Nicki Minaj angrily threw an object into the crowd at her show in Detroit after she was nearly hit by it on stage.
While the Young Money rapper performed her hit song “Starships” at the Little Caesars Arena on Saturday (April 20), a fan threw an unidentified object at her, forcing her to bat it away.
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A video of the moment shows Nicki picking up the object and launching it back in the direction from which she thought it came with an angry look on her face.
She then stares at the crowd before resuming her performance.
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Despite nearly being struck by an object, Nicki had nothing but praise for the Motor City audience, writing on X after the concert: “#GagCityDetroit what was your fave part of the show last night? Your energy was so beautiful. Loud, Happy, Fly, Pretty, SEXY, etc. just GREAT energy that I’ll never forget.”
There were also several other highlights throughout the show, including a surprise appearances from Detroit’s own Big Sean.
Fan throws an object at Nicki Minaj and she throws it right back 🤣
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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) April 22, 2024
Nicki Minaj is not the first rapper to have something thrown at her while performing in recent months.
Last year, Latto lost it with a fan who threw something onstage while she performed at Rolling Loud Germany.
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“You’ll get your ass beat,” the Atlanta native rapped as she danced to her hit song “Put It On Da Floor.” “Throw it again. Throw it again. I’ll beat your ass. Throw it again.”
Drake also had to duck for cover during his It’s All A Blur Tour after he was attacked by flying bras, shoes and hats thrown on stage by fans.
Drizzy was forced to pause one show, which coincidentally also took place in Detroit, and ask the crowd to behave.
“Oh shit!” he said. “This not what we wanna see, a big-ass shoe. This what I need you to do, Detroit, this what I need to you do, please, for me. I’m so grateful to be back in this building with you after all this time that we had to sit in the crib, right?”
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He pleaded: “Please stop throwing bras up here, I can’t — I feel like I’m on clean-up duty tonight… titty clean-up duty. This is crazy.”
A$AP Rocky was also struck by a flying cell phone during a show in Latvia back in 2022, but instead of condemning the assailant, he invited them on stage and showed them love.
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“You almost hit me with that phone and caught my face. You gotta be careful, baby,” he said to the fan while placing his hand on their shoulder. “I love you too. So you ready to go crazy?…look no more throwing phones man.”
The likes of Cardi B, Kid Cudi and Ari Lennox have also had issues with fans throwing things on stage.
