Young Money emcee Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to address the recent controversy surrounding her latest lyric video “Only.”
“The artist who made the lyric video for ‘Only’ was influenced by a cartoon on Cartoon Network called ’Metalocalypse’ & ‘Sin City,’ ” Nicki Minaj said in the first of a series of tweets. “Both the producer, & person in charge of over seeing the lyric video (one of my best friends & videographer: A. Loucas), happen to be Jewish…I didn’t come up w/the concept, but I’m very sorry & take full responsibility if it has offended anyone. I’d never condone Nazism in my art.”
As of printing the “Only” lyric video is still available.
The lyric video director Jeff Osbourne took to Myspace to address the Nazi allegations.
“First, I’m not apologizing for my work, nor will I dodge the immediate question,” Osbourne says in a statement. “The flags, armbands, and gas mask (and perhaps my use of symmetry?) are all representative of Nazism.”
In a press release issued yesterday (November 10), the Anti-Defamation League said they were “deeply disturbed disturbed by Nazi imagery” in the Minaj’s lyric video.
HipHopDX reported yesterday that requests had been issued for the video to be taken down due to perceived racist imagery.
Nicki Minaj’s tweets are as follows:
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………..oh right, it ok because he is Jewish.
Jews often portray Nazi’s in movies and they win Oscars for it.
Does anyone really think that Nicki is a dictator? Or is she an artist playing a salacious role, just like the best of them?
I don’t know folks
mitch is right. simply because one uses nazi imagery doesn’t mean they support it. Many video games allow you to play as nazi supporters, but that doesn’t mean the game overall supports nazis. Hell, clint eastwood did a movie about imperial Japanese soldier but doesn’t mean he supports that shit.
When an artist is found to have Nazi symbolism in their video, its normally not a mistake. They know exactly what they are doing endorsing this shit. People need to quit playing dumb and realize these elites who rule our society funded the original Nazis. Nicki Minaj openly endorses the New World Order through her symbolism and associations. Take a hint
She still going to flop no matter what publicity stunt she pull
Meanwhile, you’re still going to write in maudlin, hysterical English no matter how many publishing deals “dey pool”.
You can type on the internet but you still are illiterate?
I’d never condone Nazism in my art – Nicki Minajmixed with Albino
but…90% she dresses like a Barbie fresh outta Germany lol
half the time she looks like a Nazi
Failed: ‘one of my best friend is Jewish’ sounds dumb. You have money now how about investing in a little (self) education while it matters to have one (don’t wait ’til you are old and saggy).
well then get mad at the jew who made the video. Maybe he should learn his people’s history
I’m not racist…I have friends that are black
people are always looking for a reason to complain. I just want her to release the song she performed at Europe MTV awards
Reason to complain? There was Nazi symbolism all in this video and you think that isn’t a reason? You know how many deaths the German Nazi party was responsible for? Millions upon millions of innocent people. I believe that is reason enough to complain.