Carpool Karaoke: Nicki Manaj Nicki Minaj Carpool Karaoke – Bing video
Description:
The famous host of The Late Show, James Corden, films several episodes of a comedy show called Carpool karaoke. He has many famous musical artists or actors come on the show and this episode showcased the rapper Nicki Manaj. She sits in the passenger seat throughout the twenty minute episode, talks and jokes with James, and sings her most famous songs while he sings along. At the beginning of the episode they discuss another artist, Adele, and her rendition of Nicki Manaj’s song, Monster, on the show in a previous episode. They continue to discuss popular terms such as “ops” and make jokes about the term. The episode ends with her most famous song, Starships, as they reach their destination.
Analysis:
A couple of patterns emerge throughout this piece of media. The first is that the two celebrities seem to always circle back to humor in some way when speaking about popular fads. These popular items include the mention of another artist such as Adele, the word “ops”, beatboxing and the Jaws theme song Nicki plays on the clarinet. Another pattern that followed was James Corden asking many personal questions about Nicki. These included inquiries about her past with music, habits that she has such as chewing ice, anxiety, social media, and her new job of being a mother.
Interpretation:
The purpose of the different patterns of humor and personal questions is to create a contrast. The humor provides an entertainment factor for viewers. The personal questions that James asks show the audience a softer, more personable and relatable side of a well-known celebrity.
Evaluation:
My final judgment of this piece of media is that overall it does a wonderful job of providing both entertainment and information. This is one of the few shows today that showcases numerous artists and includes their most popular music along with facts that viewers might not know. Within twenty minutes or less the host successfully played four of Nicki Manaj’s most famous songs and discussed popular trends, her past, personal information, and motherhood. It is a clever way of essentially doing the job of an interview while making it fun and original.
Engagement:
The video can be found on Youtube and has ten million views. With 512,000 likes and 21,154 comments, this video has been interacted with by viewers quite frequently. The comments range from viewers poking fun at Nicki’s hilarious faces and reactions to praising her talent and her music. The compliments seem to overflow as do the suggestions for a Nicki Manaj and Adele collaboration. Many also took notice of her opening up about her anxiety and applauded her realness in the comments.