Madonna Controlled Every Aspect of Nicki Minaj's Super Bowl XLVI Look
Madonna always has been -- and always will be! -- the H.B.I.C.
Before Nicki Minaj joined her onstage during Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, the 53-year-old Material Girl personally approved every aspect of the rapper's look.
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"Madonna was the first person in history who was able to make me change my wig," Minaj, 29, said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Monday. "I had some choices in terms of color, but. . . she has a way with words."
"She knows how to word things so that you don't feel uncomfortable," the hip-hop star explained. "I went through four color changes on my wig for the Super Bowl. We got the platinum blonde and she smiled. Once she smiled, I was like, 'Thank you, Jesus!' I couldn't take it anymore."
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The "Give Me All Your Luvin'" legend was also the first person to convince Minaj to try red lipstick. "It's so funny because when I did it, I wound up loving it. I told her, 'I'm so glad I trusted you. You're amazing! You're the queen, and everybody has to bow down.'"
"She knows what she wants," Minaj said in defense of Madonna. "When you see her vision, it'! s like, 'Oh, OK. Now I get it."
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To be included in such a monumental performance was life-changing for the rapper. "Why would she include me in such a special moment? It's such a special moment for her," Minaj said. "I had to give my all."