Media Influences

I found this AMAZING BLOG that shares EXACTLY how I feel about how influential Hip Hop artist Nicki Minaj is when it comes to this new phenomenon on receiving silicone injections.

I stumbled upon an article from the Daily Mail, which is a British Newspaper owned by Daily Mail and General Trust. This article was published May 2013.

The article shares the stories of Apryl Michelle Brown and Claudia Aderotimi, then moves into the topic of butt augmentation surgery.

It says:

Buttock enhancement surgery is becoming popular in the U.S., among women who aspire to the shapely curves of Beyonce and singer Nicki Minaj.

Minaj has become almost as famous for her posterior as for her voice, and rumours have spread across the web that the Massive Attack singer underwent surgery or uses pads to boost her bum, especially on urban gossip sites such as Bossip and mediatakeout.com. 

She, however denies having had surgery.

The illusion of a larger backside has become increasingly more fashionable among young women since the rise of the 'Hip Hop Honey' phenomenon.

A bigger behind has become almost a prerequisite for any aspiring dancer wanting to make it on the music video scene.

But the hip hop industry has come under fire for objectifying women in music videos where dancers - or Hip Hop Honeys - chasing fame can often leave themselves open to financial and sexual exploitation.

And in their desperation to beat off the competition, many resort to surgery to get ahead.

'Top up' procedures are only legal when the silicone gel is contained and sealed within an implant. But illegal injections of the material are also widely available from unlicensed back-room medics.

One expert said having a direct injection of silicone gel - long outlawed in the U.S. and Britain, even for breast surgery - is 'like playing Russian roulette'.

Story Credit: Daily Mail Article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2333224/Apryl-Michelle-Brown-My-quest-perfect-left-NO-LIMBS.html

It's funny how Nicki Minaj denies receiving this type of surgery, but speaks about it in her music.

In the song titled Ass by Popular Hip Hop artist Big Sean feat Nicki Minaj, Minaj says:

" Kiss my ass and my anus, cause it's finally famous,

And it's finally soft, yeah it's finally solved!

I don't know, man, guess them ass shots wore off!"

Also, various pictures of the star before she received the fame and fortune, indicate that she did receive silicone injections.

I find that with Nicki Minaj, it doesn't make sense to deny receiving injections in interviews if you're going to speak about it in your music.

Minaj is more known and popular for her assets compared to her music and song lyrics. She is setting the example of how to gain success in the industry using a large buttocks. 

Women of color will see Minaj and her body and want to gain the status and attention she receives. Many women of color need to realize that the type of injections Minaj paid for are not affordable for everyone, which would force many women to resort to the Black Market (spoken about in blog post injections gone wrong) which is very dangerous.

As women of color, we have to do better.

To listen and watch the music video click the link below:
Ass - Big Sean Feat Nicki Minaj

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus