Nicki Minaj has been slammed for blatantly using Nazi imagery and 'glorifying' Adolf Hitler in her newly released video for her song 'Only', which also features Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne.
The rapper was accused of using comparisons to Hitler's regime as a compliment whereas others like Pink Floyd claim to have been making a political statement.
In the animated video, Minaj acts as a dictator which many claim is clearly inspired by the black and white Nazi-propaganda films of German director Leni Riefenstahl.
An army of soldiers wear red armbands reminiscent of those worn by the Nazis, while large red banner flags appear with an overlapping Y-M symbol in a design eerily similar to a swastika.
Young Money CEO, Lil Wayne appears in the video as industrialist Henry Ford, Drake represents the Pope while Chris Brown appears as a military leader.
A fan, Melissa Morgan, wrote on Twitter: "Hey @NickiMinaj thanks for the blatant Nazi imagery in your new video! really great allusion to persecution & genocide."
Meanwhile on Reddit, the video was discussion at length under the heading 'The new Nicki Minaj video Only is glorifying Nazism and Hitler'.
Other criticism on Twitter was directed at Drake, who is half Jewish. "Drake I don’t get how you’re Jewish participating in a video that is clearly mimicking Nazi propaganda like are you dumb or do u not care?," someone tweeted.
Minaj, who hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday evening, has yet to respond to the criticism.
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