Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance during Lil Durk and Lil Babyās Back Outside tour stop at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday night (September 24).
The multi-platinum rapper performed her remix of Biaās āWhole Lotta Moneyā and āSeeing 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 āPapa 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 wouldnāt be attending the 2021 Met Gala because they required proof of the COVID-19 vaccination. She added she needed to do more āresearchā before she would feel comfortable enough to get one.
They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it wonāt for the Met. Itāll be once I feel Iāve done enough research. Iām working on that now. In the meantime my loves, be safe. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that loose one ?ā„ļø
ā Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021
At the same time, Nicki Minaj drew the ire of the United States, United Kingdom and Trinidadian governments for claiming a cousinās friend took the vaccine, which resulted in impotence and āswollen testicles.ā
But one of Nickiās 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.
After making a big deal and cancelling VMAās and Met Gala appearances over āCOVID concernsāā¦ Nicki Minaj brought the whole family out for Lil Baby and Lil Durkās concert ? pic.twitter.com/wXby3IjDrB
ā KenBarbieā¢ (@itsKenBarbie) September 25, 2021
Akademiks likely isnāt 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 āfucked up human being.āĀ
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ā[Civil] has tried to make [Nicki] seem personable,ā he said. āThatās all Iām sayinā my n-gga.Ā Anytime Iāve had interactions with her, sheās makinā fucked up artists look better.ā
Meanwhile, Love & Hip Hop personality and Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee suggested Nicki skipped the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards because she wasnāt prepared to accept the MTV Video Vanguard Award ā not because of COVID-19.
Oh so Nicki Minaj was supposed to receive the MTV VMAās Vanguard Award ? Explains why they didnāt hand that out this yearā¦ āļø pic.twitter.com/XVgSsFMfau
ā ā©ĆĘāĪ ĆĘā© (@iKoniK_Drip) September 25, 2021
The Back Outside Tour performance comes on the heels of another controversy involving Nicki Minaj. Earlier this week, her husbandās 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.