New York Post

CLA$$ ACT BY MINAJ

Pays fans’ ed. bills

- By RUTH BROWN rbrown@nypost.com

Nicki Minaj went on a selfless spending spree over the weekend — offering to pay the school expenses of more than 20 of her supporters on Twitter.

“Show me straight A’s that I can verify w/ur school and I’ll pay it,” the “Anaconda” singer/rapper tweeted early Sunday, just after midnight.

Her followers delivered, tweeting her snaps of their grades and bills, including those for loans, tuition and supplies.

“Nic please help me I need 350$ for a summer mit program I managed to save the rest working weekends it would relieve sm stress I’m 17,” @Jawad_Minaj tweeted, along with proof of a 4.0 GPA. “Of course,” Minaj replied. In all, she agreed to pay at least 21 fans’ expenses to the tune of more than $20,000.

Another fan seemed to appeal to her similar upbringing with the 34-yearold Minaj, who was raised in Queens by her mother.

“I have $500 left of my tuition to be paid, single mother raising me and my lil bro.. from Queens, you would help me a lot,” @AshleyLove_x3 tweeted. Minaj replied, “Got u.” The luckiest recipient was fan calling himself Josh Maraj, or @GetChoLife­1, who requested $6,000 to cover 16 classes, room and board, books and a meal plan while studying theater at Gordon State College in Barnesvill­e, Ga.

Minaj (inset) agreed to pay it, as long as he provided proof — which he quickly did. “Omg I don’t know what to do with myself right now . . .can’t believe what just happened,” he tweeted afterward.

And the generosity went internatio­nal, with Minaj agreeing to buy a profession­al camera for a Colombian fan studying audiovisua­l production.

The impromptu cashsplash­ing session all began with a fan named CJ, who chimed in with a challenge after Minaj posted a tweet to fans saying she would pay their airfare if they won a contest to join her at the Billboard Music Awards.

“Well you wanna pay for my tuition?” CJ tweeted, setting off Minaj’s spree.

Minaj said she would wire the promised money through Sunday, and TMZ confirmed with at least three happy scholars that she had already delivered.

She says she might make it rain for more cashstrapp­ed students soon.

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