“Rapper Nicki Minaj struck back at those who criticized the cover of her latest single, “Anaconda,” for being too raunchy.”

The cover features Minaj wearing a pink g-string and sports bra, and is shot from behind. Critics were quick to point out how sexual the image appeared to be, which is as it was intended — the title of the single, combined with the photograph of Minaj, are clearly a reference to Sir Mix-a-Lot’s 1992 single “Baby Got Back,” in which he raps that his “anaconda don’t want none, unless you’ve got buns, hun.”

Read more here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/02/rapper-nicki-minaj-strikes-back-at-critics-calling-her-new-album-cover-too-raunchy/

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss the album cover and the debate surrounding it. Cenk and Ana also discuss Nicki Minaj’s awesome response to her critics. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.