Nicki Minaj receives Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs 2022.
Nicki Minaj was one of the attractions at The 2022 MTV VMAs tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, as she co-headlined the event, with Jack Harlow and legendary LL Cool J.
After recently making history with her latest single “Super Freaky Girl”, Nicki Minaj rocked the MTV stage with a medley of hits. The Queen performed “All Things Go,” “Roman’s Revenge,” “Monster,” “Beez in the Trap,” “Chun-Li,” “Moment 4 Life,” “Super Bass,” “Anaconda” and her latest history-making single.
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Along with the performance, Minaj was also honoured with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The award was previously given to Madonna, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, and Missy Elliott.
During her speech, She thanked other musicians for helping her become a better artist and for working with her. The list includes Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Beyonce, Kanye West, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Madonna and more.
“I wish Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here,” she shared. “I wish people understood what they meant and were going through. I wish people took mental health seriously.”
Nicki also grabbed the stage to speak about the legendary achievement—as well as another milestone she decided to celebrate: motherhood. “You guys are my babies, but I have a new baby,” Nicki said while on stage. “I have a new baby. His name is Papa Bear. I love you. Mommy loves you so so so so so much.”
She also thanked “I want to take a second to just say thank you to all of the key people that inspired me and who I think inspired my flow—Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh”.
Nicki Minaj also won the MTV VMA for her Lil Baby collab “Do We Have A Problem?“. The other nominees in the same category were Eminem & Snoop Dogg’s “From The D 2 The LBC”, Future, Drake & Tems “Wait For U“, Kendrick Lamar’s “N95“, Latto’s “Big Energy“ and Pusha T’s “Diet Coke”
Watch Nicki Minaj’s speech below.
