It seems that Brendon Small, creator of Metalocalypse, is just as confused as the rest of us about how Nicki Minaj’s new video was influenced by Metalocalypse…
During an interview upon the release of her new video, the pop icon Minaj stated that the animated metal TV-series Metalocalypse was a key influence on the development of the video called ‘Only‘. If anything we consider it to look more like stylised Nazi propaganda than anything, but given the flurry that seems to be breaking the internet just as much as Kim Kardashian’s ass, the mastermind behind the TV-show and Dethklok band has also asked just how on earth Metalocalypse influenced the video:
“They seem to be confused about art.
“Our video is influenced by Russian war propaganda art, very stylized WWII satire urging people to enlist in the Dethklok army. The story itself is about a man enlisting (and giving his life) to become a ‘klokateer,’ which is a glorified roadie. When we play it live, people are pretty transfixed.
“I wanted to make a video that convinced regular people to join the army (granted, one that doesn’t exist) and who knows, maybe they would?
“Minaj dressed people up like Nazis and held them captive by slowly speaking to them. Which, to me, is also funny.
“Watching her video, I’m confused by how she’s influenced by us. And, ultimately I don’t care, because I really dont think she’s a Nazi — but that would be a funny reveal this point in her career…”
As much as we would all like to see Minaj end her career, sadly her video just seems to be very poorly thought out and unlikely to be damaging. Bottom line is, her and her marketing team are morons. She probably has a publicist that watched a 30-second teaser clip of Metalocalypse once and decided to try and be clever. Whatever it is, the whole situation provided a fair few chuckles in the office today!
