UC Berkeley To Offer Course On Nicki Minaj

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 22: Nicki Minaj onstage at the 2013 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on August 22, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BMI)
Nicki Minaj will be the subject of a course at UC Berkeley next spring.

Nicki Minaj will be the subject of a course at UC Berkeley, next spring, titled "Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip Hop Feminisms." In response to learning about the course, Minaj wrote on Twitter that she'd "love to stop by."

The professor teaching the course responded to Minaj's tweet giving an idea of what attendees can expect: "This class is interested in thinking critically about u and ur productions w/in the context of broader historical-social structures & hip hop feminisms. So having yo personal insights would be AMAZING!"

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They also wrote that the class "would be hella happy & honored for u to stop by!"

The announcement of the course comes after Minaj became the first female hip hop artist to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist since Lauryn Hill did so in 1998 with "Doo Wop (That Thing)." Her newest effort, "Super Freaky Girl," was able to reach the mark. The song was released back in August as the lead single from Minaj's forthcoming fifth studio album.

Minaj isn't the only artist to have a course offered about them, as San Diego State University recently announced a graduate class on Bad Bunny.

Check out Minaj's recent tweet below.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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