Nicki Minaj recently flew to her birthplace of Trinidad to perform during the island country’s “Localise Itt” concert. Two months after the show, however, government officials are being criticized for the $825,000 they spent sponsoring the event, $382,000 of which they paid to have Minaj perform.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Roberts said that the government does not regret spending money to have Minaj perform, as it will symbolically encourage citizens to purchase local goods and products by promoting Trinidadian culture. He also broke down how much was actually spent, including $150,000 for advertising, $40,000 for local acts, and $60,343 for lodging for Minaj and her camp.
“Five weeks before the concert, the Localise Itt concept was only in my head and I shared it with the Cabinet,” said Roberts. “Now, Localise Itt is on everyone’s lips.” However, he is being criticized because of suggestions that the money spent on the Nicki Minaj concert has made it difficult for the government to sponsor other local events.
The concert is featured in MTV’s recent documentary about Nicki Minaj, and her trip to Trinidad.
their culture must be acting slutty and if she had any connetion to this place it wouldn’t take 380k for one performance, locals are suffering but this fat, ugly and selfish ho selling it as promotion
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Stop hating
wasted money, period.
If all they paid for out of “taxepayers” wallets to nicki was for lodging (though i doubt it was just that of course) i don’t see the problem. If they did pay 300k for one performance thats fucked up on their part and nicki part she could afford and have the time to do it for way less.You don’t rape your birthplace for a big payday. If it was 50k for the performance it wouldn’t even be news
SAD
Look I’m Trini so I’m gonna break something down for ya’ll $1 in US money is worth $7 in Trinidadian money so when they say $382,000 they are talking TT dollars or Trinidadian money so you do the math.
It’s still a lot by Trinidadian standards but the numbers are inflated.
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It’s probably converted into US dollars for news purposes. Otherwise they would’ve pointed that out, genius.
Damn Nicki, you couldnt make a special price for your homeland? Thats crazy, why dont you gave a free concert to help relieve the cost. You got money already…stop being greedy.
exactly my thoughts, why the fuck would she rob her homeland like that, leave her govt officials to take the bumbs… LAME.
NOT A GOOD LOOK, AT ALL!
hiphop stand up and support the world that supports you.
uhmmm she gets 380k for a show ??
isnt she a newcomer with only a couple of songssssssssssss
this is alllllllllllllBULLSHIT
who cares not her fault
380 wow, check me out, datpiff sorry i’m late
things are going as planed rob the people then blame nicki minaj for it,everything is going as planed,the media set it up this way,playing the victim card saying Nicki is from trini she should have did it for free,she is robbing her own people,see everyone is looking at one side of the story,know everyone in trini hates Nicki know,and the real robbers is getting away scouch free,people is looking at one side of the coin,there is no way all off that would cost so much money,….somple the people was robbed they are looking someone to blame and Nicki is the perfect scape goat,remember she is from there but she don,t live there,like i said before perfect plan rob the people and blame Nicki for it simple as that.