Nicki Minaj Teams Up with Leonardo DiCaprio to Venture Outside Rapping Career: 'Love you BARBZ, Thank You'

It appears that Nicki Minaj is stepping up her career by pursuing new business endeavors and she's very excited about it. Her new partner in this venture? Leonardo DiCaprio no less!

According to The Mirror, the rapper has allegedly joined a well-known company that Leonardo DiCaprio co-owns.

Nicki Minaj announced the opening of her new shoe business on Instagram and posted a video of the sneaker from the line. The pink and red colorway looks divine and very Nicki Minaj.

Nicki Minaj Ventures into Sneaker Business

She also confessed, "An absolute dream come true. I can't WAIT for you guys to see my 1st collection!!!! Link in bio to SIGN UP NOW."

"Thank you to my team for helping me make this dream come to fruition. This isn't a sponsorship," the "I Like It" hitmaker also said.

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"I'm an owner & partner & we will be showing you the first complete collection on 4/12. Love you BARBZ. THANK YOU," she concluded.

Nicki Minaj Brings Out Local Icons on Philly Stop for "Pink Friday 2" Tour

Meanwhile, on March 29, the 41-year-old passed through the City of Brotherly Love for a show at the Wells Fargo Center.

During her set, the "Barbie World" hitmaker surprised many when she brought out local icons Freeway and the Young Gunz.

"#GAGCITYPhilly took the [cake emoji]," she captioned a collage from the show shae made and shown through Instagram. "What an incredible SOLD OUT arena filled with love, fun, sassy, sexy, funny, adorable, endearing human beings. Love you guys SOOOO very much. Thank you.

"A HUGE THANK YOU TO #ChrisAndNeef & #Freeway for blessing #GAGCITY with their presence tonight. That means a lot to me. REAL NIGG@AZ ONLY. Wishing everyone who hit the stage tonight blessings on blessings."

She concluded the post by gushing about her own latest sales achievements writing: "Last 3 slides of @republicrecords presenting me with plaques in Jersey [nervous emoji, heart-gesture emoji] #SuperBass is 12X Platinum. Highest selling song by a solo female rapper in HISTORY."

So far, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2 Tour has been filled with explosive performances and unexpected guest appearances. It's clear that her stop in Philly was the same.

It's so apparent how hard she's working, given the fact that just recently, she had to cancel her New Orleans concert the last minute after falling sick.

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