Nicki Minaj’s seemingly impromptu offer over social media to some of her fans will come as music to their ears.
After a fan asked the hip-hop star if she would pay his college tuition on Twitter on Saturday night, Minaj agreed to pay fans’ school costs — on the condition that they show her perfect marks. She wrote, “Show me straight A’s that I can verify w/ur school and I’ll pay it.”
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
How much do u need? Would this be ur tuition? https://t.co/bsbdUXKtAC
— 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
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
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
A few dozen fans took Minaj up on the offer, posting screenshots of their grades. Minaj, whose net worth has been estimated at $70 million, replied individually to some throughout the night and agreed to pay other things like book costs and student loans.
Minaj wrapped up the contest after a few hours, but she promised to renew the offer soon. “Ok u guys. It’s been fun,” she tweeted. “Let me make those payments tmrw then see if I have any money left.”
Minaj isn’t the only musical artist to pledge money to help fund people’s education. In April, Beyonce announced a program to sponsor four scholarship for women studying the arts, music, literature or African-American studies at one of four schools — Berklee College of Music, Howard University, Parsons School of Design and Speman College.
Rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones has also established a fellowship with Harvard University to further research into hip-hop.
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