Nicki Minaj Receives Backlash for Harriet Tubman Comparison Minaj has had a case of “Twitter fingers” lately while voicing her frustrations on social media. Now, the “Barbie Dreams” rapper is facing disapproval after she called herself the
“new Harriet Tubman.” After Minaj accused Spotify of “teaching her a lesson” instead of promoting her album due to its early release on “Queen Radio,” she talked about the struggles she has faced with the streaming service. Nicki Minaj, via Twitter In spite of backlash for her seeming comparison to slavery and streaming, the rapper is not backing down and stated, “I said what I said.” She then said “Queen Radio” would honor the abolitionist. Nicki Minaj, via Twitter Minaj has had support from fans and other big names such as Chance The Rapper for speaking out.