Nicki Minaj thinks social media is forcing “false realities” upon young people
nme.comNicki Minaj has shared her concerns about social media’s effect on young people and the “false realities” it projects.The Queens rapper has been promoting her upcoming fifth album ‘Pink Friday 2’ ahead of its release next month.
Covering the December issue of Vogue, she revealed that she wants her to use her platform to talk about mental illness and drug addiction – having recently revealed she was addicted to prescribed Percocet medication.“It’s gotten so easy to be alone physically, where young people spend 12, 16 hours a day in their rooms on their phones, looking at these false realities, comparing themselves.
I’ve seen artists gone way too soon,” she said, referring to her friendships with Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke and others who died in their early 20s. “I wonder if that could have been avoided if they’d just had the chance to talk about what they were going through.”A post shared by Black Magazine Covers (@blackmagcovers) In 2020, the Grammy Award nominee came under fire for sharing her beliefs on the COVID-19 vaccine.
She also tweeted a voice note from a family friend describing the side effects they allegedly experienced after receiving the vaccine.
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