Popular rapper Nicki Minaj cried after her music video, “Likkle Miss Remix,” featuring dancehall artist Skeng, was age-restricted by YouTube. Furious, Minaj took to Instagram to call out the video platform with a screenshot of the infringement notice that had been emailed to her.
Expressing his displeasure, he claimed that the restriction was a deliberate move to prevent him from gaining a higher view. The singer talked about the video platform’s preference for “certain record labels” and management companies, hinting at a conspiracy. Although the video got a lot of views on the first day, Minaj is still not happy with the ban.
Read on to learn more.
Nicki Minaj’s Music Video Is Not ‘Suitable for Young Audiences’
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Following the release of Minaj’s “Likkle Miss Remix” music video featuring Skeng, YouTube issued an infringement notice blocking the video from being accessed by viewers under the age of 18. The restrictions didn’t sit well with the 39-year-old singer as she took to Instagram on Monday to call out the video platform.
According to the New York Post, Minaj was notified via a YouTube infringement notice that her content had been reviewed and deemed not “appropriate for a younger audience.” The notice further states that the content will not be visible to users under the age of 18, logged out and those operating in Restricted Mode.
Nicki Minaj Calls YouTube ‘BOGUS’
In response to the notice, the rapper did not stay silent. Minaj wrote that even though her videos are restricted, there are “things a million times worse on their FKING BOGUS PLATFORM.” He captioned this below a screenshot of the YouTube community guidelines violation notice, which he posted on his Instagram page. However, he has since deleted the Instagram post.
Nicki Minaj says YouTube blocked her music video with Skeng pic.twitter.com/pRoGpQRFHh
— The Tropixs (@Tropixsofficial) September 26, 2022
He went on to state that they do this “to prevent you from winning” and at the same time post ads for other people and post “FAKE FKING STATS.”
In a subsequent post, which she also deleted, Minaj wrote that the ban on her video was aimed at stopping her from getting “a lot of views in the first 24 hours.” He believes the restriction is a deliberate move to prevent him from getting more views on his videos. He went on to say that people are allowed to use his videos to “promote lame bullshit”, but he can’t buy promotion for his videos.
He Alleges YouTube Collused With ‘Certain Record Labels’
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In both of her since-deleted Instagram posts, Minaj hinted at a conspiracy by discussing the preferences of certain record labels and management companies. He first wrote that the YouTube platform was “in bed with record labels and certain mngmnt [sic] company.”
Attaching the same screenshot as he did in his first post, the singer tagged YouTube’s official Instagram account in his second post and wrote (per NYP) that it’s time for YouTube management to tell people that they’re “in bed with the whole record label and company mnngmnt!!!” Clarifying his earlier post about statistics and false advertising, he questioned how long they had been playing with numbers to deceive and admitted that people do better “when they don’t?!?!”
In the same post, he also questioned the purchase of “ad space” that has allowed people to be “promoted on my channel in the last 5 years?!??!!!!”
Nicki Minaj Says Her First 24 Hours Was Lost Because of Age Restrictions
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Minaj released “Radio Ratu: Volume 1” in August, which is a compilation of 28 hits, including a remix of Skeng’s “Likkle Miss”. The music video premiered on Sunday.
Although the Trinidadian rapper expressed his displeasure with the age restriction, the video got about 800,000 views in the first 24 hours. follow GizmodoYouTube commented that the age restriction was removed after it was determined that “the video did not violate our Community Guidelines.”
EVIL THEM DUDS. THEY CAN’T GIVE OUR FIRST 24 HOURS BACK CAN THEY?!?!!! SO MISSION ACCOMPLISHED https://t.co/8BrVU4bXHZ
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 26, 2022
However, this made no difference to Minaj, as she wrote on Twitter, “F*ck them duds. They can’t get our first 24 hours back, can they?!?!!! So mission accomplished.”
He remains unhappy with the number of views in a 24-hour period and is even more unhappy with YouTube’s actions to backtrack and remove age restrictions following his complaint.
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