Lil Nas X dressed up as an amazing drag version of Nicki Minaj for Halloween and then spent days responding to homophobia, including comments from rapper 50 Cent.
Nas posted a photo of himself as Minaj in her legendary pink giraffe-print catsuit from the “Super Bass” video for Halloween over the weekend.
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While most fans loves Nas’s take on the look, some decided to make it about hate.
“How much money u think Lil nas x is being paid to destroy the minds of young black kids to go against their God?” one fan commented, according to Today.
“yes because ur child is gonna say ‘lil nas x dressed up as nicki minaj so why should i worship god anymore,” Nas responded dryly.
“What the fuck, Nikki come get him !!! Lol,” 50 Cent tweeted, misspelling the hip-hop diva’s name.
👀what the fuck, Nikki come get him !!! Lol pic.twitter.com/p4NPouo3QS
— 50cent (@50cent) October 31, 2020
“Why u in barb business?” Nas responded in a since-deleted tweet. A “barb” is a fan of Nicki Minaj.
Musician Dave East also had some comments about Nas’s costume, allegedly calling the “Old Town Road” performer “bati man,” referring to a Jamaican anti-gay slur, and telling him to “bun [burn] up.”
Nas responded by calling out East for “butchering the hell out of the [Jamaican] patois.”
it’s “batty man” niggas can’t even be homophobic the proper way smh butchering the hell out of the patois https://t.co/2PLYQvKBaA
— nope (@LilNasX) November 2, 2020
Nas wasn’t done. Just this afternoon, he tweeted, “It’s november 2nd and grown men are waking up to have group discussions about a costume i wore on halloween.”
it’s november 2nd and grown men are waking up to have group discussions about a costume i wore on halloween.
— nope (@LilNasX) November 2, 2020
