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<p><strong>Elliott Wilson</strong> has issued a public apology to Twitch streamer <strong>Kai Cenat</strong> after feeling some type of way about his interview with <strong>Nicki Minaj</strong> earlier this week.</p>
<p>The hip hop journalist had previously interviewed the rapper when she dropped her 2014 album, &#8216;The Pinkprint,&#8217; and again in 2018, following the release of &#8216;Queen.&#8217; But amid her promotional campaign to support her latest record, &#8216;<a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-album-reactions-diss/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pink Friday 2</a>,&#8217; Wilson wasn&#8217;t in the books for a sit-down chat.</p>
<p>On Thursday (December 14), the XXL editor took to his X account and shared a short clip of Minaj twerking during Cenat&#8217;s live stream. He captioned the photo, &#8220;Hip hop journalism,&#8221; a comment some fans perceived as an insult to the Twitch star.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Elliott Wilson Takes Accountability After Nicki Minaj Clapped Back</h3>
<p>Wison has <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/697948-elliott-wilson-journalist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously taken issue</a> with artists often neglecting traditional hip hop for creators with mass audiences. Amid Nicki&#8217;s interview with Kai and Funny Marco, Wilson decided to voice his opinion. Social media, Nicki Minaj, and <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/nicki-minaj-fans-barbz-gagg-city-photos-pink-friday-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her fan base</a>, the Barbz, didn&#8217;t think it needed to be at Cenat&#8217;s expense.</p>
<p>After coming across his initial tweet, Minaj didn&#8217;t hesitate to respond as she lashed out at Wilson for his remark before calling out his journalistic practices. She accused him of manipulating narratives to make her appear in a negative light.</p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;Elliot, if you&#8217;d spit JayZ d*** out for one second, you&#8217;d be able to be happy for the new comers,&#8221;</em></strong> the &#8216;Barbie Dangerous&#8217; artist posted on Friday (December 15) in response to Wilson&#8217;s remark about the live stream.</p>
<p>She added:</p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;Isn&#8217;t that how y&#8217;all tried to tarnish my image? By saying I&#8217;m not welcoming new btchs in? Did songs with all of them tho. Why you not happy for a young black man like Kai. Tmrw btch.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Nicki Minaj later elaborated on the situation, telling fans that Wilson had allegedly disrespected her in several tweets in the past as she referred to him as &#8220;Idiot Wilson.&#8221; She added, <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Nobody owes you s**t, h** n***a. F**k you!&#8221; </strong></em></p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/listicle/watch-viral-moments-kai-cenat-livestream-nicki-minaj-videos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch Viral Moments From Kai Cenat&#8217;s Livestream With Nicki Minaj (VIDEOS)</a></h5>
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<p>The podcast host attempted to clear the air by responding to Minaj as he clarified he was not disrespecting her with the tweet.</p>
<p><em><strong>&#8220;Never dissed Nicki. Always said she&#8217;s the female rap [GOAT]. Over Lauryn, Missy, Kim and Foxy and all. I think Cardi B is dope too. Happy Holidays.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p>On Saturday (December 16), however, Wilson hopped back on the social media platform to apologize for his comment, saying that he was out of line and should&#8217;ve never discredited the platform Cenat has been able to build from the ground up.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I apologize to @KaiCenat + his fam,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/ElliottWilson/status/1736105692615110928" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wilson wrote</a>. &#8220;I was out of line and let my competitive nature get the best of me. Kai carved his own lane in the game, built a great platform and deserves respect. Salute the streamers and young creatives getting to the paper and pushing our culture forward.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>See the post below.</p>
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