Nicki Minaj has shared her latest outfit for Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago on Instagram. Minaj is currently traveling to the country in celebration of the annual event. The trip comes after she released a remix to "Shake The Place" with soca music stars, Machel Montano and Destra. “Trinidad my country, the greatest carnival of all time,” she raps on the song. “I’m reppin’ that red, that white, that black / I’m reppin’ my real flag.”
"Thank you to TRIBE for this gorgeous costume," Minaj captioned Tuesday's outfit on Instagram. Rae Sremmurd celebrated the outfit in the comments section with a crown emoji.
Nicki Minaj's Costume
Minaj has been posting tons of photos and videos from her trip to Trinidad and Tobago. On Monday, she shared a video of her meeting 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.”
In another post she wrote: “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.”
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.” Epic Records A&R Vice President Fly Ty also recently confirmed that Minaj's next project is releasing soon. On his Instagram Story, he wrote that the move will be “so big for Queens.”
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