Nicki Minaj<\/a> is weighing in on one of the music industry’s most enduring conspiracy theories: the Illuminati.<\/p>\n During a recent interview on The Bryce Crawford Podcast<\/em>, the Pink Friday 2<\/em> rapper was asked directly by the titular evangelist if the Illuminati<\/a> is real near the 45-minute mark in the video linked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Minaj, 42, didn\u2019t outright confirm that such a group exists, she said that she believes powerful people have worked against her throughout her career.<\/p>\n \u201cMy situation, I feel like it’s very personal,\u201d Minaj said. \u201cI feel that there definitely is a group of people that have made things very difficult for me, but I don’t know if they’re Illuminati. I don’t know what they are.\u201d<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n According to Minaj, she has generally viewed those experiences as stemming from specific individuals rather than a vast secret organization.<\/p>\n \u201cI never looked at it as if it was like an entire secret society against me. But who knows, you know? It could be,\u201d Minaj added. \u201cNow, what they call themselves and what they proclaim to be? Only they could tell you that. But has it been a spiritual warfare? Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking back at the beginning of her career, Minaj recalled entering the music industry with a far more optimistic outlook.<\/p>\n “In the beginning it was a lot of fun,” she said. “I thought everyone just roots for each other and really wants each other to win.”<\/p>\n Without naming anyone, Minaj said that perspective eventually changed as she began noticing what she viewed as efforts by influential figures to control opportunities and relationships within the business.<\/p>\n \u201cI started realizing people are really vindictive in this industry,\u201d she said. \u201cI started realizing that if you don’t get money with one person or a specific people, they don’t want you to get money at all. And that’s when I started realizing like, \u2018Oh my gosh. What did I sign up for?\u2019 because I didn’t know that these people would be so territorial over people that they don’t even know [and] that they don’t have any claims to.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cIt started feeling like everyone wanted to stake their claim into human beings like they were property, and if you didn’t abide by their rules or put money in their pocket, they would actively try to stop you from making money to feed your family from prospering in the industry that you love. That’s when a different light bulb went off in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the podcast, Minaj said she wishes she had understood earlier how much of the music industry would involve battles beyond the music itself.<\/p>\n “It was like constant spiritual warfare,” she said. \u201cI wish I would have known sooner that this music industry was such a spiritual experience because I felt like I bought a knife to a gunfight without having that information. I feel like I was ill-equipped for what was ahead and no one had given me a heads up, and I had to figure it out when I got there.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> Lizzo Appears to Address Nicki Minaj on Alternate Version of \u201cBitch\u201d: \u2018Used to Be the Biggest Fan\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Jay-Z Appears to Diss Nicki Minaj in Roots Picnic Freestyle: ‘That Lady Back on That Stuff’<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Nicki Minaj Slams \u2018DemonCrats\u2019 as \u2018Soulless,\u2019 Accuses \u2018Popular Artists\u2019 of Child Sacrifice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Daphne Joy: What to Know About Actress, Model, and Fashion Brand Founder<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n CeeLo Green Says He Wants a \u2018VERZUZ\u2019 Matchup With Lauryn Hill: \u2018That\u2019s My Twin Sister\u2019<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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