minaj is ‘American Idol‘s reigning champ- despite being on the judging panel with Pop icon Mariah Carey.
Indeed, in what comes as a unanimous vote in her favor, the ‘Your Love‘ Rapper has welcomed claims that of all the judges on this year’s panel she is the one to beat. Claims, backed by the show’s producer, Nigel Lythgoe.
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“No one was more shocked by this development than me–not long ago, I’d questioned Fox’s controversial decision to cast a rapper, whose first album came out barely two years ago, as a judge of a singing show that’d been on the air for a decade. I’d additionally criticized Nicki’s utter lack of likability on her short-lived E! reality show, “My Truth.” But apparently very few of the 1,800 or so spectators who attended Wednesday’s Los Angeles-area screening at UCLA’s Royce Hall had ever shared my doubts about Nicki. From the moment the lights dimmed and Nicki appeared onscreen in what was the first of many B-52’s-worthy wigs, her superfans, aka the “Barbz,” were howling. And by the time that Nicki and her fellow judges emerged onstage to participate in a livestreamed Q&A moderated by host Ryan Seacrest, they were going as crazy as Nicki in her “Stupid Stupid” music video. And by then, I was starting to understand her appeal.
No, I didn’t quite bumrush the Royce Hall auditorium’s microphone to scream for all the Interweb to hear that “NICKI MINAJ IS F***ING AWESOME!” (as one overzealous Barb did), but I did get a little more excited for “Idol” Season 12 than I had been before.
Nicki had energy. She had enthusiasm. She positively critiqued one auditioner with an amusing “In Living Color”/”Men On Film” reference, shouting out, “Z-formation snap! Werk, werk!” She flirted with hunky opposite-sex contestants with a lip-licking, leering shamelessness that would make even former pervy judge Steven Tyler blanch. She provided lulz-y entertainment just by flashing one screwy, Keystone-Cop facial expression (oh my, the GIF possibilities will be endless this season) or by adopting a British accent (this was her “Martha Zolanski” alter ego, but it sort of sounded like a bad Simon Cowell impersonation). And yes, she occasionally squeezed in a little barb (no pun intended) at her supposed nemesis, like when she told one hopeful, “Your range is better than Mariah’s.” (Oh no she didn’t!)
But really, for someone recently accused of threatening a co-star with gun violence and warranting the need for beefed-up on-set security, Nicki surprisingly came across as the nice judge on the panel during the preview’s relatively feud-free 45 minutes. It was Nicki who comforted a sad, untalented 15-year-old boy whose dream of becoming The Next Justin Bieber had just been crushed, offering him a hug and posing with him for a saucy cheek-kissing photo that he probably giddily posted on Instagram the instant Ryan Seacrest ushered him out of the audition room.
It was Nicki who told one young woman, who helps her parents take care of special-needs foster children: “I think so many girls will be inspired by you.” It was Nicki who jumped to the defense of a rapping country singer (or country-singing rapper?) when her fellow judges were about to deliver three big no’s. (Of course, the fact that this contestant–who did eventually get a golden ticket–rapped “Superbass” probably had something to do with that.) And it was Nicki whose giant anime eyes misted over as she witnessed the audition of a severe stutterer with an astoundingly excellent singing voice. So you see, at least one of Nicki’s alter egos is a big softy!”
“Nicki Minaj has a devil-may-care spontaneity that lends itself well to the unscripted format. While Carey has a self-conscious poise that she tries to laugh off by going over the top and talking about being a diva and referring to people as “dahhhling,” it’s not hard to see that she ultimately believes she is very much a grand dame.
If Minaj takes herself too seriously, she is savvy enough to know that the way to win people over is to pretend like she’s not. And while she had moments of very clear insincerity (“I’m so inspired by you,” Minaj croaked to an adequate auditioning singer), she exudes an overall looseness, a willingness to engage, hug, flirt and joke around with the common people singing for her that a 23-year-strong superstar of Carey’s caliber clearly is uncomfortable with.
Minaj feels like a natural leader, whereas Carey looks mostly uncomfortable, going along for the ride, exposure and rumored $18 million paycheck.”
“She’s also smart, in a way reminiscent of — believe it or not — Dolly Parton. You can just imagine Minaj saying something like, “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” But, like Parton, she hides a savvy business mind underneath the Barbie-doll makeup and anime-cosplay hair color.
Minaj has the potential to capture the zeitgeist of the Idol voters the way Simon Cowell did more than a decade ago. She understands them — maybe not the show’s entire viewership, but the people who will decide this season’s winner — and she knows how they think. So when she starts talking about how the girls are going to flip for one of the contestants, pay attention. She may not look like it, but she’s the audience. Watch her.”
“The judges are always going to be interesting because they are who they are. I don’t really want to know that there’s been a huge blowup between them and have it it all taken out of proportion. I’m not into that sort of publicity. It will, I guess, get people to watch to see if they blow up on TV. So, everybody tells me I should be grateful. I would much prefer that they watch because these judges are excellent. Nicki Minaj, I think, is one of the best judges I’ve ever worked with.”
Whatever
you pressed ?
Grandmariah Carey is so fat I took a picture of her last night at Idol premiere and its still reloading it….
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Don’t you stan for Gaga? So much to say, so little time. 🙁
LIKE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!! B****!!!!!!!
@TRUTH Ewwwwww your p**** is still farting collard greens from the holidays! CLOSE YOUR LEGS to ALL MEN you balloon clith B****!
???OUCH!!!! ROFLMMFAO at this B****!!!!!!
Damn this long ass book report!!! I’ve never been able to support Nicki as a recording artist but I think she will be entertaining as an AI judge. Lets be real, she can’t sing but clearly part of the judges job is to bring viewers which she will, especially younger ones. If they let jLo non singing rhythmic whispering ass be a judge then Nicki can too. I’m hoping the b**** don’t bring that sour puss face and constant complaining tho like on the E specials. She often comes across as entitled and ungrateful which puts people off about her. Isn’t she supposed to be an actress too?? Suck it up b**** and make nice!
Awwww well guess what!?! No one gives a f*** what you think because you are a NOBODY!! If her talent is rapping and entertaining, that is STILL talent. She’s an amazing business woman and navigated her way through the industry in just 2 years! That’s TALENT! Are you talented? Would people tune in to see you? HELL NO! So take your one-sided, shallow opinion and flush it because it’s worth s***!
@DatHotNig
Hop off my comment b****! You whining like you on Onikas payroll. If you like the b**** fine, but just like I have my opinion, you have yours and everyone doesn’t have to praise the ground this h** gallops her stankin boots on! Now that is all kid. Don’t come at me when I wasn’t addressing you!!
queen of american idol and her album cant go platinum. My heart bleeds for her!
And that’s after how many singles? A godamn baker’s dozen
eminent DEATH@ a bakers dozen!!
I’m not doing this today with yall
MOriah is so fat when she goes swimming the whales start singing We Are Family
Nigel and them r playn this b**** and her p**** stink too bad
for her to even notice chile. The b**** is a joke. And anyone who got a problem with what i said can kissss my ass chile. (flings wig back)
What color is yo wig today??
Rhianna’s red LOUD wig hun…bcus im pissd
*snatches wig and puts it on*
Yes gawwwwwd b****! Feeeeeeeeeeeeeel me! I want to feeeeel the FIYAH!!
WAAAAAHAHAHAHAHALOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Queen Nicki having raked in over $30 million needs sympathy from NO ONE! You are commenting on her post that is labeling her a Queen, would she comment on your post? Hell NAW because u are a ZERO FACTOR b****! She has slayed every legend that tries her, that is a QUEEN! kim=fat and dead, mariah=fat and dead, who’s next h**?
@dahotBITCH EAT my farting p****
nicki is no legend. Call me back when she’s like 5 albums in or at least a decade in the game….but we know that’s not happening. And when pop is done being amused by her wigs and costumes she’ll come crawling back to urban like she did with that reloaded b*******.
Mariah is more than alive and earning $6 million more than Nicki on that panel, but carry on.
I guess
I wonder how F****** feels about this.
F******? That’s so 1999 but you tried. You can’t be serious? Please kill yourself immediately and rid the world of your juvenile stupidity.
No I didn’t try, I succeeded. Hop your ass off my post now.
Dead @fat
MoOMoo is so fat she put on her lipstick with a paint-roller.
L mao.
What is this elementary school jokes LAMES
That was really childish b****. (shoots flamin hot beam @ this b**** from my LOUD era Rhi wig)
It’s actually pretty ridiculous because you people on this site PRAY for people’s downfalls. God forbid you credit them.. there’s no reason to hate here. Nicki keep doing your thing, you’re winning and making everyone talk!
B**** F*** U!! (clips lot of LOUD era wig off and fashions it n2 a spear….aims, it and hits this funky h** in her left eye! Flips wig)
MATT Co-Sign.
Mikey wrote the best review for that b**** Toya. So jealous he was there. F*** that light skinned MF
jesus he must really love her how brown is his nose right now
Oh b**** please. No time to read all that crazy stuff. That´s one person´s opinion. The only thing clear is that this person is surprised that Nicki Minaj actually has a brain so that´s what caught his attention the most. Just that
If you see that fan meeting it was clear people were most excited about Mariah by the way they asked her the questions.
Anyway, that´s all opinions. Only fact is Mariah is being paid way more than the rest, and that any contestant dreams to be like her, not like Nicki Minaj. End of story. Sam is really trying it now
But he’s the PRODUCER of the show so what pinion????
#shoots dagger from my LOUD era wig and hit this s*** in the right eye chile
All that “Crazy stuff” is the reviews from multiple unbiased critics. If you read reports & tweets from critics who were there, they’d also tell you that Nicki got the loudest screams in all the theaters when she came on. You don’t have to like her, but according to those who have seen it already she’s good. Deal with it.
But erm, these are quotes from different articles that have no reason to like one or the other.
U lyn funky b****. (commands my LOUD era wig to turn to vipers and attack this lyn c***)
b**** read the article
#stares at this b**** after my Rhi LOUD era wig bcomes snakes and turns this b**** into stone chile
loudest screams? so what did u call that Qand A about 2 days ago, where the loudest screams were clearly heard for mariah? also when randy said “you should be original and not copy” a fan could be heard saying “yea , like nicki” please.
http://oi51.tinypic.com/30hnaew.jpg
More like the queen of juicing her cellulite riddled ass…
Ain’t Nobody Got time for dat!
I totally understand, I didn’t like Nicki when she first arrived onto the scene. I initially thought her music was mediocre at best (I’m impressed with her recent work) and I assumed that she was spacey and not truly dedicated to her craft. That was up for debate. I did always see early on that there was something interesting about her personality though (when she was being candid and doing things behind the scenes she was very likable). I respect that she says what’s on her mind — even when it’s not the most popular POV at the time. She could have approach some things differently, but Nicki is a softy! I think she’s misunderstood. I know some of you don’t see how someone can draw that conclusion, but I have and I’m being totally objective… I’m the farthest thing from a barb.
http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com
I agree that she might be misunderstood but its her own fault. All that bitching and moaning she does is off putting. You can be a boss without seeming like an ungrateful b****.
#puts on LOUD era lipstick and blows this undercover ickistan the kiss of death chile
@Half Amazin
I understand. I still don’t fully believe she’s 100% in the wrong, but you do have a solid point.
@Truth
… Kiss of death, huh… 0_o
How could you?!
http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com
@RoyalKev chile im just lashing out
@truth
I know babe! 🙂
http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com
Mariah can’t come across as a b**** on a reality T.V show or her career is over, Nicki was hired to speak her mind, what better artist to do that then a Hip-Hop artist.
Get over it people and just watch the damn show.
How bout u EAT that s*** B****!!
“Mariah can’t come across as a b**** on a reality T.V show or her career is over,”
You mean the one where she is hailed as an icon and a legend? She’s already accomplished what she needed to so why would she be done? Doesn’t make sense in the slightest bit. 🙄
Lets not hate. Being the queen of American Idol is cute for her. She has a personality that is crazy enough for TV today. We all know who American idols most talented judge is make no mistake
That was sneaky praise of her but its soooooo cute i wont slay u
There’s a reason why nobody cared about her until she bought an ass.
sit down h**
#riiiises in the air under the power of my Rhi wig and begins to MATRIX KICK the F*** outta this h** in her face for admittn she an icki stan chile
* Stitches face back together Peaks around corner you know i’m scared of Freddy chile! picks up jason’s Machete and slits this horse tooth b**** throat open.* Does my Naomi Campbell walk with Jason all over this whores body and walks off.*
AAAAHHHHHLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!! (take the head of alien with it’s mouth IN a mouth and stuffs it up this c*** p**** to eat her inside out) *walk like Ru Paul..weeerk, i turn to the left!! weeek i turn to the right
*picks up sword and puts on timberland boots, drop kicks the flop w**** in the air and slices this b**** in half.* i can play this game too.
#takes Freddy Cruger gloove and SMACK this b**** face into 5 pieces chile (hands freddy back his glove and shashays off) b**** i invented the game so i’ll LAWAY outsaly STANK P**** b****** like you #POW is the sound you hear when i grab you by ur feet and pound yo ugly ass on the concret(dayum…broke a nail chile)
“always’
but that was a good one tho i’ll admit…B****
* Stitches face back together Peaks around corner you know i’m scared of Freddy chile! picks up jason’s Machete and slits this horse tooth b**** throat open.* Does my Naomi Campbell walk with Jason all over this whores body and walks off.*
HATERS CAN CONTINUE HATING!! NICKI KEEPS WINNING!!! TWO ALBUMS AND SHE’S ALREADY GETTING PAID 12MILLION DOLLARS FOR A SHOW LIKE AI AND SHE IS LOVED ON THE SHOW!! THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!!!
#takes LOUD era wig off, fashions it n2 a frizbie, puts razors on tips….flings it at this B**** neck…decapitates her! Put wig back on
simon should have beyonce an rihanna be the judge on next season of xfactor it will give them alot of good ratings i wonder how it would play out on tv it will help there album sales and its free promotion for them lol
Rih nor Bey need to judge AI at this point. AI is to revive career interest or for Nicki, continue to attempt more mainstream appeal. Now if Beys album flops, she might. Idk, it’s supposed to be an R&B album. It needs to be pop&b like bday and less like 4
Loool! Don’t say that!! I PRAY THAT NEVER HAPPENS! But then again Beyonce would never let it happen. She doesn’t need the money or promo really from idol so she would turn it down…
Mariah granny is gonna pull out all the stops when she’s done reading this Eat your heart out daaaaaahhhhhhling
change yo panties
My muscular, hairy ass.
Can i see it please?? *blush* LMAO
sissy
LIKE MUTHA FUCKN HELL SAM!!!!!! Bad as thissss B**** QUEEN OF ANYTHING BUT FUNKY P******!?!? CHIIIIIIILE(leaves post twistin/shashayn so hard i hurt my hip)
Lmaaaao
http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com
*slaps this silly little f***** with a brick* h** sit down
(change to my Crystal Gayle looong ass wig) #picks up that brick with with my wig and 50 other brick as well as knives and proceed to beat the F*** outta this h** and then STABS her in the eye! (changes back to my Rhi LOUD era wig chile)
* Dusts off Queen Tina Turner honey blond wig from the what’s love got to do with it era proceeds to drag this crossed eyed f***** with that cheap ass Rhi loud era wig on all up and down the comments section.* I got you h**, come at me again.
WAAAAAHHHHHHHLOLOLOLOL I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!!!!! I MET MY MATCH!!!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!! (throws 20 leeches in this h** p**** adn STRUTS off) you good but I’M THE BADDEST B**** HERE!! (kneya moore twirls and p**** pops in this h** face then ass clap as i’m struting away chile)
Just stop. why does this site like nicki so much?. shes trash. her legacy will be turning little girls and gay boys into clowns and whores.
whos your fave?
but your mother was already a clown w**** tho.
#take hatchet out out wig and GUTS this B****!
*pulls chain saw out of p**** and cuts this h** arm off.*
#fart AK47 bullets in this h** chest! b**** give up you can only contend…but you’ll NEVER WIN!!!
*Shoots this h** in the head and laughs*
YALL some haters…the queen is doing her thing
suck a d*** B****
I didn’t even bother to read this b*******….just the title alone is about a bunch of pure fuckery. I’m so tired of everyone praising this clown like she’s a true MC. GTFOH! Ugh….so waiting for her 15 mins. of fame to be up.
chile me toooo!!!!
you probably can’t even read past a 5th grade level you dumb ass.
but you wouldn’t know because you cant pass a FIRST grade level h**
I’ve graduated h** and i’m about to go college level on your pressed ass.
ur an icki stan so ur too dumb to go…TO SCHOOL!!! go pop yo p**** for foodstamps
*Takes foodstamp card out of my ass slap this h** in the face with it*
OMG I LOOOVE YOU!!! TRUCE!!! I CALL A TRUCE SWEETIE!!! we have just GOT to team up on someone we BOTH hate
but know this, im only callng ‘TRUCE’ cause i have to get back to work but you have gain my respect tho…h**
ummm is it just me or can anyone else see the FLIES flying around icki p**** under her skirt? ijs it looks like twigs and stuff falling out her p****. she look like she stink
you just wish you had a p****. pressed h**!
and YOUR gets no action you MOLDED P**** B****! (FLIPS wigs and Trey puckers lips at this c*** chile)
ouch
My p**** get no attention? that’s funny because you just pulled your ashy ass lips out of it h**.
if it had any attention my lips wouldnt be ashy now WOULD THEY??!! A dry DUSTY p**** s****!! (puts pork chop grease on lips to slay cause this b**** is good…but not GREAT)
But you said you liked to eat dusty p**** *cries*
not when it smells tho
um…who the hell watches this tired show anyway? A bunch of nobodies wishing they where somebodies. She probably is the queen of this wack ass show. i have no doubts.
KEEP CALLING ME A FLOP
SUPERBASS 4 MILLION
STARSHIPS 4 MILL
thas like 8 million records in only 2 years
OH S*** I WIN
you lose
h** sit down
f*** up b****
c***
I think bringing personality will never be her problem, I just wonder how she’ll critique singers.
Hope she does well though
s***
Mamariah Carey is so fat that she uses the Great Wall of China wall as a belt
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That wasn’t funny in the least nor was it creative 🙁
I see a certain person on this blog is continuously using multiple usernames. Your posting comments and replying to them like the dumb b**** you are. It’s pathetic, grow up and get a life. Like, what the f***?
Anyways, this is just their opinion. I agree that nicki has that energy and enthusiasm that many people will love. She is more out spoken and vibrant than mariah. But that isn’t what everyone is tuning in for. Some people want to see a judge who has the ability to lead the contestants into the right direction. Someone who is able to make them a better artist than they could ever dream of. I don’t care about the big ugly ass wigs and crazy outfits and fighting and screaming cuz in the end it’s about the contestants.
I don’t care for the nicki hype or what the producers have to say. Everyone has their different reasons for watching. I’m watching for mariah and the contestants. This will be the third season of idol that I have watched.
but no one cares about mooriah tho…
no one cares about you, h**
Seems like you care, h**.
Too bad ur momma dont care about u! Poor Dat!!
Mariah Carey is irrelevant, WHY IS HER NAME EVEN MENTIONED NEXT TO QUEEN NICKI’S NAME????
Nicki mops the floor with Mariahs fake boobs. And that is the tea!!! Take a sip
fall dead on your porch chile
LMFAO!! Keep sucking dat fake, fat, plastic ass of hers! Stupid C***!!
If you read Nigels comment carefully he was clearly asked about Nicki – HE NEVER SAID SHE WAS TEH BEST JUDGE ON THE PANEL.
He said she was one of the best judges he had ever worked with. I believe it was all in reference to people going after Nicki and saying she shouldn’t be on the show!
THAT GRAPEJUICE ALWAYS MISQUOTES ARTICLES TO TRY TO GET A JOLTING HEADLINE!..
I guess it is a blog
Nicki unlike Mariah is not all uppity & knows what it is like to go for your dreams, that is why she is more “relatable”….Mariah is DEF an ICON, but she is so BARBIE for real, just plastic, it annoys me-LOVE HER MUSIC YES LORD I DO, BUT I hate seeing her live now & listening to her talk, its soooooo like’dahhhlin. ughk…nicki is just having fun & young & full of positive energy, these contestants can gravitate to that so much easier, Randy is just cool & Keith is country, U CANT GO WRONG WITH COUNTRY! haha 🙂
nick nick likes to sit on big D****!!
well she has something in common with you and your f***** ass father.
but its sad it not with you…got d*** lately?
Umm Mariah knows more than anyone what its like to work for your dreams. HELLO! She waitress-ed and lived in a tiny apartment with NINE other girls on the floor with a mattress writing her first album. Research first, accusations later.
Nicki is the queen of everything she does and you pressed flop h*** on this site will deal with it.
eatcho OOOOWN p**** h**
after you, we can take turnes…
clean it first..cobweb p**** b****
She is clean so I’m gonna need you to come put your billy goat face in her
when all is said and done IVE MET MY MATCH!! (we GOT to team up on someone we BOTH hate…after i finish slaying yo ass chile
Lol that’s a bet
😀 😀 😀 we will slay LEFT AND RIGHT CHILE!!!!
She doing her thing.
ur tongue has iki’s S*** stains on it b****!! you ass kisser!!
The peasant get’s to sit next the queen, and starts to think she is one?? The clown could never mimi! What a f****** joke, b**** better stuff her balloon ass, and take that flying hot ass mess somewhere else….all hail queen mimi
(looks at avatr) AAAAHHHHHHHHH KILL IT KILL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
People are still arguing about this? This season is going to drag on if people stop acting like p******.
Anyways, congrats to Nicki and her fans so they can have something to hold on to.
LMFAO Whew…I feel bad for Nicki’s haters! I saw the title of this post and I KNEW yall was gonna be PRESSED! Take it all in….I know!
PINK FRIDAY FRAGRANCE IN STORES! 🙂
200 Million records sold!
18 #1’s
2 Diamond Albums
honored as the world’s best-selling recording artist of the 1990s
best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000
Holds the record of longest-running number-one song in U.S. chart history!
third best-selling female artist in the United States
63.5 million certified albums
has spent a record 79 weeks at the number-one position on Billboard Hot 100, becoming the artist with the most weeks at number-one in US chart history
has the top four highest-selling albums of all time in japan
second on VH1’s list of the “100 Greatest Women in Music
five Grammy Awards, 17 World Music Awards, 11 American Music Awards, and 31 Billboard Music Awards.
Referred to as the “songbird supreme” by the Guinness World Records
QUEEN! ICON! LEGENDARY!!! POINT.BLANK.PERIOD!!
Thats great and all but who is Nicki Minaj’s stylist? It’s as if she doesn’t want the girl to prosper.
All Hail The Queen <3
#tmuk #teamminaj