Spotlight Video of the Week | Nicki Minaj Drops Vid for “Super Freaky Girl”
Several weeks back, Nicki Minaj teased us with a snippet of the new song “Super Freaky Girl” on her Instagram page. Since then, the song debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100…
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 28: Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey.
(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)Several weeks back, Nicki Minaj teased us with a snippet of the new song "Super Freaky Girl" on her Instagram page. Since then, the song debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the first solo female hip-hop artist to do so since Lauryn Hill back in 1998), and now the official video has dropped.
The song samples Rick James' 1981 smash "Super Freak" - so it's only right that the Queen cosplays the original Super Freak in the video, as well as supplying plenty of pink as her Nicki Barbie persona. Playing Ken to Nicki's Barbie is Alexander Ludwig ("Hunger Games"), and the video was directed by Joseph Kahn. The technicolor clip is everything one would expect from an artist who just accepted the Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Check the video out below:
GALLERY: 10 Fun Facts About Nicki Minaj
Do you think you know Nicki Minaj? Take a look at 10 fun facts about the "Megatron" rapper and see how well you know her.
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(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Nicki Minaj's given name is Onika Tanya Maraj.
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Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesThe "Super Bass" rapper was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for NYFW: The ShowsNicki Minaj's mother, Carol Maraj is a singer, and has recently released new music.
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(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)The "Megatron" rapper was raised in Queens, New York.
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Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty ImagesThe Queens rapper is the only woman to have appeared on the Forbes "Hip Hop Cash Kings" list.
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Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesMinaj received her first Grammy nomination in 2010 for "Best Rap Performance" by a Duo or Group for the single "My Chick Bad" with fellow rapper Ludacris.
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Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesNicki Minaj is a Sagittarius. Her birthday is December 8.
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Nicholas Hunt/Getty ImagesNicki Minaj used to be managed by Debra Antney, Waka Flocka Flame's mother.
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Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesMinaj's original stage name was Nicki Maraj, but her former manager, Big Fendi, changed her name to Nicki Minaj.
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Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesMinaj released her first mixtape, Playtime Is Over in 2007.
