American rapper Nicki Minaj expressed her surprise and joy to her Nigerian audience by tweeting in Pidgin English.
On the social media platform X, she utilized Pidgin in response to a seemingly inaccurate post about herself.
In a fit of anger, she addressed the issue of individuals profiting from her name, urging them in Pidgin to refrain from mentioning her for just one day.
She wrote: “I must be the only person you can make money off mentioning. Go 1 day. Abeg. GO ONE FUCKING DAY WITHOUT FKNG LYING ABEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
When a Nigerian user, @tyxhndrxx, inquired about who was teaching Nicki Minaj the Pidgin language, she promptly replied, indicating that she frequently encounters Pidgin expressions from Nigerians on her timeline.
Nicki Minaj responded: “Wetin be the confusion? I Dey have eyes o? I can read all the pidgin weh una pikin de put on my timeline every day. SUCKS TEETH LOUDLY”
Reacting to the post…
@Carbon Targaryen said: “Una frustrate this woman, she start dey shout for pidgin”
@Obioha Ogbonna said: “There are some frustrations than can only be expressed in pidgin”
@Ms.O said: “Not you using Nigerian slang.. onikaaaa! ”
@Kelly Bonito wrote: “E sure me say na Davido teach you your first pidgin class. Na so he turn Chris brown to OluwaCB”
@Sydd said: “I’m so curious as to who’s responsible”