What is a Harajuku Barbie? Tanea tells Adam22 what she allegedly saw happen at a Diddy party

During a recent sit-down with podcaster and YouTuber Adam22, Tanea claimed seeing children dressed up as Harajuku Barbie at one of Diddy’s alleged “freak off” parties, which she attended in 2018. The up-and-coming hip-hop singer, songwriter, and model made these claims on an episode of the No Jumper podcast, released on YouTube on October 25.

When the host asked Tanea how young the people were at Diddy’s party, based on her previous claims on the Soft White Underbelly podcast that it had “underaged” people, Tanea shared how they were allegedly “little.”

“I was kind of confused ‘cause they were dressed up as Harajuku Barbie. So, I’m thinking like oh, maybe it’s a production,” she mentioned.

When Adam22 asked what Harajuku Barbie was, she mentioned they were “cute little dolls like animation,” which rapper Nicki Minaj often liked to talk about with her fans. For those unaware, Harajuku Barbie is one of Minaj’s alter egos. This alter ego was also converted into an actual Barbie doll in 2011, when Mattel collaborated with the rapper to create a one-of-a-kind Harajuku Barbie.

The aspiring model then explained how watching underaged people dressed up like fictional characters made her realize how that “party” wasn’t for her, as she was “not cool” with the “stuff” going on there, which is when she seemingly decided to “get the f**k out of there.”

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All you need to know about Harajuku Barbie amid Tanea’s revelation about Diddy party

Harajuku Barbie refers to Nicki Minaj’s longest-running and most iconic alter ego, with the characteristics of a fun, imaginative, and fashionista woman, who “loves everything pink,” as per her Wiki fandom.

Also called HB or Barbie, the alter ego first appeared on Nicki's April 2009 track Best I Ever Had (Remix), from the mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty. Later, she went on to appear on several of Minaj’s tracks, including BedRock, Monster, Want Some More, Girls Fall Like Dominoes, and more.

The Harajuku Barbie is noted for speaking much softly and acting more naively than Nicki herself or her other alter egos, such as Roman Zolanski, Queen Sleeze, Chun-Li, Nicki Lewinsky, and Onika, among others. HB also exhibits the rapper’s favorite style, which is often adopted by her female fans, who call themselves Harajuku Barbiez, aka Barbz.

During a Q&A session with HipHopStan in August 2009, the “Queen of Rap” explained that she named her alter ego HB after the Japanese city Harajuku and its culture, which left her inspired.

“The way they [girls in the culture] dress, is the way I am on the inside. Free-spirited, girls just wanna have fun... pop, rock-n-roll, whatever you want to do, Hip-Hop. That's how I feel, and that's what my music is gonna feel like, when I do my album,” Nicki said back then.

At the time, she also explained how she was fond of the color pink and Barbie dolls, and eventually combined these elements to coin the term Harajuku Barbie to define her personal style.

Notably, in 2011, the famous toy-making brand Mattel collaborated with Nicki Minaj to launch a Harajuku Barbie doll, which was later auctioned off by Charity Buzz. Its proceeds went to Project Angel Good, a nonprofit helping underprivileged HIV and AIDS-affected people.

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Tanea previously talked about kids dressed as "Juku Barbies" at Diddy’s party

Before the recent No Jumper podcast, Tanea had shared allegedly witnessing underaged girls dressed as Harajuku Barbies at one of Diddy’s parties, during her October 12 appearance on the Soft White Underbelly podcast.

"[People] over there having s** in this corner... They were dressed up like Little People Juku Barbies... We're not gonna say what type of little people, but like a fetish..," Tanea said.

She further continued:

"I'm looking like, what are they doing here? Like dressed up little red lipstick. Like they weren't supposed to be there, but I'm just looking like maybe it's some type of production going on."

Tanea explained that in 2018, she was trying to kick off her music career, which is why she was at Diddy’s house, attending one of his famous "White" parties. She claimed she was invited by an “Arabian prince” with Hollywood connections. However, she accidentally ended up entering the “special” and restricted area, where "org**s" were reportedly happening with people in “costumes” and makeup.

She further alleged that one of Diddy’s sons recruited underaged girls, the sight of which left her “traumatized,” and she eventually escaped before anybody noticed she was there.

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