As Pigeons and Planes points out, Nicki Minaj delivered a show-stopping rendition of Maya Angelou’s classic, essential “Still I Rise” as part of A&E’s Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America. The rapper’s tones, her inflections, her pauses, her accentuations: it’s all stunning and perfect and fitting with the evening’s mission. Watch below, and find the full Shining A Light on A&E on November 20 at 8 p.m. EST.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MafMxdiXe6I