Nicki Minaj's 'Needle,' Was Originally For Drake's 'For All the Dogs'

As Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2 shatters streaming records, Minaj has revealed that her collaboration with Drake on her new album was originally supposed to appear on For All the Dogs.

The 41-year-old rapper released the long-awaited follow-up to her 2010 debut album last week, and it included the song "Needle" featuring Drizzy.

During a guest appearance on Kai Cenat's Twitch stream on Wednesday night (December 13), Nicki Minaj explained how the song was locked in for Drake's latest album until the last minute.

"'Needle' with Drake is - so I didn't tell anybody this, Kai - originally it was for Drake's album," she said.

"And right when I got it the first time, I was like, 'I hope something happens and it ends up being on my album,' 'cause I like it. Then at the end, Drake, when he was about to turn in For All the Dogs, he sent me two songs."

She continued: "Anyway, to make a long story short, that same day he also told me, 'Hey, I'm not using it for the album 'cause it doesn't fit the sonic vibe. Do you want it?' And I was like, 'F**yes!'

"Not only is it a hit, it also reminds me of all of my Dricky [Drake and Nicki] nostalgia. The song is so Drake, only Drake can do it. And it reminds me of when we collab'd on 'Moment 4 Life,' which was on Pink Friday 1. So shout out to him."

Watch her comments at the 24:30 mark below.

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Nicki Minaj, Drake