Nicki Minaj later issued a statement on the video via her Twitter account , " I did n't come up with the concept , but I 'm very sorry and take full responsibility if it has offended anyone . I 'd never condone Nazism in my art , " also citing that her producer is Jewish . The artist behind the video , Jeff Osborne , refused to apologize for the video , confirming that the imagery used was indeed inspired by Nazism : " ... if my work is misinterpreted because it ’s not a sappy tearjerker , sorry I ’m not sorry . " Neither Nicki Minaj nor Osborne responded to criticism that the video was released on the anniversary of the Kristallnacht . Nicki Minaj tweeted that Osborne was influenced by the '' Metalocalypse '' Dethklok music video for " The Gears " as well as '' Sin City '' when creating the music video . Brandon Small , creator of '' Metalocalypse '' responded to the comparison , stating that " They seem to be confused about art " before deconstructing the meaning behind both videos . He also added that he does not believe Nicki Minaj had poor intentions
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Only (Nicki Minaj song)