Nicki Minaj Is the 1 True Showgirl

She live-tweeted her The Life of a Showgirl reactions, and it was the best part of the album.

By Claire Guinan  |  October 3, 2025 | 11:13am
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Nicki Minaj Is the 1 True Showgirl

Fresh off beefing with Cardi B and even throwing a few insults at Cardi’s 5-year-old daughter, Kulture (yes, a literal child), Nicki Minaj set it all aside to live-tweet her reaction to Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, at 12:00 a.m. on Friday.

Nicki and Taylor have been mutual fans for years, but I didn’t realize Nicki was THIS obsessed. For a few hours, her account was indistinguishable from a Swiftie fan page. “And now…The Sagittarius lashing spree culminates with The Life Of A Showgirl,” she began, before praising “CANCELLED!,” “Eldest Daughter,” and “Wood.” But like, she really, really liked “Wood”—which is about Travis Kelce‘s dick. “Oh Taylor #WOOD was EXACTLY what I needed tonight. Thank you.”

“lol yall I promise this is my last tweet about it but #Wood is exactly what falling in love with your soul mate ‘sounds like,'” she tweeted, but it was not! She later tweeted, “she luh dat D.” Some other highlights included, “The fact that Taylor is a battle rapper is sending me,” and “GO IN FOR THE KILL, TAYLOR. LET’S GO!!!!”

Regardless of your feelings on the album, I think we can all agree on who loved it the most. At the end of her live-tweeting session, Nicki reflected on her kinship with Taylor: “We’ve conquered everything that was orchestrated to undermine our authenticity,” she wrote. “And we happen to have incredible, VERY demanding fans whom we adore & genuinely appreciate.”

Now, I’m not sure if I would want Nicki of all people defending me. Between vaccine conspiracies and beefing with everyone under the sun, Nicki’s online presence continues to be… a lot. But I guess you could say that’s just The Life of a Showgirl.

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  • Keith Urban, you’re on thin f***ing ice. [TMZ]

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