Nicki Minaj arrives on Call of Duty and the internet goes wild

“Trust me, you want this bad b**** on your side.”

By Ben Huxley

Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 at 13:04 PM

A unique bundle is now available for purchase in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare II in the form of Starships and Anaconda rapper Nicki Minaj. As a part of the 50 years of hip-hop celebration, Minaj is currently a playable character in the popular shooter – alongside Snoop Dog and 21 Savage up next – and her lines are just as brutal as you’d expect.

Call of Duty is known for its offbeat and kooky bundles, with the likes of Die Hard and Rambo crossovers in the last few years. We’ve also seen Ghostface from Scream and Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a special forces operator skin. And it’s not always fictional action heroes – Lionel Messi also previously joined to celebrate last year’s world cup.

Hip-hop isn’t exactly new to the Call of Duty franchise either, with Snoop himself making an appearance in Call Of Duty: Vanguard last year. Given that he set up the Gangsta Gaming League, this seemed only natural.

So it was only a matter of time before other rappers joined him, and what better time that the 50th anniversary of the genre itself?

Activision announced the Minaj bundle in a tweet which features a short clip of the rapper kicking ass – check it out: