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Nicki Minaj - ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’ artwork

The queen of rap is back!

The 23-track project — which features three fresh new songs “Fractions,” “Seeing Green” and “Crocodile Teeth (Remix)” — includes all-time fan favorites such as “Itty Bitty Piggy,” “Slumber Party,” “I Get Crazy” and “Kill Da DJ.”

“I was telling them that you sent me this record called ‘Seeing Green,’ what made you think I would sound good on that?” Minaj, 38, asked her pal.

“It didn’t feel right with you not being on it, that’s really the best way I could put it. It was fun the other way, but it’s epic this way,” Drake, 34, explained. “You know I had some real heart-to-hearts with you lately just about, that it’s your world, nobody does this s— better than you.”

“I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say we really miss you,” Drake said. “We miss the bars, we miss the excitement that you bring.”

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To celebrate her return, Minaj wrote a letter to fans on her website giving them an update on her life, addressing thedeath of her fatherand referring to herfavorite showThe Crown.

“I can’t wait to share these new vibez wit yall. It’s so important to always go back to basics for me. This world of smoke & mirrors can blind you. Be careful,” she wrote. “Always important to step back & just really observe.”

“‘I look beyond what people sayin & I see intent. Then I just sit back & decipher what they really meant,’ Still applies,” she added. “But not only in what people say, but in what they do. There has to be more to this. Right?”

source: people.com