Nicki Minaj has long been a fan of the Beenie Man and had the chance to perform alongside the “King of Dancehall” on her tour stop in London on Tuesday night (May 28).
Dressed in 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 some hits from his discography including “Who Am I,” “Dude” and ” Rum & Red Bull.”
Minaj watched in awe and danced along while also providing some chorus vocals to help out Beenie Man.
The ballroom icon gushed, “Nicki, I love you baby. Do you have another song for me?'
“No, I have nothing else for you. I just have a hug,” he replied in Patois while bowing to the Jamaican legend.
Minaj showered Beenie Man with love after the show as she paid tribute to him, referring to the artist as one of her heroes.
“I just performed with the KING OF DANCEHALL” he wrote on Twitter. “One of the most talented musicians I've looked to for inspiration in 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 say that I haven't already said about my '2nd home' in London for 15 years? I adore you. I accept. I always have. One of my biggest musical heroes came out for me last night. He inspired me a lot b4 and beyond my 1st album. Thank you, King. @kingbeenieman Thanks @officialstylog & @officialgiggs London, see you @ again @ wireless soon.”
Beenie Man wasn't the only special guest, as Stylo G and Giggs also made cameos at London's edition of Gag City.
Nicki will bring her 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 return to North America for round two, as she announced the second leg of dates will kick off stateside in September with a show in Philadelphia.
Find some of the highlights from the London show below.
from our partners at https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-pays-homage-beenie-man-london-concert-1235695220/