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In the Minaj universe, mothering is mastery: a specifically female form of one-upmanship. By declaring herself the mother of all rappers, Nicki claims to be the originator of hip-hop vernacular, an expert speaker watching her sons stutter and mewl. Giving birth means she has ultimate bragging rights, demanding filial piety while threatening to withhold love, care, and even legitimacy (“So fuck a funny style, tryna act hard/ Uh, you my son, no daddy, you a bastard […] They talk slick and wondering why I be sonning them” in “Hands Up”). “Sonning” is a method of cutting down to size, in ways only a mother can: in “Give It All to Me” ....

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