why nicki minaj deserves the VANGUARD AWARD (a walktrough in nicki’s music video discography)

MTV announced that Nicki Minaj will receive the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, and that she will be hosting the 2022 VMAs. as someone whose music videos and visuals have raised an entire generation, and has continued to persist in pop culture memory through memes, references and changing the landscape of what is acceptable and not in a music video, it’s about damn time that nicki minaj is given this award. nicki minaj is a visual artist as much as she is a lyrical one, and though her lyrical ability takes centerstage in her essence as an artist, her music videos are still a big part of nicki minaj and her success, and it has made it’s dent in the world and in today’s pop culture. she has, from day one, served in her music videos and she let her visuals play with and compliment her music, not letting one empower the other. some notable winners of the Vanguard Award are Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Beyonce, and Rihanna. Nicki Minaj is the fifth black female artist to receive the award, and the second female rapper to receive it after Missy Elliot. super freaky girl and super freaky girl roman remix lyric video

• timecodes:
0:00 - intro
1:35 - history of the vanguard award
3:30 - nicki minaj's impact on popculture
5:03 - nicki minaj music video discography
14:34 - end

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