About
Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” Cover Parodies are a series of photoshopped images based on American rapper Nicki Minaj’s cover art for “Anaconda,” one of the lead singles from her upcoming 2014 studio album The Pink Print, in which she is shown squatted down in a pink bikini suit that almost completely reveals the curvature of her butt.
Origin
On July 24th, 2014, Minaj posted an a picture of the album art for her upcoming single “Anaconda” on her Instagram account[1] with the caption “7/28 #ANACONDA on iTunes.” In less than a week the post gained over 290,000 likes and over 20,000 comments.
The same day Minaj posted a fan made photoshop parody of the cover with put her in the middle of the Google logo so her butt stood in place of the two Os. In less than a week the post gained over 370,000 likes and over 20,000 comments.
Spread
Also on July 24th, #Anaconda became a trending topic[3] on Twitter in the US. On July 25th, The Hollywood Gossip[6] published a roundup of the photoshopped image titled “Nicki Minaj Anaconda Cover Inspires Booty-Tastic Memes!” The following day Hollywood Life[2] published a roundup of the meme. On July 27th, Minaj posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption announcing the release of “Anaconda” had been pushed back, which read:
“My darlingz, I’ve pushed the release of Anaconda to next week, Monday 8/4. I promise you will understand why before the week is out. Loveeeeeeee uuuuuu”
The same day a roundup of the meme was featured on Hot New Hip Hop.[5] On July 28th, the meme was covered by MTV[4].
Notable Examples
Notable Examples
External References
[1]Instagram – nickiminaj
[2]Hollywood Life – Nicki Minaj: Fans Post Hilarious Memes About Her Butt-Baring Cover
[3]Buzzfeed – Nicki Minaj’s Cheeky New Single Art Is Too Sexy For Its Own Good
[4]MTV– The Nicki Minaj ‘Anaconda’ Memes Aren’t Done Yet
[5]Hot New Hip Hop – Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” Pose Gets Photoshopped Into Famous Paintings
[6]The Hollywood Gossip – Nicki Minaj Anaconda Cover Inspires Booty-Tastic Memes!