Nicki Says Goodbye
Her 5 Baddest Videos Before Retirement
Last week, Nicki Minaj shocked and broke the hearts of many when she abruptly announced she’d be retiring from music to have a family on Twitter. She later deleted the tweet and apologized for being “insensitive,” but we still have heavy hearts thinking about saying goodbye to one of the biggest personalities in music and a leading lady in hip-hop.
To celebrate the end of a loud and influential career, here are five of Nicki’s biggest and baddest music videos:
“Anaconda” (2014)
From the jungle to the gym, “Anacoda” appropriately shows lots of booty shaking. Nicki looks super sexy throughout, with perfect wardrobe choice and killer choreography. The video also features a Drake cameo. It broke Vevo’s 24-hour streaming record when it debuted, racking up 19.3 million views in a day.
“Super Bass” (2011)
One of Nicki’s earlier mega-hits, “Super Bass” was an iconic bop of the early 2010s. The video includes a number of hair colors, loud colored clothing and girl gang choreography. It also spices things up with a clan of very hot, very scantily clad men.
“Only” (2014)
Nicki gets a little more freaky in her video for “Only” featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. Ladies in leather and lace get a little sadistic, teasing and inflicting a little pain on a number of good looking guys. It’s hot and kinky, and each featured artist’s take on hip-hop makes its influence known in the song.
“Chun-Li” (2018)
“Chun-Li” is a sexy, Asian-flavored montage of the vintage and the ultra-modern. The bit of spoken words at the beginning of the video starts the film out slow, but the second the song kicks on, it’s all fast motion and flashing flights. Nicki’s wardrobe is on point as always from headdress to toe.
“Megatron” (2019)
We round out Nicki’s baddest with her latest video, released in June. “Megatron” is grown-up Nicki but still sticks to her signature style. It’s full of bright colored, tropical party scenes that cultivates a perfect summer vibe. Her sexy hot tub scenes with a lucky guy gets things even hotter.