{"id":28482,"date":"2017-05-08T05:11:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T05:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=28482"},"modified":"2017-05-08T05:11:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T05:11:54","slug":"nicki-minaj-offers-help-dozen-fans-pay-college-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/entertainment\/nicki-minaj-offers-help-dozen-fans-pay-college-expenses.html","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj offers to help a dozen fans pay college expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Nicki Minaj offers to help a dozen fans pay college expenses<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Nicki Minaj took a break from prepping for her highly-anticipated fourth studio album by offering to help fans pay off college tuition, student loans and other educational expenses.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">It started with a contest to join the rapper at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 21, in which fans had to tweet Minaj using the hashtag, #NickiBBMAs.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">When one fan suggested that the &quot;Starships&quot; rapper instead pay their college tuition, Minaj responded to the challenge.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;Show me straight A&#39;s that I can verify w\/ur school and I&#39;ll pay it,&quot; she tweeted around midnight Saturday. &quot;Who wants to join THAT contest?!?! Dead serious. Shld I set it up?&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Minaj initially had one stipulation &#8212; her fans had to have a 4.0 grade-point average. &quot;If u give me a 4.0 then I&#39;ll keep my end of the bargain,&quot; she wrote to one person.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">But when the rapper learned a follower needed only $3,000 to cover the cost of three classes, she agreed. She wrote to that person, &quot;That&#39;s it? I&#39;ll send it tmrw. dm me ur bank info babe. Next!&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Another person requested $500 for &quot;summer books and supplies.&quot; Minaj replied, &quot;Done. DM ur bank info.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">When yet another fan requested $700 for an online class, the rapper quickly replied: &quot;Done. Dm.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">She told a person who posted a screenshot of a bill for $1,069, &quot;Yes I&#39;ll pay it. Send ur info.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Minaj ended her charity spree with a simple tweet: &quot;Ok u guys. It&#39;s been fun. Let me make those payments tmrw then see if I have any money left.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">She added that she&#39;ll &quot;do some more in a month or 2.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\tSource:-&nbsp;http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/nicki-minaj-offers-dozen-fans-pay-college-expenses\/story?id=47257163<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/entertainment\/nicki-minaj-offers-help-dozen-fans-pay-college-expenses.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj offers to help a dozen fans pay college expenses Nicki Minaj took a break from prepping for her highly-anticipated fourth studio album by offering to help fans pay off college tuition, student loans and other educational expenses. 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