Hard White (song): Difference between revisions

Minaj performed the track live at the [[Tidal (service)|TIDAL]] X Vivo concert in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TIDAL X Vivo Nicki Minaj - Setlist |url=https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/b4778b82-6de0-4943-b4a0-54891c66c67d |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Music on TIDAL |language=en-US}}</ref> The song was on the setlist of her [[The Nicki Wrld Tour]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-05 |title=Nicki Minaj är bäst men gör det svårt för sig |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/A263Ar/nicki-minaj-ar-bast-men-gor-det-svart-for-sig |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> and [[Pink Friday 2 World Tour]] (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pinnow |first=Faith |title=Nicki Minaj takes fans to 'Gag City' during second night in Boston |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/04/11/review-nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2-gag-city-tour-boston/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref>.

 

Nicki announced via her Instagram on 30 January 2019 that she would be releasing the music video later at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Aron |date=2019-01-31 |title=Nicki Minaj Announces "Hard White" Music Video Dropping Tonight |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/207689-nicki-minaj-announces-hard-white-music-video-dropping-tonight-news |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref> Directed by Mike Ho,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blais-Billie |first=Braudie |date=2019-02-01 |title=Nicki Minaj Shares New “Hard White” Video: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/nicki-minaj-shares-new-hard-white-video-watch/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> the video opens with Nicki striding confidently towards her throne, adorned with a spiked crown and a flowing black gown, all while declaring, "my legacy could never be undone."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-01 |title=Did Nicki Minaj Take a Dig at Drake in Her New 'Hard White' Video? |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26111047/nicki-minaj-hard-white-video-drake-grammys/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref> She wears a variety of different costumes in the clip, with undead creatures lurking around her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Kate |date=3 February 2019 |title=Nicki Minaj Claims Her Throne in New Video for “Hard White” |url=https://hotpoptoday.com/nicki-minaj-claims-her-throne-in-new-video-for-hard-white/ |access-date=23 August 2024 |website=HotPopToday}}</ref>