Nicki Minaj Sparks Buzz With Cryptic Post On ‘Entitlement’

Female rapper Nicki Minaj shared a message about people getting entitled and wanting money they didn’t earn.

The “Side To Side” crooner took to her Instagram Stories to enlighten her followers on how entitled people behave.

Minaj’s post comes almost a year after she and her younger halfsister, Ming Li, made headlines over comments about their relationship.

Minaj shared two posts on her Instagram Stories, educating her followers about people who feel entitled.

In the first post, she wrote, “Most people don’t want to earn money. They want to be given the money that you’ve had to earn.”

In the second post, the rapper had an even longer message addressed to her fans.

“Dear Barbz,” she began. “If you become financially “rich,” or are ALREADY rich, wealthy, successful, etc., you’ll always have to hire complete strangers (for the most part)…”

She explained that hiring strangers wasn’t “due to lack of ability or experience” before adding, “people you’ve known forever will want & NEED a position REAL BAD- bills piling up, eviction notices, drowning in debt, children to feed.”

Minaj continued, “but for most of them- once they’re HIRED… that 11 letter word will more than likely bite them in the -ss within the first month.”

She asked, “Can you guess which word, guys?” Minaj revealed the answer to her question as “Entitlement.”

The Shade Room reposted the rapper’s post on its Instagram page, and several fans took turns sharing their thoughts.

One person noted, “This is true, exactly why I don’t just give money away!  I work way too hard for mine, you should do the same if especially if you’re able.”

Another person recalled Minaj’s lyrics in her song, “Pills N Potions,” and commented, “She been told us this in 2014. ‘PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU & SUPPORT YOU WHEN IT’S BENEFICIAL.'”

A third fan added, “FACTS!!!! Family the BIGGEST ones that act like you owe them something off the back of your own hard work.”

Although most fans reacted positively to Minaj’s post and agreed with her thoughts, some people called her out.

One person urged Minaj to help her family members regardless of the situation. They wrote, “Girl help your sister I don’t care it’s not way I’m not going to bless my sister if I’m up 100 million.”

Another person slammed Minaj for bringing “negative energy.” They wrote, “Everybody been having a good time and here she comes with her negative energy!!!”

They wrote, “Her man must’ve asked for an increase in his monthly allowance.”

Meanwhile, a fourth person asked if Minaj was “subbing” her sister.

The fan’s reference to Nicki Minaj’s sister, Ming Li, is not without cause, as the siblings made headlines last year.

In June 2024, Ming made an appearance on the “We In Miami” podcast and responded to questions about why Minaj didn’t do certain things for her.

The aspiring rapper said, “People used to say like, ‘Oh if this person was your sister, why didn’t she do this for you?'”

She added, “I never needed her to help me to get to my goal. I just need her to see that I can do it and she can be proud of me without having to think that I needed an easy way to get to the top.”

Ming stressed that it was important for her to be independent of her famous sister because she previously felt the need to impress Minaj. The 19-year-old also shared that she and Minaj were “never close” because the latter was “always busy.”

She explained, “Even though people do think that like, we are not cool, we’re gonna argue. My sister do be getting mad at me. But this is nothing new — siblings ‘gon fight.”

Although Ming Li noted that she didn’t have a close relationship with Nicki Minaj, she said the latter was a “good sister” and checked on her and their dad at intervals, making sure they were “good and situated.”

However, Minaj responded to Ming’s comments during a chat with fans on Stationhead. She questioned Ming for speaking publicly about someone she loved.

The 42-year-old said, “Why would a person speak openly about a private person? Why would a person do that? Who would you speak about in your interviews if someone wanted to interview you? Yourself, right?”

Minaj, who was detained last year over alleged drug possession, then hinted that she was referring to a relative when she said, “I think y’all think talent like, you could catch it like a cold. Or maybe people could pass it through the genes. Even with blood relation, what God has given to me is mine.”

She added, “You have to go and get your own. You have to discover whatever it is that you’re great at. Being a mooch and a clown don’t run in my DNA.”

Ming reacted to her sister’s response to her comments by commenting on an Instagram repost of it. She wrote, “I still love her, I tried as a sister to please her but I realize I gotta please God first cause only he can judge the gift he gave me.”