Summer Walker Questions Nicki Minaj's Exclusion From Spotify Gold Standard Exhibition: 'Where Is the Queen'

According to the muralist, Minaj declined to take part in the exhibition.

August 3, 2024

Summer Walker wasn't in favor of Nicki Minaj being oversighted in Spotify's Gold Standard exhibition, which honors women in rap.

With the New York-based exhibit dedicated to women who are "setting the bar" in hip-hop, on Instagram, Walker questioned the decision to exclude Minaj. Those seen in the “fine art show dedicated to the current golden era of women in hip-hop" are Doja Cat, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice, GloRilla, Flo Milli, Latto, Sexyy Red, City Girls and Saweetie.

But Walker, who's collaborated with Cardi, Sexyy Red and JT, immediately took up for Minaj, although the exhibit seemed to include female rappers who are each other's peers.

"I don’t even listen to hella Nicki cause I’m a r&b lover. But where is the Queen.. or Lil Kim at least or Missy Elliott… this mad disrespectful. This why I make my music n go home the industry weird," Walker wrote.

While Minaj hasn't said anything about the exhibit, Sexyy Red, Latto and Flo Milli visited The Gold Standard last week, where they were surprised by the mural, painted by Manon Biernacki.

Biernacki later said that Minaj declined to take part in the exhibition.

"We’re in the midst of a golden age of women in hip-hop. We’ve never seen this many impactful female rappers at the same time, so we wanted to acknowledge the moment with The Gold Standard,” stated Carl Chery, head of urban music and creative director at Spotify.