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‘WETIN be dis tin????,’ Nicki Minaj surprises Nigerians with Pidgin English

American rapper Nicki Minaj has had her  Nigerian fans in awe with her recent posts in pidgin English. [ad] In the first tweet, Nicki Minaj wrote; “I must be the only person you can make money ...

Published 3 Sep 2024

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American rapper Nicki Minaj has had her  Nigerian fans in awe with her recent posts in pidgin English.

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In the first tweet, Nicki Minaj 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!!!!!”

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The post was a response to a fan who had claimed that Nicki Minaj had lied about her past.

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Nicki Minaj’s post was quickly shared and commented on by Nigerians. Many fans praised her for using Pidgin English word, ‘abeg’.

An x user with the username @tyxhndixx replied Nicki Minaj’s tweet, asking her who taught her pidgin English.
“Who Dey teach Nicki minaj pidgin language”

Nicki Minaj responded with;
”Wetin be the confusion? I Dey have eyes 0? I can read all the pidgin weh una pikin de put on my timeline every day. SUCKS TEETH LOUDLY”

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The award-winning global star continued her pidgin tweets with another post as Nigerians named her ‘Olanike Minaj’

It read: “WETIN be dis tin???? New alter ego? Get ready, Muvaland!!!! Muva is here!!!!! Naija, oya na!!! Oluwanika go Dey be sweeting youll! I go dey write a new verse right now. Walahi. Oluwanika the ninja- Oluwaniki the OGA @ the TOP!!!!,”

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Netizens were blown away by Nicki Minaj’s use of pidgin language.
Read what some of them had to say about it below:

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Musa Adekunle

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