Photography Steven Klein, styling Robbie SpencerMusicNewsMusic / NewsNicki Minaj: ‘Shout out to Margaret Thatcher’The rapper praised the Tory leader, Taylor Swift and Rosa Parks on her confessional radio showShareLink copied ✔️August 24, 2018August 24, 2018TextKemi Alemoru Queen Radio has mostly drawn in listeners because, if you tune in, you’re guaranteed to hear Nicki Minaj screech her gripes at full volume over the airwaves. Episode five did not deviate from the shout-and-shock format – at one point she did a shout out to the late Margaret Thatcher. Yes, while commending prominent women like Rosa Parks (who “was looking very pretty on that bus too”), Halle Berry, and Taylor Swift, Nicki bizarrely praised the Conservative leader. Just to remind you this is the same woman who led a Tory government that destroyed the UK’s manufacturing industry, made unemployment among the working class soar, took milk out of children’s mouths, and rolled out homophobic legislation. Later on the show, she squashed her feud with Kylie Jenner (and her newborn daughter) having criticised the reality TV star for supporting the father of her child by posting a his tour pass on her Instagram. Nicki believes this to have been one of the things that allowed Travis Scott’s Astroworld to stay at number one on the Billboard 200. “I fucking love Kylie and that’s not going to change. She has been put in a little awkward situation, but this isn’t real life – this is entertainment,” she explained. “I love Kylie and so do my fans. Kim was on my first Queen Radio show. I fucking love her, so we’re not going to do that. It’s obvious she’s got to ride with her man – why the fuck wouldn’t she?” During the broadcast she named Travis’ manager the “cock sucker of the day” and went in on Pitchfork for being the “Dick Rider of the Year”. The show also featured an in-studio appearance from Hot 97's Ebro Darden and Virgil Abloh sent her some flowers. It was embellished with sultry sex talk and she eventually hopped on the phone with one of her fans. Is Nicki Minaj going to be the one to revive the radio format for youngsters? With this much drama, probably. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’Kısmet by MilkaKate Moss takes over London for Kısmet by MilkaThe 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlist7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?The only tracks you need to hear from November 2025