Nicki Minaj Was A Fierce Warrior Queen During Her VMA Performance Of ‘Barbie Dreams’

Nicki Minaj's musical reign continues at the 2018 MTV Video Music Award. Rap's resident royal lady performed a Queen medley at the Oculus in New York City. For a moment, Nicki looked over her kingdom and soaked up the adoration framed by two glittery unicorns. Rightfully, "Majesty" began the show, with Minaj proclaiming that she had "the cash and the power now."


The queen speedily transitioned into the Notorious B.I.G. Sampling, "Barbie Dreams." The Barbz ecstatically roared with approval as soon as Nicki rapped the song's most infamous line about Meek Mill still being in her DMs. In a interview with Sway Calloway on TRL, Minaj described why she determined to interpolate 1993's "Just Playing (Dreams)."

"Me knowing that I'm that strong that I don't have to fit in with trends. You know? And I'll never do it. That's sort of like the reason I wanted to do 'Barbie Dreams,' as an ode to Biggie and like 50 'How to Rob.' This album to me isn't about being bumped nowhere. This is about art form. I put in the work."

Before the efficiency ended, the Queens rapper crouched and spit the second verse of "Ganja Burn" a cappella as a statement of purpose. She made sure to punctuate each bar whenever she got to the lines, "At least I can mention I wrote every rap I spit / Put my blood, sweat and tears in perfectin' my craft."


The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards air live tonight on MTV from Radio City Music Hall at 9 p.M. ET/PT.