Nicki Minaj is currently in Trinidad And Tobago after teaming up with soca music stars, Machel Montano and Destra for a remix of their single, “Shake the Place.” On the song, the Jamaica Queens-raised rapper reflects on her home country. "Trinidad my country, the greatest carnival of all time,” she raps. “I’m reppin’ that red, that white, that black / I’m reppin’ my real flag.” Throughout her time in Trinidad, Minaj has been sharing plenty of photos and videos on Instagram from the trip.
“If you f*ck with island girls, rep your flag for me in the comments. Trinidad Carnival is about to #ShakeThePlace shake up di whole place. It’s an honor @machelmontano @destragarcia. We’ll talk soon, barbz. Promise. Love you,” Minaj captioned a clip from the music video for "Shake the Place."
"Shake The Place"
Later, Minaj revealed that she had met up with Machel Montano, Destra, and Patrice Roberts. “She’s not just a queen a rap, she a queen period,” Destra declared in a clip posted to Instagram. “Queen Tingz, King Tingz,” Nicki said before adding, “That’s all that comes out of Trinidad.” She captioned the post: "LEGENDARY FOOTAGE WITH THE GREATS OF MY COUNTRY. I COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD IF I TRIED. I REPPIN DAT RED DAT WHITE DAT BLACK I REPPIN MY REAL FLAG. wish my grandmother was alive to see this. Wish daddy was alive to see this. See you tmrw, Trinidad."
Minaj arrives in Trinidad just in time for the country’s annual Carvinal celebrations. She also shared a picture of her outfit for the festivities on Monday. She rocked long red tresses with shorts and a corset. Ice Spice and City Girls rapper JT both commented on the post.
Outside of the "Shake the Place" remix, Minaj is currently working on her fifth studio album. Speaking with i-D back in November, she confirmed that it is on the way. “The fifth album,” the rapper told the outlet at the time. “I’m not gonna say when it’s gonna come out, but the album will be out soon.” Check out Minaj's recent Instagram posts below.
Minaj In Trinidad
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