Let Nicki Minaj Demonstrate How to Board a Private Jet This Summer
“Attention!” screams Nicki Minaj in an Instagram video posted late Monday night. She stands, hips jutting, in head-to-toe pink on an airport tarmac in London. She rolls her eyes, exhausted by the task of delivering yet another public service announcement. “This is how bad bitches leave London and go to Prague,” she says matter-of-factly. “You bitches can’t even spell Prague!”
And with that Minaj struts away, her long weave waving goodbye behind her as she marches onto her private jet.
This is certainly not Nicki Minaj’s first stunt on on airport tarmac, nor is she a stranger to the social media flex. She’s been known to Instagram every angle of her high life, from twerking on top of a limo parked outside her private jet, to gambling while onboard. She even has bars about flying private. For example, on her 2014 single, “Only,” she raps: “Dinner with my man on a G5 is my idea of a update.” Get it?
Minaj’s most recent post, however, has spawned a trending hashtag, #NickiMinajChallenge, with which her fans are posting their own, “This is how bad bitches…” do a various number of things, from taking out the trash to collecting a welfare check—proving you don’t have to live large to be a bad bitch in Nicki Minaj’s eyes.
This particular hashtag is actually a reference to the #BowWowChallenge, which started trending earlier this spring when the rapper Bow Wow posted a photo of a private jet on Instagram that the internet quickly discovered was not his. In fact, it was lifted from a Florida limo and van service, and a fan snapped a photo of him boarding a commercial flight that same day. Busted!
Minaj, however, would never be caught dead with fakes. No fake friends, no frauds, and certainly no other flying than private. So, you have our attention, Ms. Minaj. Here’s what we learned about summer travel from the expert herself.
1. Take a Lyft to the tarmac, not an Uber.
2. Or, race there in a Maybach when things are really surging.
3. Chanel slides get their own seat.
4. When you forget your sunglasses, tell the pilot to turn around.
5. Pack your Louis Vuitton suitcases, and your man.
6. Turn the flight into dinner and an “up-date.”
7. Twerk on top of the limo before boarding for extra points.
What Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, and Karl Lagerfeld Do on Private Planes
Beyoncé donned an opulent $13,000 ensemble for her private flight with Jay-Z.
Photo by @beyonce.
Just a month after this photo was taken, Nicki Minaj showed how a bad bitch leaves London to go to Prague in this highly informational video.
Photo by @nickiminaj.
The queen of Canada herself, Céline Dion, giving a master class on how to look fly while you fly.
Photo by @celinedion.
Chrissy Teigen summoned her closest friends and family for a Pan-Am inspired birthday bash on a private jet in November 2017.
Photo by @chrissyteigen.
Kim Kardashian flew private on her way to NYFW in February 2017.
Photo by @kimkardashian.
Sometimes you have to inspect the wings yourself, like Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick.
Photo by @letthelordbewithyou.
Before leaving the mountains, Bella Hadid had to snap a pic of her private jet.
Photo by @bellahadid.
On the same trip, Gigi Hadid snapped a pic of Bella before boarding.
Photo by @gigihadid.
Nicki Minaj proves that leg room doesn’t just apply to the seat in front of you.
Photo by @nickiminaj.
Like she says, playing cards on a private jet is her idea of an “up date.”
Photo by @nickiminaj.
The Kardashians picked up Popeyes for the plane ride. The question is do they deliver to the tarmac?
Photo by @khloekardashian.
Karl Lagerfeld, on the other hand, prefers fine dining.
Photo by @bentoub.
Nicky Hilton’s enormous bag gets its own seat.
Photo by @parishilton.
Marc Jacobs’ dogs each get their own.
Photo by @themarcjacobs.
Victoria Beckham puts on her slippers.
Photo by @victoriabeckham.
Selena Gomez treats planes like the doctor’s office.
Photo by @selenagomez.
Kris Jenner says its the only time she can really be alone.
Photo by @krisjenner.
Rihanna spreads out.
Photo by @badgalriri.
…And tucks herself in.
Photo by @badgalriri.
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