Nicki Minaj Before She Was “Nicki Minaj” [VIDEO]

Nicki Minaj

Before Nicki Minaj became the big star she is today, the Young Money rapper appeared to be an ordinary chick with some very nice rap skills.

In some old video footage from the “Come Up” DVD series….a Pre-Barbie Minaj spits a “Dirty Money” freestyle and pays homage to Lil Kim and Foxy Brown. Watch video below:

Nicki Minaj romances Nas and dances with Chris Brown in new video



Nicki and Nas

Nicki Minaj romances rapper Nas and dances with Chris Brown in the video for her lovelorn ballad ‘Right By My Side.’ She also makes tons of her trademark goofy faces, which is always entertaining to watch. But be warned: This is the explicit, NSFW version. Watch the Nicki Minaj ‘Right By My Side’ Video

A bikini-clad Nicki Minaj shows off her VERY shapely curves

Nicki Minaj

She said this week she struggled to keep the pounds off. But judging by the outtakes from her latest music video, Nicki Minaj has nothing to worry about. Scroll down to see pictures

'I want to be bigger than Jay-Z': Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

She may be relatively new to the music scene - but Nicki Minaj is already after music mogul Jay-Z's crown. Bursting out of her top for a colourful photo spread for Allure magazine, the Superbass singer revealed she has already personally challenged the 42-year-old father of Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy.