Nicki Minaj has come under fire after releasing a new lyric video for “Only” that appears heavily inspired by Nazi imagery.
Nicki Minaj "Only" Lyric Video
The animated lyric video was directed by Jeff Osborne and features animated dictator Minaj alongside featured artists Drake as the Pope, Chris Brown as a war general and Lil Wayne as a CEO type. The video jumps between characters as the lyrics flash across the screen.
"Only" lyric video
As soon as it was released, “Only” attracted criticism for its usage of Nazi imagery. In the video, dictator Minaj watches on as her mass army stands still in front of her, wearing bright red armbands with the Young Money Entertainment emblem that heavily resembles a swastika.
The imagery angered many fans, with some even calling for Minaj to take the video off YouTube.
hey @Nickiminaj thanks for the blatant nazi imagery in your new video!
Nicki Minaj "Only" Lyric Video
The animated lyric video was directed by Jeff Osborne and features animated dictator Minaj alongside featured artists Drake as the Pope, Chris Brown as a war general and Lil Wayne as a CEO type. The video jumps between characters as the lyrics flash across the screen.
"Only" lyric video
As soon as it was released, “Only” attracted criticism for its usage of Nazi imagery. In the video, dictator Minaj watches on as her mass army stands still in front of her, wearing bright red armbands with the Young Money Entertainment emblem that heavily resembles a swastika.
The imagery angered many fans, with some even calling for Minaj to take the video off YouTube.
hey @Nickiminaj thanks for the blatant nazi imagery in your new video!
- 11/10/2014
- Uinterview
Nicki Minaj is baiting us again. Having already courted controversy with the ass-baring cover art for her second "Pinkprint" single "Anaconda" and its subsequent music video and Vma rendition, the rapper is now raising the ire of commenters for her provocative lyric video to "Only," which presents Minaj as a Hitler-esque dictator. Created by Jeff Osborne, the animated clip takes a number of cues from the Nazi propaganda films of Leni Riefenstahl, with a red-white-and-black "Ym" insignia standing in for the swastika and a statue of Minaj's "Anaconda" pose situated at the top of a building that looks suspiciously similar to the main grandstand that served as the centerpiece of Hilter's infamous Nuremberg rallies. Reaction on social media was swift: hey @Nickiminaj thanks for the blatant nazi imagery in your new video! really great allusion to persecution &genocide pic.twitter.com/prjM58hhMQ — Melissa Morgan (@melissamorgs) November 8, 2014 why did...
- 11/10/2014
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Code Red has been going “code blue” of late, releasing the likes of Nail Gun Massacre and Just Before Dawn on Blu-ray. We now know of seven more forthcoming Blu horror titles from the 70s, 80s, and 90s they have in the works to further empty your wallets in the coming year.
We haven’t come across any official word from Code Red regarding these newest offerings so it may be that Blu-ray.com let the proverbial cat out of the bag by listing these titles for future release the other day. In any event, here are the details:
First up, for the first time ever, a director’s cut of Jim “Forced Entry” Sotos’ 1983 chiller Sweet Sixteen, starring the all-star cast of Aleisha Shirley, Don Stroud, Bo Hopkins, Dana Kimmell, Patrick Macnee, Susan Strasberg, Larry Storch, Henry Wilcoxon, and Michael Pataki.
Sweet Sixteen (1983) - When Melissa Morgan (Aleisha Shirley), a gorgeous big city girl,...
We haven’t come across any official word from Code Red regarding these newest offerings so it may be that Blu-ray.com let the proverbial cat out of the bag by listing these titles for future release the other day. In any event, here are the details:
First up, for the first time ever, a director’s cut of Jim “Forced Entry” Sotos’ 1983 chiller Sweet Sixteen, starring the all-star cast of Aleisha Shirley, Don Stroud, Bo Hopkins, Dana Kimmell, Patrick Macnee, Susan Strasberg, Larry Storch, Henry Wilcoxon, and Michael Pataki.
Sweet Sixteen (1983) - When Melissa Morgan (Aleisha Shirley), a gorgeous big city girl,...
- 11/5/2013
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Biggest Loser star Melissa Morgan has said that the show helped strengthen her marriage to fellow contestant Lance. The attorney, who competed alongside Lance in the current season of the NBC contest, told reporters in a conference call that the ranch had helped their relationship. "Weight was a huge issue in our marriage," she admitted. "It's funny because some of the critics out there who aren't my fans are like, 'It's all about the money' but it's not about money. It's about Lance doing what makes him happy (more)...
- 4/9/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Biggest Loser eliminee Melissa Morgan has revealed that she was "a little bit frustrated" at the logic of the other contestants. The attorney was eliminated from the NBC competition on Tuesday night. She had incurred a 1lb disadvantage at the weigh-in during a swimming pool challenge after the other contestants opted to help another player over her. Speaking to reporters after her exit, she said: "For me everything is logical and there is no logic in helping Michael. Are you kidding me? He's one of your biggest threats! "I don't take it personally, but it wasn't logical to me so I was a little bit frustrated. Everybody is out there to do what is (more)...
- 4/8/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Melissa Morgan's second stay at the Biggest Loser ranch was even shorter than her initial run. After one eliminated contestant were given the opportunity to re-enter the ranch, the 39-year-old won the challenge and the spot. With a minimal 3-pound weight loss in Week 12, Morgan was up for elimination and her competitors wasted no time in giving her the boot. TVGuide.com spoke to the attorney from Texas who started her journey at 233 pounds, was eliminated at 175, but chose not to share her current weight.
Biggest Loser's Melissa says she and Jillian Michaels "didn't see eye to eye"
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- 4/7/2010
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide.com - Features
Melissa Morgan's second stay at the Biggest Loser ranch was even shorter than her initial run. After one eliminated contestant were given the opportunity to re-enter the ranch, the 39-year-old won the challenge and the spot. With a minimal 3-pound weight loss in Week 12, Morgan was up for elimination and her competitors wasted no time in giving her the boot. TVGuide.com spoke to the attorney from Texas who started her journey at 233 pounds, was eliminated at 175, but chose not to share her current weight.
Biggest Loser's Melissa says she and Jillian Michaels "didn't see eye to eye"
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Biggest Loser's Melissa says she and Jillian Michaels "didn't see eye to eye"
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- 4/7/2010
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
"The Biggest Loser" will be back next year bigger, literally. The NBC show about losing weight and leading a healthier lifestyle, will present its biggest contestant ever when 31-year-old DJ from Chicago Michael Ventrella joins the competition at the starting weight of 526 pounds. The show's previous heaviest contestant was Shay Sorrells who weighed 476 pounds in Fall.
Because NBC sets up the next season to be another "Couples" edition, Michael will be competing with his mother Maria. Another couple who tops off Sorrells' weight would be twin brothers James and John Crutchfield from Orlando who weigh 485 and 484 respectively.
The ninth season which is also the third of couples edition will include cousins and spouses but not friends because it is strictly for family members. The casting was done over summer and there is a total of 22 people selected and divided into a team of twos. The show begins on Tuesday, January...
Because NBC sets up the next season to be another "Couples" edition, Michael will be competing with his mother Maria. Another couple who tops off Sorrells' weight would be twin brothers James and John Crutchfield from Orlando who weigh 485 and 484 respectively.
The ninth season which is also the third of couples edition will include cousins and spouses but not friends because it is strictly for family members. The casting was done over summer and there is a total of 22 people selected and divided into a team of twos. The show begins on Tuesday, January...
- 12/15/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
And we thought poor Shay was larger than life. Today, NBC announced that the ninth edition of The Biggest Loser on Jan. 5 will feature the heaviest cast ever, with one participant - a Chicago man named Michael - tipping the scales at an astonishing 526 lbs. He'll be at the ranch with his Italian mother Maria, where the avoirdupois duo will work out along side a pair of identical twins (James and John of Florida) who NBC says "together weigh close to a half a ton" on this special family edition. Fun? The record-breaking size of the latest contestants doesn't exactly...
- 12/15/2009
- by Lynette Rice
- EW.com - PopWatch
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