Fans SLAM Nicki Minaj For Rapping ‘Homophobic’ Lyrics On ‘Queen’

15 August 2018, 14:42

By Sam Prance

This is not cool...

Nicki Minaj's fourth studio album Queen is finally here. After numerous delays (the album was originally set to be released on June 10th, then August 10th, then August 17th), the 'Anaconda' rapper surprise dropped the album last Friday. Thankfully, it was worth wait. Not only does it feature some of Nicki's best work ('Ganja Burn', 'LLC', 'Good Form') but it's also her most cohesive project to date.

However, the highly anticipated record hasn't come without controversy. First, there was the fact that Nicki sent critic Wanna Thompson an offensive DM for suggesting that she change direction and put out more 'mature content'. Then Nicki dropped a collaboration with alleged child sex offender 6ix9ine. And now fans are calling out Nicki for including 'homophobic' lyrics on Queen.

The album is for the most-part unproblematic. However, there are two moments that people are singling out in particular. On 'Majesty' Nicki raps: "They switchin' like sissies now" and on 'Barbie Dreams' she spits: "Used to fuck with Young Thug, I ain't addressing this shit // I caught him in my dressing rooms stealing dresses and shit.” Both are major bops but these lines are questionable.

Many take issue with the lyrics because 'sissies' is often used as a derogatory term aimed at effeminate gay men and, using men 'wearing dresses' as a diss, seems to imply that there's something wrong with it. There's no question that both songs are tongue and cheek but that hasn't stopped them from rubbing up certain fans the wrong way.

To top it all off, Nicki has been accused of the same thing before on songs like 'Dead Wrong' and 'Womp, Womp'.

Here are just a few of the reactions.

Of course, Nicki is not alone. Casual homophobia is rife in the music industry and in society at large. Not to mention, we are pretty certain that Nicki meant no ill-will by these lines. Still, they have a massive effect on the queer people who hear them and it's important that artists listen to their fans when they call them out. These lyrics could have easily been edited out of Queen.

Hopefully Nicki will respond to the backlash and take it into consideration. We shall update you if she does.

Read Nicki Minaj's 'Majesty' lyrics in full here:

CHORUS: LABRINTH
Whatever you say, Mrs. Majesty (oh, oh)
Whatever you want, you can have from me (oh, oh)
I want your love, just lead me on
Won't give it up, hey, hey, hey, hey
’Cause I'm a sucker for ya
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang

VERSE 1: NICKI MINAJ
Mmm, uh, yo, I got the money and the power now
The G5'll get me out there in an hour now
The MAC movin’ like crack, I'm sellin' powder now
G-game over, locker room, hit them showers now
I got the trophies and the catalogue
Just did a deal, Mercedes-Benz, check the catalogue
I'm buyin' buildings, we don't buy the blogs (Kyuh)
The Nicki challenge when I fly to Prague, uh

REFRAIN: LABRINTH
'Cause I'm a sucker for ya
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang

VERSE 2: NICKI MINAJ
Uh, yo, who want it with Nicki now?
I smoke ’em like hippies now
They see me, say, "Yippie," now
Homes runnin’ like Griffey now
They switchin' like sissies now
You niggas is iffy now
Bitches tune switchin’ up
We take 'em to Jiffy now
I'm thicker than peanut butter
He nuttin' like Skippy now
He want me to be his wife
His misses like sippi now, uh

CHORUS: LABRINTH
Whatever you say, Mrs. Majesty (oh, oh)
Whatever you want, you can have from me (oh, oh)
I want your love, just lead me on
Won’t give it up, hey, hey, hey, hey
'Cause I'm a sucker for ya
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang

POST-CHORUS: EMINEM
She invites me to the condo
Uh-oh, wifey's in Chicago (oh, oh)
My side piece, but she's also
Someone's wife, so time we spend is borrowed
But it's our moment right here, fuck tomorrow
'Cause moments like these are to die for
And she's clear, all nice and easy
As hair when I'm bleaching it blonde
So we got that lightning in a bottle

VERSE 3: EMINEM
She's tipsy, I'm sober
So she gets a chip on her shoulder
Sits on the sofa, I go to load a
Slick Rick song or throw some Souls of Mischief on
She goes, "All that old school hip-hop is over
Think that shit's got pneumonia."
I told her, "Bitch, now, just hold up!"
That's why rap needs a doctor
Our genre's lymph nodes are swollen up
It's time to check it for strep or some tonsillitis
'Cause like what they swab you with when your throat hurts
That's why Tribe is so vital: we need Q-Tip for the culture
Speed it up a little bit!
You ain't dealin' with a fuckin' featherweight
I used to medicate until I'd get a fuckin' bellyache
And now I'm finna step on the pedal, don't wanna ever brake
I wanna accelerate to a level that I can elevate
Demented with the pen, I'll make the mothafucker detonate
I wanna make it acapella—wait, I gotta set a date
With the devil and celebrate, together we can renovate
And re-develop hell awaits, and I'ma get a special place
Now, take a ride with me, hop into my time machine
I'ma take the driver's seat as I thrust into hyperspeed
Like I'm a meteorite, and mothafuck the fucking media
Right in the behind; I'm a human encyclopedia
I must be like pie crust because I was bred to rise like I was yeast
And you're never gonna reach these heights
They're just too high to reach
And I ain't even reached my fuckin' highest
You better pick another game, try hide-and-seek
And you might wanna decide to cheat
'Cause you gotta open your eyes to peek
Am I indeed the last of a dying breed?
Even if you fire-breathe, it ain't shit you can say to inspire heat
If you wrapped your entire meat pad up in a dryer sheet
And I'm back to rule the kingdom of fuck it
Better not use me as your topic
Anybody who brings me up, duck it
Let me keep it one hundred
Two things shouldn't be your themes of discussion
The queen and her husband
Last thing you're gonna wanna be is our subjects, yeah

CHORUS: LABRINTH
Whatever you say, Mrs. Majesty (oh, oh)
Whatever you want, you can have from me (oh, oh)
I want your love, just lead me on
Won't give it up, hey, hey, hey, hey
'Cause I'm a sucker for ya
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang
Boom shang-a-lang-a-lang

VERSE 4: NICKI MINAJ
Yo, now let me hit you back
Told 'em I'd get you back
I know you sittin' there just thinkin' 'bout who did you that
I am who did you that
You trippin', did you pack?
Can't post on Nicki block unless you sellin' Nicki crack
Here, take a Nicki pack
Check out this Nicki act
Nicki this, Nicki that
All these bitches piggyback
Ha piggyback, ah, ah, ah back
Ah, ah, ah back, ah, ah

OUTRO: NICKI MINAJ
Out ah road they lovin' my style
The mandem want digits to dial
Inna the dance, we a go skin out I know
And when I come out, gyal suicidal
Yeah, on the real, I'm these bitches' idol
Gotta be dumb to make me your rival
'Cause I'm too powerful ('cause I'm too powerful), and you not powerful (yeah, you not powerful)
So say your prayers 'cause you 'bout to die slow (die slow)
Die slow (die slow), die slow (die slow)
Jealousy is a disease, die slow (die slow)
Die slow (die slow), die slow (die slow)
Tell her that jealousy is a disease, die slow (die slow)