After weeks of anticipation, some insane NSFW single artwork and plenty of sexy Instagram teasers, today (Aug. 20), Nicki Minaj finally released the music video for her new single off The Pink Print, "Anaconda." We've seen her working out on the album cover, twerking with bikini babes in the jungle and grinding all up on Drake in previews for the video, but that only speaks to a bit of the video's insanity.
We here at Music Times are all about crazy music videos. So, we're going to take a look at the five most standout moments from the "Anaconda" clip.
1. Butts. Butts Everywhere.
With a refrain of "Oh my god, look at her butt" from Sir Mix-A-Lot's one-hit-wonder "Baby Got Back," and a celebratory theme of the big, round booty, of course the music video was going to have tons of assets in it, and they're there right from the beginning. Minaj impressively shakes her own booty, as it wiggles both under her own control and on its own from its girth. Girl does, in fact, have little in the middle but much back. Not like we have to tell you that. There's also those bikini laden women shaking their own things, both in the jungle and against a blank white background on chairs, because why not?
2. Working Out With Nicki!
Now we know how Minaj gets that insane hourglass figure... hours at the gym. At one point, the Young Money emcee teaches her dancers how to get a big butt, teaching them leg lifts and lunges, all while lifting little weights herself. Minaj isn't the most practical athlete, sipping on wine and exercising in a thong, but that's what makes this scene a little outrageous.
3. Product Placement!
Beats Pills are basically a given in any major music video these days, with recent clips from Ariana Grande, Chris Brown and basically everyone else featuring the Dr. Dre endorsed product. So, there's no surprise that's in here. But Minaj also throws several big money shots of her Myx Moscato (including twerking on the word) and a carefully placed gym bottle from MateFit, a weight management tea.
4. A Sir Mix-A-Lot Tribute
In the original music video for "Baby Got Back" (which "Anaconda" heavily samples, in case you just missed the whole song), Sir Mix-A-Lot dances on top of some peaches and hints at some bananas... and we don't have to explain that symbolism. In "Anaconda," Minaj plays back to the fruit as body parts metaphor, by spinning bananas and pineapples on a turntable and snacking on some of the phallic fruit herself. Later, she gets all Julia Child on us, putting on a fruit cooking demonstration that's more like Minaj twerking and spraying whipped cream all over herself, but could you cook any better? (Probably.)
5. And Drake
"Anaconda" wraps up in delightfully bizarre way, with Minaj cackling and bragging about her big a$ in the club. And the music video ends in a similar twist, with Drizzy showing up for a nice little lap dance. While Minaj goes all hog wild on him, grabbing his own "anaconda," writhing around in his lap and shaking her booty for days, Drake somehow looks bored? We don't get it, but we love it.
Watch all these crazy moments and more from Nicki Minaj's new "Anaconda" music video below:
"Anaconda" is the second single from Minaj's new album The Pink Print, due out this fall.
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