Nicki Minaj News 2014: Rapper Says ‘Anaconda’ Was A ‘Joke’ & She Was ‘Just Being Dumb’ [VIDEO]
Nicki Minaj garnered lots of attention in August when she released her smash-hit Anaconda, but now she's talking all about the song and its wild music video.
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Minaj opened up to Complex as reported by NME that Anaconda was meant to be for a laugh.
"That whole song, I was just being dumb. It was a joke. My biggest thing was seeing how my girlfriends Sherika and Thembi were going to react. If they don't like a song, they'll be like, 'No.' As soon as they walked in the studio, we were laughing and having fun. I thought, if we're doing this, then everybody is going to have fun with it," Minaj shared.
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It turns out her song that was just for fun, really took off, music video included. Minaj's Anaconda peaked at the 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and it charted elsewhere too in prime spots.
The music video also made plenty of noise! Drake, who is a longtime friend and collaborator of Minaj, can see the video, which is below. The Anaconda music video broke the Vevo 24-hour streaming record by accumulating 19.6 million views in its first day of release.
Minaj further told Complex that she "wanted to create a song that embraced curvy women."
"I wanted to be sexual but be playful with it. And I wanted it to be so melodic that even if you don't understand English you could still go along with the melody and you would have no idea about all the raunchy shit I'm saying-I get a kick out of that. It was simple to write. I just created the melody and then I let the words happen," she said.
Minaj even commented on Drake's acting abilities by saying "He's such a dope actor."
"After he did that we just busted out laughing and we all were cracking up. He's such a good sport. I love that he makes fun of himself and doesn't take himself too seriously. That's why my friendship with him works so well. That's why I love him to death," she concluded.
So Anaconda was all in good fun, but turned into a wild success.
