Shock as Nicki Minaj tweets in Pidgin english

Popular American  rapper, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, on Monday shocked many Nigerians after tweeting in  Nigerian pidgin English.

It all started after the 41-year-old called out an X user in Pidgin English for using her name to chase clout and make money.

 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The post attracted Nigerian X users, who become curious on how the popular American rapper became so adept in pidgin English.

Reacting to the post, an X user @tyxhndrxx, who questioned the rapper’s proficiency in pidgin, wrote, “Who Dey teach Nicki Minaj pidgin language?”

Another user, hott_galz wrote: “She say wetin be the confusion?”

fabulosgloria wrote: “Una don stress Nicki so tey e don go learn pidgin English.”

In response to the numerous reactions, Nicki Minaj disclosed that she’s not a novice when it comes to speaking pidgin English, adding that she can read all the pidgin posted on the X timeline.

She wrote, “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.”