Hashtags, political memes, and mannequin challenges are what pretty much what sums up the past few weeks in pop culture—and Nicki Minaj isn't one to be left out.
The Anaconda star's just dropped her own spin on Rae Sremmurd's iTunes #1 hit, “Black Beatles”, making it her own on her “Black Barbies” freestyle, complete with a video satisfying the viral challenge as well as spitting out updates regarding her thoughts with recent news events, including a hook on Trump, “Island girl, Donald Trump want me to go home” as well as firing some shots against some haters.
Minaj delivers a chunk of one-liners referencing pop culture, and fans are bound to keep up with its complete remastered version which blew up on iTunes and other social media sites, with multiple response posts already flooding across newsfeeds, all bearing the trending #BlackBarbiesoniTunes.
The song's name in itself throws back to a popular figurine stapled throughout the generations, which are still, astonishingly, provide new sets to this day. Minaj, however, diverts the subject in a way that implies a certain cultural pride, “I'm a f—kin' black barbie/ Pretty face, perfect body/ Pink seats in the 'Rari/ Who the f—k is gon' protect her?/ If I really gotta check her/ Peter Piper picked a pepper/ And my cake is triple decker.”
With all its subtle references and mischievous tone, “Black Barbies” has been blowing up on social media, not to mention triggering a hefty wave of aftershocks manifest in fans and followers picking up the trend. Minaj sounds like she's just having fun with her freestyle, and that's the cool thing about Hip-hop music—you never know how much of an impact your music can make.
By Jods Arboleda for RAPStation.com
