Nicki Minaj undoubtedly hustled her way to the top, and if anyone knows the struggles of being a female in a male dominated genre, it's her.
But that's a hurdle the YMCMB rapper crossed a long time ago. She's dealing with another issue now, one that never really went away but is seemingly becoming more apparent with the rise of her white counterpart Iggy Azalea.
According to Styleite, Minaj took to social media to send out some cryptic messages about race and success coincidentally the same week Azalea began filming her new music video. Rumors began to swirl that this was possibly a shot at Azalea.
racism is alive & well
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2014
some people have to put in work. others get to cut corners. we see it but don't say it. welcome to the real world. — PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2014
Continue to strive for GREATNESS.
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2014
Last month, Minaj was crowned the Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards and proceeded to throw shade at Azalea during her acceptance speech.
"What I want the world to know about Nicki Minaj is when you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it," she said.
Her statement was taken as an allusion to rumors that Azalea uses T.I. as a ghostwriter, which he recently denied.
But Nicki Minaj isn't the only person who seems to have an issue with Azalea's effortless climb to fame.
R&B singer and reality television star K. Michelle also offered up her opinion about Azalea and what some have perceived as her imitation of black women and Southern hip-hop.
"How can you be from another country and rap like you're from Memphis TN? But u don't hear me though #offended," she tweeted.
As previously reported, Lord Jamar predicted Iggy Azalea would be pushed in the direction of stardom calling her the industry's "wet dream" due to her looks, her sexuality and most importantly her white skin.
"Iggy Azalea is who they want-She's part of where they want rap to go. They'd much rather an Iggy Azalea than a Nicki Minaj," he said.
With this talk of racism, do you think that white privilege comes into play in the hip-hop world? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
