Nicki Minaj Stuns Nigerians by Tweeting in Pidgin English
Nicki Minaj has captured the attention of Nigerians with a series of tweets in Pidgin English. The rapper initially addressed a false claim on X, which alleged that “Nicki Minaj confirmed ‘Roman In Gag City’ will be included on Pink Friday 2 deluxe.” Nicki’s response was emphatic: “I must be the only person you can make money off mentioning. Go 1 day. Abeg. GO ONE FUCKING DAY WITHOUT FKNG LYING ABEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
A Nigerian user was surprised to see “abeg” in Nicki’s tweet and asked, “Who Dey teach Nicki Minaj pidgin language.”
Nicki 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*”
This unexpected use of Pidgin English has further intrigued Nigerians and other users on X.