Lil Nas X hits back
Lil Nas X has hit back after he faced criticism for transforming into Nicki Minaj for Halloween.
Rappers Dave East and 50 Cent even made fun of him over the costume.
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Nas shared two pictures from a photoshoot of himself posing as Nicki Minaj.
He captioned the tweet, 'NAS MARAJ !!!' alongside the painted nails emoji.
In fairness, he absolutely nailed the look.
NJ !!!
💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾 pic.twitter.com/wd1h7CHw8z— nope () October 31, 2020
The backlash
50 Cent retweeted his post and wrote, 'what the f**k, Nikki come get him !!! Lol'
According to MailOnline, Nas retweeted the rapper's reply and asked, 'why u in barb business.'
It appears the tweet has since been deleted.
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Meanwhile, rapper Dave East tweeted a picture of Nas' Halloween look on Instagram Stories.
He wrote, 'And y'all was mad at me about this n***a.'
'Bati mon bun up!!!!' he wrote.
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The phrase, 'batty man,' is a homophobic slur that originated from Jamaica.
According to Complex, Nas replied to East's comments in a since deleted tweet.
He said, 'It's 'batty man' n****s can't even be homophobic the proper way smh butchering the hell out of the patois.'
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— nope November 2, 2020
In another tweet, Nas wrote, 'bro i don’t bother a soul in this industry.'
'all i do is tweet and make bangers. leave me alone damn.'
The Old Town Road rapper also shared a meme, mocking his haters.
The picture shows two men reacting to his Halloween costume.
One says, 'He's part of the agenda to emasculate the black male and and ruin the minds of the little kids while destroying the nuclear family.'
While the other simply says, 'lol he killed that.'
— nope ( November 2, 2020
Nas shared one final tweet on the issue.
He wrote, 'It’s november 2nd and grown men are waking up to have group discussions about a costume i wore on halloween.'
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— nope ( November 2, 2020
No further comment has been made.
