AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Nicki Minaj So There's This Guy' meme, also known as 'So There's This X', features an image of the rapper Nicki Minaj. In the meme template, Minaj is captured smiling while looking downwards as she gracefully pulls her blue and white hair away from her face. This image macro serves as a phrasal template for various humorous captions, where the typical structure alters the phrase 'So There's This Guy' by substituting 'Guy' with different nouns or phrases to create a diverse range of jokes.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originated from a photograph of Nicki Minaj taken on October 11th, 2011, during the American Music Awards nominations press conference. At this event, Minaj was dressed notably, sporting a half-blue, half-blonde split dye wig. She was announcing the award nominations alongside singer Pitbull and was captured in the now-famous pose. The original photos from this occasion were published by Getty Images and also appeared in a HuffPost article . The meme template gained popularity in late 2019 to early 2020, when an unknown editor modified the original image by enhancing its grain and saturation to create a 'moldy' visual effect and superimposed the caption 'So There's This Guy'. It has since become a versatile template for creating varied humor online.^[1]

Origin: 2020