Am I the only one who pays my bills, particularly my student loans, and thinks dang if I could just find somebody to pay these mugs, I’d really be living. I know there are some people out there who wouldn’t flinch at my balance.
Well, my fantasy wasn’t all that far-fetched because that’s exactly what Nicki Minaj did for over a dozen college students and recent graduates.
It all started as a joke. Nicki was promoting another contest on her Twitter feed when someone jokingly asked her if she would be willing to come up off some money for their college tuition.
@NICKIMINAJ Well you wanna pay for my tuition? pic.twitter.com/BhDil75UPj
— CJ (@cjbydesign) May 7, 2017
Nicki responded
Show me straight A’s that I can verify w/ur school and I’ll pay it. Who wants to join THAT contest?!?!♀️ Dead serious. Shld I set it up? https://t.co/czH715u64a
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
From there, the requests came in. But don’t think people just asked for money and Nicki said yes, there were questions.
Ok do u need help w/tuition or do u have a full scholarship? https://t.co/q7ewfdNzCs
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
If u give me a 4.0 then I’ll keep my end of the bargain. https://t.co/Esqs9rwfPn
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
U want to go to college but can’t? How much do u need to get u in school? Is that the only thing stopping u? https://t.co/A3mYQHgPNX
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
How much do u need? https://t.co/bVDuLniheA
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
That’s it? I’ll send it tmrw. dm me ur bank info babe. Next! https://t.co/i4TVmsqDoA
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
How much u owe? https://t.co/N87rec4KY0
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
And so on and so forth. Nicki told people to DM her their bank information.
Ok u guys. It’s been fun. Let me make those payments tmrw then see if I have any money left. I’ll do some more in a month or 2.
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 7, 2017
According to TMZ, she’s a woman of her word. They reached out to a couple of people that she had promised and they said they had already received funds from her. So generous of her!
Veronica Wells is the culture editor at MadameNoire.com. She is also the author of “Bettah Days.” You can follow her on Facebook and on Instagram and Twitter @VDubShrug.
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