Nicki Minaj calls music industry spiritual warfare

In a recent interview, rapper Nicki Minaj described her nearly two-decade career in the music industry as a prolonged battle against powerful, vindictive figures and a spiritually toxic environment. Speaking on evangelist Bryce Crawford’s podcast, the 42-year-old artist alleged that influential gatekeepers systematically work to control artists and sabotage those who do not comply with their financial demands.

Minaj said her early perception of the industry as a collaborative space was quickly shattered. She described witnessing talented artists being blacklisted and made "almost invisible" after falling out of favor with powerful individuals. According to Minaj, the dynamic is often personal and territorial, with one person's grudge capable of rippling through the entire business. "I started realizing that if you don't get money with one person or a specific people, they don't want you to get money at all," she said. She characterized the attitude as treating human beings like property to be claimed.

When asked directly about the long-standing conspiracy theory of the Illuminati operating in the industry, Minaj did not confirm its existence but did not rule it out. She framed...