Nicki Minaj Accepts MTV VMAs Vanguard Award, Mentions Whitney Houston & Michael Jackson, Calls For Mental Health Awareness

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Nicki Minaj took the stage at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards to accept the Vanguard Award. The rapper thanked many of the people that have influenced her career and mentioned the likes of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.

Minaj also called for more mental health awareness during her acceptance speech.“I wrote this down, I don’t know why y’all but this is what this was in my spirit to say, I wish that Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here,” Minaj said at the Prudential Center. “I wish that people understood what they meant and what they were going through.

I wish people took mental health seriously even for the people who you think have the perfect lives. I wish Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD and Nipsey Hussle were here”MTV VMAs 2022 Red Carpet Photos GalleryMinaj performed some of her best hits on stage including “Roman’s Revenge,” “Bees in the Trap,” “Chun-Li,” “Moment 4 Life,” “Super Bass” and “Anaconda.”The moon person recipient also thanked “key people” that inspired her including Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown, Lauren Hill, Jay-Z, Slick Rick and Doug E.

Fresh. She continued mentioning people that gave her “huge opportunities” mentioning  Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Britney Spears and Rihanna.