Nicki Minaj showed love to SpaceX founder Elon Musk during a visit to the Starbase facility for a planned Starship V3 launch.
The “Anaconda” rapper attended the Boca Chica Beach event on May 21st, and was interviewed during a livestream, where she encouraged the Barbz to watch the rocket launch. The SpaceX founder playfully  retweeted the title after she showed up for the Starship launch, turning what could’ve been a standard tech event into a full Hip-Hop culture moment. She wasn’t just there to watch rockets fly, either; she was actively engaged, posting TikTok videos and throwing references to her 2012 hit “Starships” all over the place.
For anyone not plugged into Gen Z slang, “gyatt” is an exclamation that blew up on TikTok and internet culture, typically used to express admiration when reacting to someone’s butt. The term became a staple of internet language over the past few years, spreading from streaming communities into mainstream consciousness. Nicki’s been leaning hard into her alignment with conservative politics and MAGA circles lately. She’s cited disillusionment with Democratic leadership, tensions with figures like Jay-Z and Obama, and frustration with what she sees as media bullying of Trump as reasons for her political evolution.
Her appearance at Starbase fits into this broader pattern of her building relationships in the MAGAsphere.
