Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj was honored by Madame Tussauds museum with a wax figure. But now, fellow femcee Azealia Banks criticized its creation and the use of a pose from the video for "Anaconda."
Banks shared her thoughts via Twitter, writing, "As much as that woman has accomplished, they had to put her on all fours... Why not standing up with a mic in her hand ???"
She continued making comparison to Martha Stewart, who was also made into a wax figure wearing a collared blouse. "Martha Stewart's most iconic moment was when she went to jail but they didn't put her wax figure in a jail uniform... Come on y'all... I would complain and ask for a do-over. That's such underhanded shade," HipHopDX reported.
A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Aug 4, 2015 at 1:20pm PDT
Minaj, on the other hand, expressed no concerns with the statue following its unveiling. In fact, she called the figure "iconic" and even posted a picture on Instagram of her fans posing with the statue and holding its breasts and butt. The platinum-selling artist is the first female rapper ever to have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds.
Upon its release, the "Anaconda" video broke the VEVO record for the most-watched clip in 24 hours. In its first day, "Anaconda" was watched 19.6 million times. Minaj beat the previous record set by Miley Cyrus, who racked up 19.3 million views of her naked Terry Richardson directed music video for "Wrecking Ball" in September 2013. Back in May, it was revealed that Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" video broke Minaj's previously set record.
"Anaconda" currently has over 498 million views.
