Akbar V Responds To Criticism Of Her Decision To Pay Homage To Nicki Minaj In New Song: ‘I Looked Up To Her And Still Do’

<p>Akbar V is speaking out and responding to criticism of her decision to pay homage to Nicki Minaj in an upcoming song&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;akbar-v-plastic-surgery-journey&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Akbar V Opens Up About Plastic Surgery Journey&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I AM SNATCHEDDDD&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">More Details Regarding Akbar V&&num;8217&semi;s Upcoming Tribute To Nick Minaj<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Earlier this week&comma; Akbar V took to social media to share the cover art for an upcoming single which appears to be titled &&num;8220&semi;Letter To My Idol&period;&&num;8221&semi; The artwork features rapper Nicki Minaj being crowned by a female silhouette&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; Akbar V shared a brief caption with the post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;&num;AlettertomyIdol Friday august 18th&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cv29zmSp6VV" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since then&comma; Akbar has consistently promoted the upcoming single via Instagram&period; Most recently&comma; the rapper reshared the artwork alongside a snippet of the song and a portion of the single&&num;8217&semi;s lyrics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Dear Nicki i know this life can get tricky although these bchs want ya throne but they ain&&num;8217&semi;t put what you put in&sol; you actually save me from that corner when i was putting that work in&sol;i heard still i rise on bleedland had me soul searching cause all i ever wanted to do was rap yo know write all my verses &sol; but it was hard for me to make it out when i was surrounded by corpses&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; Akbar included a direct statement to Minaj in the caption&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;&commat;nickiminaj as a fan i really am proud of you😘&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cv7lyQtsP38" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Minaj later replied to Akbar&&num;8217&semi;s statement with a brief heart emoji&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&&num;8220&semi;♥️&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Social Media Users Critize Akbar&&num;8217&semi;s Tribute Song To Nicki Minaj<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Throughout Akbar&&num;8217&semi;s promotion of her upcoming single&comma; many fans applauded her decision to show love to Minaj&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">Instagram user &commat;onlymissno wrote&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;a9zs"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade" dir&equals;"auto">&&num;8220&semi;I like to see when people actually give people that paved the way their props… like actually&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">User &commat;<a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjqpnuy xa49m3k xqeqjp1 x2hbi6w xdl72j9 x2lah0s xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x2lwn1j xeuugli x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1ja2u2z x1t137rt x1q0g3np x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz x6s0dn4 xjyslct x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x9f619 x1ypdohk x1i0vuye x1f6kntn xwhw2v2 xl56j7k x17ydfre x2b8uid xlyipyv x87ps6o x14atkfc xcdnw81 xjbqb8w xm3z3ea x1x8b98j x131883w x16mih1h x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n xt0psk2 xt7dq6l xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1n2onr6 x1n5bzlp xqnirrm xj34u2y x568u83" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;chynagirl&lowbar;878&sol;">chyn<&sol;a>a<a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjqpnuy xa49m3k xqeqjp1 x2hbi6w xdl72j9 x2lah0s xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x2lwn1j xeuugli x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1ja2u2z x1t137rt x1q0g3np x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz x6s0dn4 xjyslct x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x9f619 x1ypdohk x1i0vuye x1f6kntn xwhw2v2 xl56j7k x17ydfre x2b8uid xlyipyv x87ps6o x14atkfc xcdnw81 xjbqb8w xm3z3ea x1x8b98j x131883w x16mih1h x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n xt0psk2 xt7dq6l xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1n2onr6 x1n5bzlp xqnirrm xj34u2y x568u83" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;chynagirl&lowbar;878&sol;">girl&lowbar;878<&sol;a> added&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;a9zs"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade" dir&equals;"auto">&&num;8220&semi;🙌🙌🙌🙌I luv this so much …&period; N I luv how you haven’t switched up on her like most do🤞🏾&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">While user &commat;<a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjqpnuy xa49m3k xqeqjp1 x2hbi6w xdl72j9 x2lah0s xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x2lwn1j xeuugli x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1ja2u2z x1t137rt x1q0g3np x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz x6s0dn4 xjyslct x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x9f619 x1ypdohk x1i0vuye x1f6kntn xwhw2v2 xl56j7k x17ydfre x2b8uid xlyipyv x87ps6o x14atkfc xcdnw81 xjbqb8w xm3z3ea x1x8b98j x131883w x16mih1h x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n xt0psk2 xt7dq6l xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1n2onr6 x1n5bzlp xqnirrm xj34u2y x568u83" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;queenspledge&sol;">queenspledge<&sol;a> explained&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;a9zs"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade" dir&equals;"auto">&&num;8220&semi;🙌🏾👏🏾 I love queens bigging up queens …&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; some strongly voiced their criticism&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">Instagram user &commat;<a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjqpnuy xa49m3k xqeqjp1 x2hbi6w xdl72j9 x2lah0s xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x2lwn1j xeuugli x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1ja2u2z x1t137rt x1q0g3np x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz x6s0dn4 xjyslct x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x9f619 x1ypdohk x1i0vuye x1f6kntn xwhw2v2 xl56j7k x17ydfre x2b8uid xlyipyv x87ps6o x14atkfc xcdnw81 xjbqb8w xm3z3ea x1x8b98j x131883w x16mih1h x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n xt0psk2 xt7dq6l xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1n2onr6 x1n5bzlp xqnirrm xj34u2y x568u83" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;kcrystol&sol;">kcrystol<&sol;a> wrote&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;a9zs"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade" dir&equals;"auto">&&num;8220&semi;&&num;8230&semi;This is not a good look for a grown woman&period; This may not impress Nicki that much when you try to hard migh come off creepy&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh xw3qccf x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xt0psk2">While &commat;<a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjqpnuy xa49m3k xqeqjp1 x2hbi6w xdl72j9 x2lah0s xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x2lwn1j xeuugli x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1ja2u2z x1t137rt x1q0g3np x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz x6s0dn4 xjyslct x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x9f619 x1ypdohk x1i0vuye x1f6kntn xwhw2v2 xl56j7k x17ydfre x2b8uid xlyipyv x87ps6o x14atkfc xcdnw81 xjbqb8w xm3z3ea x1x8b98j x131883w x16mih1h x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n xt0psk2 xt7dq6l xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1n2onr6 x1n5bzlp xqnirrm xj34u2y x568u83" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;natureeespamm&sol;">natureeespamm<&sol;a> added&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;a9zs"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade" dir&equals;"auto">&&num;8220&semi;Idol &quest;&&num;8230&semi; put nobody before him don’t worship no idols 😔😒smh&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Rapper Responds To The Critics<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>On Tuesday morning&comma; Akbar V took to Twitter to address the critics of her upcoming single&period; She explained that she did not release the song to prompt support from Minaj purposely&period; However&comma; she did so to explain how the &&num;8220&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;CUj2AWEJnwQ" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Barbie World<&sol;a>&&num;8221&semi; rapper inspired her&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Akbar V added that she is not on the &&num;8220&semi;Nicki hate train&&num;8221&semi; and will always remain loyal to the veteran rapper without feeling like Nicki Minaj owes her anything&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Check out Akbar&&num;8217&semi;s full tweets below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cv-M&lowbar;rPuvuD" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roomies&comma; 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