JAKARTA - Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at Starbase, SpaceX's facility in Texas, Thursday. The rapper praised Elon Musk just minutes before the Starship rocket launch was canceled according to schedule due to technical problems.
Quoted from HuffPost, Tuesday, May 26, Minaj gave a brief interview to SpaceX staff. He called the agenda a "historic" moment and wore a T-shirt with the Starship written on it. The writing refers to SpaceX's rocket, while also reminding Minaj of her 2012 hit song, Starships.
"This is a big moment, you guys," Minaj said.
He also gave direct praise to Musk.
"Thank you for all you do for humanity," he said.
During the interview, the launch of Starship was only six minutes away. However, the launch was postponed at least until Friday night. Musk cited the cause as a problem with the hydraulic pin in an upload on X.
Although the launch was canceled according to schedule, Minaj and Musk continued to exchange greetings on X. Minaj called Starbase a "magical place".
Minaj's appearance at the SpaceX event was not announced in advance. However, HuffPost wrote that her closeness to Musk was in line with Minaj's recent political change of attitude.
Musk, who was a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, once led the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, a government efficiency unit. The agency was controversial because it was related to mass layoffs and staff reductions before Musk left the government in May last year.
Musk also had an open feud with Trump. However, he is said to have returned close to the president and made a major contribution to the Republican candidate ahead of the midterm elections.
Minaj herself in recent months has become increasingly open in supporting Trump and the MAGA agenda, a political movement supporting Trump that carries the slogan "Make America Great Again". She even once called herself Trump's "number one fan".
To Time magazine, Minaj said that he had long supported Trump, but did not dare to show it publicly for fear of getting a harsh reaction from the music industry.
"In the music industry, it's ingrained in everyone's mind that we're supposed to be a Democrat family," Minaj said. "I just know they wouldn't like me supporting Trump."
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