Nicki Minaj Takes Credit For Stan Culture In Hip Hop

Nicki Minaj has claimed that the pervasiveness of stan culture in modern Hip Hop is thanks to her and her fiercely loyal followers, the Barbz. The Young Money rapper spoke about her role in the rise of fervent fanbases in rap at Vogue magazine’s Forces of Fashion event in New York City on Wednesday (October 16). AD LOADING… “Before I had a record deal, my fans were making a moment for themselves on Twitter. I had already given them a name,” she said. “When I started calling my fans the Barbz, there were no rappers naming their fans. “There were only two people at that time, and I don’t know which came first — Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, they had Beliebers and Monsters. That was it!” AD LOADING… She added: “Now, every single human being that becomes an artist gives their fans a name. Even artists in other countries. Some of the African artists that I love, when I would look into them, they would have names for their fanbase! “And I was like, ‘Woah.’ I didn’t think it was something that would spread to the Hip Hop community at all. But it doesn’t matter because the Barbz are...