Summer Walker Asks ‘Where Is the Queen’ After Nicki Minaj Wasn’t Included in Spotify’s Gold Standard Exhibition
Summer Walker Asks ‘Where Is the Queen’ After Nicki Minaj Wasn’t Included in Spotify’s Gold Standard Exhibition
Summer Walker has voiced her discontent with Nicki Minaj’s omission from Spotify’s Gold Standard exhibition, which highlights prominent women in hip-hop.
The New York-based exhibit celebrates female rappers who are “setting the bar” in the genre and features artists such as Doja Cat, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice, GloRilla, Flo Milli, Latto, Sexyy Red, City Girls, and Saweetie.
On Instagram, Summer, known for her collaborations with Cardi, Sexyy Red, and JT, expressed her frustration over Nicki’s absence from the showcase.
“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,” Summer wrote.
Although the “Big Difference” rapper has yet to comment on the exhibit, other featured artists like Sexyy Red, Latto, and Flo Milli visited the exhibit and were taken aback by the mural created by artist Manon Biernacki.
Manon later revealed that Nicki had declined to participate in the exhibition.
The artist behind Spotify’s Gold Standard exhibition shared their excitement for the project on Instagram. “A month and a half earlier I was contacted by @spotify to create 11 portraits and a general composition for the exhibition << Gold Standard >>,” they wrote.
“This was to be my first solo exhibition!! I was honored to draw portraits of City Girls, Doja Cat, Flo Milli, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, and Sexyy Red. The exhibition was held @theholenyc in New York and I can’t wait to share a little more of this adventure with you in the days to come,” the artist added.
The painter also addressed Nicki Minaj’s absence from the lineup, clarifying, “P.S. don’t come after me in my DMs, Nicki didn’t want to be part of the show.”
Carl Chery, Spotify’s head of urban music and creative director, explained the intent behind The Gold Standard:
“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.”
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