"Charlie was a barb": Internet reacts as Candace Owens shares texts showing Charlie Kirk praising Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z's 'Monster' verses

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Candace Owens has released a set of text messages that show the late conservative influencer Charlie Kirk praising Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z's verses on the 2010 Kanye West hit Monster. The screenshots were shared by Candace Owens on social media. These were quick to go viral as they drew notable reactions from netizens. One such user declared:

"charlie was a barb😭"

The text messages between Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens were dated March 30, 2018. The texts seemingly revealed his relatively lighter and more personal side. Kirk and Owens exchange their reactions to the song. Charlie Kirk also quoted Minaj's infamous opening line,

"First things first, I eat your brains."

It is worth noting that the revelation comes amid controversy surrounding Candace Owens, who has recently made explosive claims about Charlie Kirk's death and alleged political conspiracies.


Internet reactions to Candace Owens sharing texts showing Charlie Kirk praising Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z's 'Monster' verses

The screenshots Owens posted showed a conversation between herself and Charlie Kirk that took place years before his death at 31. The chat begins with Kirk sharing a screenshot of Kanye West's Monster playing on his AirPods. Below is a complete transcription of their conversation that followed:

Kirk:

"Yaaaaaaaa"

Owens:

"Omg Nikki's verse on that is the best"

Kirk:

"FIRST THINGS FIRST I EAT YOUR BRAINSSSSS"

Owens:

"YESSSSSSSSSSS!!! Omg this makes me so happy!!!"

Kirk:

"Sasquatch, Godzilla, King Kong, Loch Ness/ Goblin, ghoul, a zombie with no conscience. When Nicky drops I lose my mind."

Owens:

"She is THE best. I do my weights to that song Jay-Z's verse is amazing too Makes me think of where I'm at. "All I get is these fake fucks with no fangs, tryna draw blood from my ice cold veins""

Kirk:

"YES IT GETS THE BLOOD FLOWING. I am about to run a few miles jamming to it."

Owens:

"I am LOVING your hip hop development"

Pop Base took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to share the screenshots posted by Candace Owens, captioning:

"Candace Owens shares text messages with Charlie Kirk fanning out over Nicki Minaj & Jay-Z’s verses on ‘Monster.’"

Netizens were notably quick to jump into the comment section of the X post as they penned their opinions on this old conversation between Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens. Below are some of their reactions:

"DELETE?!? I don’t want Nicki to see this 😭😭😭😭", stated an X user.
"but Charlie talk so bad about Nicki he was secretly a fan", noted another.
"He was really queening out with you. This woman really never fails to give herself credit for everything she can possibly can. Next she is gonna say she single-handedly taught him how to count by twos and tie his shoes", commented a third.

Others also chimed in:

"Candace and Charlie geeking over Nicki and Jay-Z verses? That's the kind of hype that has everyone talking... or running to the bathroom. Who's your top pick on Monster?", penned a netizen.
"Them both spelling Nicki’s name wrong is taking me out 💀", commented another.
"these are from 7 years ago… what was the point of releasing these lol", wrote a third.

Kirk was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, during an event at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old suspect, was arrested and charged with aggravated murder.


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Edited by Gourab Kundu