Nicki Minaj has long been a fan of Beenie Man, and she had the chance to perform alongside the “King of Dancehall” at her London tour stop on Tuesday night (May 28).
Draped in all black, Beenie Man made a surprise guest appearance on the Pink Friday 2 World Tour and brought the dancehall vibes as the decorated Jamaican artist ran through a few hits from his discography, including “Who Am I,” “Dude” and “Rum & Red Bull.”
Minaj watched on in awe and danced along while also providing some background chorus vocals to assist Beenie Man.
The dancehall icon gushed, “Nicki, I love you baby. You got one more song for me?”
“No, mi nuh have nothing else fi you. I just have a hug,” she replied in Patois while bowing toward the Jamaican legend.
Minaj showered Beenie Man with love following the show, as she paid homage to him, referring to the artist as one of her heroes.
“I just performed with the KING OF DANCEHALL,” she tweeted. “One of the most talented musicians that I looked to for inspiration my entire career. I can’t believe this is my life sometimes. Wow. came to #GAGCITYLONDON yall!!!!!!! One of my heroes. I love this man so much. @KingBeenieMan.”
Minaj added on Instagram: “#GagCityLONDON what’s left to be said that I haven’t yet said about my “2nd home” London in 15 years? I adore you. I do. Always have. One of my biggest music heroes came out for me last night. He’s inspired me well b4 & beyond my 1st album. Thank you, King. @kingbeenieman Thank you @officialstylog & @officialgiggs London, I’ll see you @ again @ wireless real soon.”
Beenie Man wasn’t the only special guest, as Stylo G and Giggs also made cameos in London’s edition of Gag City.
Nicki will bring the Pink Friday 2 World Tour to Glasgow, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam to close out the rest of this week.
While she already has the highest grossing tour in rap by a woman to date, Nicki will be coming back to North America for round two, as she announced the second leg of dates kicking off stateside in September with a show in Philadelphia.
Find some of the highlights from the London show below.
