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Nicki Minaj says she became disillusioned with the Democratic Party after being “disappointed” by Barack Obama and feeling frustrated by expectations that Black entertainers should automatically vote Democrat. She also claimed Jay-Z’s ties to Obama and Roc Nation’s influence in the industry caused resentment among many rappers. “I think Jay-Z ended up costing Obama a lot, whether he knows it or not. Lots of rappers don’t like Jay-Z and were afraid to say it.”











Victoria Monét on the dark side of winning a grammy: "Last year, I had a really tough transition with my team, management, and my agent, and then I also felt unprepared for the next chapter. I felt a lot of pressure musically because I didn't feel like I had the right body of work to give to people, but they wanted it now. The label was like, 'There's a lull in time, and you're losing momentum. You're getting older.' Like, all of these really negative thoughts that don't belong to me were coming, and I just felt really down. And after the Grammy win, the way people celebrate you as an underdog, and then the moment you win, switch, is really alarming. It's like, 'Oh, so you don't want me to be here. You don't want me to be successful,' because it's only great until you actually get it, to some people." 🔗 instagram.com/reel/DYFmETXh4…























