I made this Nicki Minaj Video 3 years ago…
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Nicki Minaj exists in an interesting place in hip hop history. For a moment in hip hop she seemed like a once in a lifetime occurrence, a female MC who could rhyme, captivate a massive fanbase, make hits, and sell millions of records as good as any man in the industry… but then her success somehow backfired. Now in the wake of her own success, all the things that made Nicki standout seem to be being copied by a generation of female artists built in her image. Worse yet, her name is brought up more for controversy than anything else these last few years. But that doesn’t mean her legacy and story of how she changed hip hop isn’t worth telling.
In this episode of the Black Media Breakdown F.D tries to tell the complicated story of Nicki Minaj and her impact on hip hop all while telling the truth as he sees it… and hopefully avoiding the wrath of the Barbz.
00:00 Intro, Plea for Safety
09:19 Women in hip hop in the old days
17:00 Lil Kim revolutionizes women in Hip Hoop
23:25 How Nicki changed the game
39:50 The backlash against Nicki
57:48 How the game changed on Nicki
01:14:02 Nicki gets canceled
01:24:05 How Nicki can come back/Final thoughs
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Edited by:
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2D animations by:
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Featured Creators:
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@lethe.archive
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
im so glad we’re already at the “talking to animated metaphors” era of fd
@derelbenkoenig
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
My favorite "I drop rhymes. Bombs." is "I made the beat then I killed it. Casey Anthony."
@treataod
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Change the title to 4 years
@TwinkyboiSWE
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Nicki Minaj is the fucking queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen <3
@Tonesha-y2b5t
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Mia x is the best to me
@umm632
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I remember being 7 in Australia discovering YouTube and WATCHED super Base. It changed my music taste because 7 Year old me didn’t care about lyricism like that till i heard Super base. I studied and practiced every single word
@eggmon420
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Bro the Barbz are scarier than kpop fans I stg.
@cassiopeia9187
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Time to change the title again
@Shaniamyselfandi
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I absolutely love your content!! 10’s across the board for both channels
@newacespadestar
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I wish you mentioned/covered a little bit of shether (i think thats what its called)! I know this is an older video and not like a beef explained video but i would've loved to hear ur take on her and remy ma
@zmtzmtzmtzmtzmt
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
lmaooo i got chills when cardi came on
@anx46
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
yeaaahhhh
@RadiantInHim
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Uncut was definitely 3am
@elishabellamy1233
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Nicki Minaj GENUINELY crushed me with how she is now. She brought so much meaning to my life growing up listening to her music she literally dominated my childhood
@Smizinghard1
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Missy most definitely was from that time and had a major impact on the culture and genre.
@pandabeer8459
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
40:14 This is how I feel about the crazy amount of hate and racism BTS got, like they were just a korean boy band that lucky and people were “FANMAILING” them hate and slurs
@Shizukanexen
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I'm so glad these videos are popping up for me.
@diffusewings4937
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Unc how tf is Nicki a top rapper she brought rap down
@soccersprincess
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
VITAAA!!
@chillinc5158
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
But youtube says it was 4 years ago… Clearly false advertising
@dominiquedorsey1729
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
One of her most memorable lines being “yeah. That was a set up, for a punchline on duct tape.” Like okay girl 🤣
@Tokyoonave
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
11:41 it’s a mixture of those, but also because they were lesbians. These were not girly girls. These were tomboy. They were gay. They just couldn’t come out in that time.
@Tokyoonave
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
0:56 if you said it would include Nicki Minaj then you’re correct but if you said it wouldn’t include Nicki Minaj I would just have to disagree
@vgf64-27
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Change this from 3 years to 4 years now 😂
@gagag24
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Are you down low ?
@nikoyoart
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Omg.. the scary editing transitions between segments are so jarring hahaa please no more
@Petronio39
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Most accurate video title I've ever seen.
@brittannythebadmixer
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
This video is exactly three years old, as of today. May I say, this aged like fine wine. FD “I told you” signifier strikes again
@mgold1874
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Megan thee stallion vid plssss
@ieatgremlins
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
26:23 I’ll be that person … 😂 MIA had dropped an amazing album ARULAR and she deserved everything.
Also, my good sir, you should have mentioned Remy Ma’s diss track which was a beautiful thing.
@NOmyNAMEisChai
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Tbh I think this is mostly unbiased but it’s still unfair.
@uwaargh
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
fd talking to address me
@kendrickngo9056
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Why don't you just delete the video instead of hating on her
@KingKeseGaming
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Boy the algorithm be algorithm-ing
@96Otono
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
So much has happened since this video we definitely need a part 2 😅
@Bigmuffin8
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Wait is FD purposely mispronouncing names? 😂😂
@booobbssmckenzie1977
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I am here 3 years later
@AlmightyQuorth
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
All these comments were either 3 years or 3 months ago for me
@KarolinaBreez23
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Ol girl wit the low cut is gorgeous af ❤❤❤ who is she??
@kirbybootie
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Well now she is also a Trump supporter lmfaooo
@CompanyPanda
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Seeing this today in April 2026 is interesting.
EDIT: Also, your mention of the media loving to watch women fight, my mind jsut flashed to hundreds of episodes of The Bad Girls Club.
@lar8551
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
😂
@Butterball503
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Naming Fandoms probably started with the Grateful Dead, fans being known as Dead Heads.
For hip-hop/Rap, look as always to Insane Clown Posse, as Juggalo has been the Fandom name pretty much since day one in the early 90s
@Toni_Toni_No_Chopper
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
40:54 Ok the Winx Saga was a disgrace to every little girl who watched winx they had a reality TV housewife outfit designer as the person to put together fits for teen girls who were fairies the show was mainly about the outfits and pretty colors btw 😅
@celestehauser7282
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Yesssss 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🌹🌸🌺🌼💐💐💐💐flowers give Nicki Minaj her Flowers
@miss_nuraboo
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I wonder if Nicki is struggling now because in the peak of her career, Nicki Minaj simply got too big for Onika to keep up. And without the pressure of what Nicki Minaj should be, she no longer knows who she is as an artist. This would make sense why her current attempts to regain relevance seem so awkward. They do not seem like a reflection of genuine growth and musical development, but rather desperation.
@oatmilf9613
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Y’all can’t cancel Nicki Minaj y’all didn’t do it to Kanye or Kim Kardashian y’all and your fake ass anger
@ms.waidabeauty
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I am personally a barb and watching this is like waiting for the ball to drop..
@BubbasProductions
July 17, 2026 at 1:39 pm
its been exactly 3 years. And what you said was absolutely right. and the thumbnail change was chefs kiss
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