Lil Wayne refers to Nicki Minaj as “an icon” in an essay he penned for TIME magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People” issue.
For this year’s “The 100 Most Influential People” list, TIME magazine gave those close to the influencers the opportunity to share their thoughts on those who received the prestigious nod.
In honor of Nicki Minaj being honored by TIME magazine as one of the most influential artists of 2016, Young Money founder Lil Wayne wrote a short essay about the Queens, New York lyricist. He recalled being introduced to Minaj’s lyrical capabilities in a street DVD he was also featured on.
“You know, in New York they used to have these street DVDs,” Lil Wayne wrote. “It just so happened that I appeared in one, and when I looked at the finished product, Nicki Minaj was on a part of the DVD. I was like, ‘Woooooow!’ She was just being Nicki without the glitz and glamour. When I heard the first two and four bars, it wasn’t even about her rapping better than any female rapper. It was about, man, she’s rapping better than other rappers—period.”
Wayne later boasted on Minaj’s star status, referring to the musician as “an icon” and “one of the best to do it in the history of music.”
“I always wanted more for my artists and saw Nicki’s potential from the first moment I laid eyes on her,” he wrote. “She’s reached far beyond everything I would have imagined. Man, she’s so influential and doing all the right things. She’s an icon, a boss and a role model to all these young girls out here on how to do it the right way. Her work ethic speaks volumes and has yielded these results. The scary thing is she’s still going. Ha! Nicki Minaj will go down as one of the best to do it in the history of music.”
Other entertainers featured on TIME magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People” list include Kendrick Lamar, Idris Elba, and Taraji P. Henson.
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THOT
She is not a thot she is my big booty girl friend
If shes not that hoe over there then theres no such term this nasty ass piece of fucking trash should.kill herself for how fucked up shes made so.many young girls want to be like she used to look like a fuckin nasty ass half dead fucking crackhead heroine junkie and now just a fake ass bag of medical.supplies in human form so as long as you have money you can spend it to look good rather than take time to improve yourself and just make the best of things and be happy
I’m going to F**K nicki big booty doggy style
an icon? who all saw what nicki looked like before the surgery, wigs and injections…. such a great role model for young women and h0mosexual men.
She is not an icon! What song or album certify her at that status? Did she do to make her legendary? Idiot!
Look up the word up Lil Dummy.
Jay Z, Nas, Pac, Biggie and LL Cool are the only Rappers in that category.