Nicki Minaj ignited a new round of conversation online by posting a triumphant tweet just days after her appearance at the United Nations.
During her visit, Nicki publicly thanked President Donald Trump and addressed violence against Christians in Nigeria. Nicki then took to X to highlight her trip, while also acknowledging her new political connects.
“United Nations was a MAGA Flex. Trump on da text. Yall should be afraid of what I’m gon do next,” Nicki tweeted.
Keen-eyed hip-hop fans will recognize the reference to Jay-Z, who Nicki has been taking very public shots at for several months. Minaj clearly flipped Jay’s bar from his 2009 single “On to the Next One” where he raps, “Obama on the text/Y’all should be afraid of what I’m gon’ do next.”
The provocative tweet came shortly after Minaj stood before world leaders in New York City, where she delivered remarks about reported attacks on Christians in Nigeria. She admitted she was nervous before thanking Trump for “prioritizing this issue” and “calling for urgent action to defend Christians in Nigeria.”
Minaj emphasized that no one should be targeted for their beliefs, saying, “We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order to respect each other.”
She described the crisis as a humanitarian one that “demands urgent action,” adding that her message was not about division: “Protecting Christians in Nigeria is not about taking sides or dividing people, it’s about uniting humanity.”
Her speech was given in response to Ambassador Mike Waltz, who had praised her as a principled artist willing to speak out against injustice. Minaj said she was “grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude,” and she had previously expressed a “deep sense of gratitude” after Trump announced Nigeria would be placed on a watch list due to claimed anti-Christian violence.
The Nigerian government denies the Trump administration's allegations of specifically anti-Christian violence, and experts have said Trump’s claims oversimplify a conflict driven by political, ethnic, and economic factors, rather than religion alone.