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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently did an interview on Sidetalk TV and was asked to choose between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.
NYC Mayor Chooses Cardi B Over Nick Minaj
It wasn’t a hard decision for the Mayor. He picked Cardi B as he has worked alongside the Bronx femcee to promote his free childcare program.
“What media training do I need? We’re already teaming up with Cardi B to put out the word about universal childcare… Cardi B is gonna be judging the jingle contest to get the word out about that childcare. So, it’s no contest,” he said in a video shared by RedMedia on X.
Zohran Mandani wasted no time in picking Cardi B over Nicki Minaj as the Queen of rap and New York city.
— Red Media (@RedMedia_us) April 16, 2026
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He also said that he would choose her based on the overall impact of her music career. Because she worked with several big-time artists, such as Bad Bunny and J Balvin, before they were world-renowned superstars
“Also, when you look back, and you think about who she had on her music years ago, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, way before a lot of people were onto them,” he concluded.
Of course, given the history between Cardi and Minaj, Mayor Mamdani’s comments caused an uproar on social media.
“Oop, she’s gonna go on another coke rant after seeing this one,” one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Notice how it’s never over rapping skills, but thank you, Cardi, for doing good for the community,” a second user chimed in.
“The queen doesn’t need the Indian illiterate to choose her over anyone,” a third user remarked.
Nicki has gotten involved in politics herself over the past few months. She has aligned herself with the Donald Trump administration. And referred to herself as the President’s “number one fan.”
