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Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance during Lil Durk and Lil Babyā€™s Back Outside tour stop at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday night (September 24).

The multi-platinum rapper performed her remix of Biaā€™s ā€œWhole Lotta Moneyā€ and ā€œSeeing Greenā€ as the crowd welcomed her back to the stage. Interestingly enough, her husband Kennth Petty and 1-year-old son (who she affectionately calls ā€œPapa Bearā€) were standing on the side of the stage as Nicki rapped.

It was only 12 days ago Nicki had Twitter ablaze after tweeting she wouldnā€™t be attending the 2021 Met Gala because they required proof of the COVID-19 vaccination. She added she needed to do more ā€œresearchā€ before she would feel comfortable enough to get one.

At the same time, Nicki Minaj drew the ire of the United States, United Kingdom and Trinidadian governments for claiming a cousinā€™s friend took the vaccine, which resulted in impotence and ā€œswollen testicles.ā€

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But one of Nickiā€™s biggest concerns was bringing the virus home to her son. Considering The Staples Center can accommodate over 20,000 people for a concert, some people were surprised by her perceived hypocrisy.

Akademiks likely isnā€™t surprised, though. Last week, the media personality dragged Nicki into the Karen Civil controversy when he brought her up while discussing Meek Mill on Twitch, referring to her as a ā€œfucked up human being.ā€Ā 

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ā€œ[Civil] has tried to make [Nicki] seem personable,ā€ he said. ā€œThatā€™s all Iā€™m sayinā€™ my n-gga.Ā Anytime Iā€™ve had interactions with her, sheā€™s makinā€™ fucked up artists look better.ā€

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Meanwhile, Love & Hip Hop personality and Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee suggested Nicki skipped the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards because she wasnā€™t prepared to accept the MTV Video Vanguard Award ā€” not because of COVID-19.

The Back Outside Tour performance comes on the heels of another controversy involving Nicki Minaj. Earlier this week, her husbandā€™s sexual assault victim Jennifer Hough sat down with The Real for her first on-camera interview where she claimed Nicki attempted to bribe Hough in exchange for her silence. Consequently, Hough is suing the couple for witness intimidation and harassment.