Roomies, as you might recall, Spotify unveiled their “Gold Standard Exhibition” this week, showcasing a few of the gifted girls in hip-hop.

Whew! properly, the artist behind the exhibit is addressing the chatter about why Nicki Minaj wasn’t included.

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Artist Responds To Spotify’s “Gold Standard” Exhibit

As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Spotify’s official TikTook account shared a video providing a sneak peek of the showcase. In the submit’s caption, the music firm described the occasion as a “fine art show dedicated to the current golden era of women in hip-hop…” 

In an Instagram submit, the artist shared pleasure about creating the exhibit.

“A month and a half earlier I was contacted by @spotify to create 11 portraits and a general composition for for the exhibition << Gold Standard >>. This was to be first solo exhibition!! I was honored to draw portraits of City Girls, Doja Cat, Flo Milli, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie and Sexyy Red. The exhibition was held @theholenyc in New York and I can’t wait to share a little more of this adventure with you in the days to come.”

The painter additional commented on why Nicki Minaj didn’t make the lineup within the exhibit.

“P.S. don’t come after me in my DMs, Nicki didn’t want to be apart of the show.” 

Social Media Reacts

Social media customers shared blended reactions to the painter’s statements in The Shade Room remark part.

Instagram consumer @_niekniek_ wrote, “Y’all cried that she wasn’t included now that it comes out that she didn’t want to be, it’s ‘she didn’t want to sit with peasants’… y’all mindsets are FRIED ” 

Instagram consumer @tourissajoseph wrote, “Now it’s she don’t need to be around them when y’all was just crying ” 

While Instagram consumer @bawselaydee_ wrote, “When she heard the line up she said NO BUENO ” 

Then Instagram consumer @dijouncruz wrote, “ps: i promise nicki don’t gaf” 

Another Instagram consumer @prettydamamazin1 wrote, “Of course she created beef with half of them ” 

Instagram consumer @xoxt1na wrote, “Nicki and Sexyy Red don’t even belong in the same room ion blame her.” 

Finally Instagram consumer @autumnmblackmon wrote, “Queens don’t sit with peasants that’s why. Give her her own THRONE.” 

Summer Walker Defends Nicki Minaj

The Roommates weren’t the one ones questioning why Nicki wasn’t featured in Spotify’s showcase.

Summer Walker additionally joined the dialog in The Shade Room’s remark part to share her ideas on the Queen and different GOATs being excluded.

“I don’t even listen to hella Nicki cause I’m a r&b lover but where is the Queen.. or Lil Kim at least or Missy Elliott.. this mad disrespectful. This why I make my music n go home the industry weird,” Summer wrote.

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