The Nicki Minaj Background
As has well been publicized already, the 29-year-old pop-star diva, Nicki Minaj, whose net worth is reportedly $14 million, made headlines with the following lyrics to Lil Wayne’s track “Mercy”:
“I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy bitc*es are fuc**in’ up the economy.”
(Warning Explicit Lyrics)
President Obama when asked about Nicki Minaj’s Lyrics Said
“I’m not sure that is actually what happened. I think she had a song on there, a little rap that said that… But, she likes to play different characters. So I don’t know what’s going on there.”
Click below to hear the president speak about Nicki Minaj.
Was Nicki Minaj Joking?
In another Nicki Minaj song “Mind on My Money,” she suggests a crush on the president saying, “tell Michelle I got my eye on Barack Obama.”
On 10 September 2012 – all doubted ended with these tweets:
Ha! Thank you for understanding my creative humor & sarcasm Mr. President, the smart ones always do… *sends love & support* @barackobama
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 10, 2012
RT @melony_minaj: RT @minajmahbodyy: My president is BLACK and my Fav is WINNING….. FUCKKKK YOUUUU!
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 10, 2012
RT @melony_minaj: Yass Likee… RT @beezwithonika: Forget The Q&A For A Sec..President Barack Obama Spoke About Onika Tanya Maraj.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 10, 2012
Awesome! Now I can tell my grandchildren that the 1st black President of the United States took the time to address a Nicki Minaj question
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 10, 2012
Joy Behar Joins Nicki Minaj In Getting The President’s Attention Over World Leaders
See Joy Behar Tweet on the subject.
How African-Americans Are Faring Under Obama
• As of June, the African-American unemployment rate is a staggering 14.4% (was 11.9% Dec 2008), with Latinos and Hispanics having an unemployment rate of about 11.0% (was 9.2% Dec 2008), while the unemployment rate for whites is 7.4% (was 6.6% Dec 2008).
• From 2009 through 2011, black minimum wage workers swelled 16.6%, while whites had only 5.2% more minimum wage workers.
• Foreclosure rates in 2011 for African-Americans was 9.8% versus 5.0% for whites, or almost double.
But who cares about little things like unemployment, foreclosure rates, a $16 trillion national deficit, the worse economic recovery since WWII, turmoil in the middle east …
