Elliott Wilson has issued a public apology to Twitch streamer Kai Cenat after feeling some kind of method about his interview with Nicki Minaj earlier this week.
The hip hop journalist had beforehand interviewed the rapper when she dropped her 2014 album, ‘The Pinkprint,’ and once more in 2018, following the discharge of ‘Queen.’ However amid her promotional marketing campaign to assist her newest document, ‘Pink Friday 2,’ Wilson wasn’t within the books for a sit-down chat.
On Thursday (December 14), the XXL editor took to his X account and shared a brief clip of Minaj twerking throughout Cenat’s stay stream. He captioned the photograph, “Hip hop journalism,” a remark some followers perceived as an insult to the Twitch star.
Hip Hop journalist Elliott Wilson shared his ideas on Kai Cenat’s livestream with Nicki Minaj. 👀 pic.twitter.com/rmvRcGMFdA
— No Jumper (@nojumper) December 14, 2023
Elliott Wilson Takes Accountability After Nicki Minaj Clapped Again
Wison has beforehand taken problem with artists typically neglecting conventional hip hop for creators with mass audiences. Amid Nicki’s interview with Kai and Humorous Marco, Wilson determined to voice his opinion. Social media, Nicki Minaj, and her fan base, the Barbz, didn’t assume it wanted to be at Cenat’s expense.
After coming throughout his preliminary tweet, Minaj didn’t hesitate to reply as she lashed out at Wilson for his comment earlier than calling out his journalistic practices. She accused him of manipulating narratives to make her seem in a detrimental mild.
“Elliot, for those who’d spit JayZ d*** out for one second, you’d be capable of be glad for the brand new comers,” the ‘Barbie Harmful’ artist posted on Friday (December 15) in response to Wilson’s comment in regards to the stay stream.
She added:
“Isn’t that how y’all tried to tarnish my picture? By saying I’m not welcoming new btchs in? Did songs with all of them tho. Why you not glad for a younger black man like Kai. Tmrw btch.”
Nicki Minaj later elaborated on the state of affairs, telling followers that Wilson had allegedly disrespected her in a number of tweets up to now as she referred to him as “Fool Wilson.” She added, “No person owes you s**t, h** n***a. F**ok you!”
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— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) December 15, 2023
The podcast host tried to clear the air by responding to Minaj as he clarified he was not disrespecting her with the tweet.
“By no means dissed Nicki. All the time mentioned she’s the feminine rap [GOAT]. Over Lauryn, Missy, Kim and Cunning and all. I feel Cardi B is dope too. Completely satisfied Holidays.”
On Saturday (December 16), nevertheless, Wilson hopped again on the social media platform to apologize for his remark, saying that he was out of line and may’ve by no means discredited the platform Cenat has been capable of construct from the bottom up.
“I apologize to @KaiCenat + his fam,” Wilson wrote. “I used to be out of line and let my aggressive nature get one of the best of me. Kai carved his personal lane within the sport, constructed an important platform and deserves respect. Salute the streamers and younger creatives attending to the paper and pushing our tradition ahead.”
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