What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver Music, and Nicki Minaj has
hit a new milestone as she is the first female rapper to receive a Latin Grammy nomination.
Before we get into the Grammy news, we have to send out a huge congratulations to the
new mom!
TMZ reported that Nicki Minaj gave birth on Wednesday.
While there haven’t been many details released just yet, sources close to Nicki and Kenneth
reported to TMZ that Nicki gave birth on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
We are so excited for the new parents and cannot wait to see the baby!
And Nicki is clearly having a great week, as she has multiple things to celebrate!
Nicki Minaj has also been nominated for two Latin Grammys this year.
The nominations are for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, both for her recent
collaboration with Karol G, ‘Tusa,’ which became an instant hit when it dropped in November
2019.
Nicki has consistently proven that she’s a versatile artist, creating hits that range
from pop to hip hop to Latin music.
And it’s no secret that she writes her own bars, something not all musicians have been
successful at.
‘Tusa,’ which dropped on November 7, 2019, is about a girl who believes that she’s
over her ex, but actually gets really sad when she hears a song that reminds her of
him.
I hate to say it, but I know the feeling…
During the song, Nicki raps along with reassurance that she has definitely moved on and that
it’s the ex’s loss.
Basically, Nicki is the older sister we all need.
In an interview with Billboard, Karol G explained that the word “Tusa” is Colombian slang
for heartache.
And how do you get over heartache?
Karol G said quote, “First and foremost, work out.
Look awesome so he eats his heart out the next time he sees you.”
Nicki’s collaboration with Karol G has seen tremendous success since it dropped, and the
music video recently reached the one billion views milestone on YouTube, just days before
news of the Latin Grammy nominations dropped.
It took less than one year for the ‘Tusa’ music video to hit a billion views, and Karol
G took to Instagram last week to celebrate the huge achievement and share a clip of the
first time she performed the song.
Along with the video, Karol wrote, “Today is one billion views on YouTube.
The first song of mine to achieve this figure…
I celebrate this with you all who made this possible.
Infinite thanks.”
It’s important to note that the original caption for the post was written in Spanish,
but was translated via Instagram caption translator.
Karol G continued to note that ‘Tusa’ has reached over 4 billion digital streams,
and she also wrote, “Being number 1 in many countries was like seeing that it was number
one in your hearts and of millions of people at the same time.
That regardless of the language, people from all over the world connected with it.”
‘Tusa’ is only the second video to reach one billion views in 2020, following Future
and Drake’s ‘Life Is Good’ music video, which hit the milestone just one week prior.
Nicki Minaj is no stranger to the Grammy awards, as she’s garnered an impressive ten nominations
throughout the duration of her career, including nominations for Best Rap Album for her albums
‘The Pinkprint’ and ‘Pink Friday.’
Although Nicki has yet to win a Grammy award, the chances are high for a big win at this
year’s Latin Grammy Awards.
‘Tusa’ peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the song became the first
track by two lead female artists that debuted at number 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs
chart.
The song became Nicki’s sixth entry on the Hot Latin Songs chart and first number one
on the list, and it was Karol G’s second number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
So the chances of these two leading ladies winning a Grammy are high to say the least!
And while Nicki Minaj has been keeping a low profile since she announced her pregnancy
in July, she clearly has a lot to celebrate!
And the Barbz have taken to social media to celebrate their queen.
One fan replied to a tweet that stated Nicki is the first female rapper to be nominated
for a Latin Grammy by writing, “And will be first female rapper to win a latin grammy.”
Another fan wrote, “In 2020 alone, Nicki Minaj has topped the Hot 100 twice in one
month, became the only artist in history to get a #1 in most billboard genres, the most
streamed female rapper this year, having her first baby, got her first latin grammy nom
and was the female rapper to get one.”
And this Barb had a message to the haters, writing, “They clowned Nicki Minaj for the
longest for not having a #1 record and no Grammy, yet she managed to get two #1’s
just a few months in between of each other and is now nominated for 2 Latin Grammys all
of this in the same year, look at God.”
Well there you have it!
The Barbz have spoken and they are not playing around when it comes to their Queen.
Now we’ll have to wait for November 19th to stream the awards show and find out what
happens!
But now I want to know what you think.
Is 2020 the year Nicki Minaj gets her first Grammy award?
And are you going to tune into the Latin Grammy Awards show?
Let us know all your thoughts in the comment section down below.
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Thanks for watching, I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!