Posts tagged Nicki Minaj
On Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary, We Have to Talk About Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion and Misogyny

Today is hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and earlier this week, Brampton mans Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. We should definitely consider how those two things relate to one another.

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The Not-So-Secret History of How Celebrity Profiles Got So Boring

A New Yorker profile of Succession star Jeremy Strong went viral because it was honest, nuanced and highly revealing—a rarity these days.

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Taylor Swift Took Us Back to 2012 With ‘Red (Taylor’s Version).’ I’m Not Sure That’s a Good Thing

Taylor Swift knew her strategy for getting revenge on Scooter Braun—and selling *so many* albums—would work. Was it right, though?

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I Don’t Want to Read Any More Articles About Missing White Woman Syndrome

Gabby Petito’s disappearance and murder has inspired approximately a million op-eds about “Missing White Woman Syndrome.” But is media actually ready to change?

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Why Is Drake Like This?

The post-Certified Lover Boy discourse is as much about misogyny, grooming and Drake’s alleged misdeeds as it is about the music.

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Apparently Lana Del Rey Has Faced More Adversity Than 5 Women of Colour (And Ariana Grande)

The singer name checked a group of mostly Black singers who have all been able to build their careers on songs about “being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating,” while she has been “crucified” for singing about abusive relationships.

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