Nicki Minaj surprised fans Saturday night by sharing the audio for the remix of Beyoncé's "Flawless." In it, the rapper proclaims she's "the queen of rap slaying with queen Bey," but it's Beyoncé who lays down the remix's standout line.
"Of course sometimes sh*t go down when it's a billion dollars on the elevator," Beyoncé sings, addressing the infamous elevator brawl between her husband Jay Z and her sister Solange Knowles. The family previously released a joint statement about the incident.
You can listen to the "Flawless" remix in high-quality at Flawless.Beyonce.com.
The remix's surprise release quickly got people talking on Twitter, where "Bey & Nicki," "#FlawlessRemix" and "Like MJ" became worldwide trending topics. Nicki raps, "Like MJ doctor, they killing me." The elevator lyric sparked some hilarious banter, too:
The whole time Beyonce was on mute in that elevator she was coming up with her verse #FlawlessRemix— Bre (@GoddessOnika) August 3, 2014
Beyonce's face when she thinks up a new verse pic.twitter.com/egUy0Jvaxl— Joel Pavelski (@joelcifer) August 3, 2014
"So it says here on your resume you collaborated on a song with Beyoncé? Could you elaborate?" Fired Standard Hotel employee: "Well..."— Aaron Edwards (@aaronmedwards) August 3, 2014
I love that Beyonce repeated the elevator line twice. In case you didn't hear her the first time. She's a troll of my own heart.— PostSadBitches (@CorporateBarbie) August 3, 2014
Beyonce shut the WORLD down w. that elevator line. Then, the money sound effect, then the laugh. ICONIC. #FlawlessRemix— ♓♏ (@iBreathe_Nicki) August 3, 2014
The elevator incident, which happened in May, first surfaced in this TMZ video:
A few days after the brawl, the family issued this statement:
Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family. The reports of Solange being intoxicated or displaying erratic behavior throughout that evening are simply false. At the end of the day families have problems and we're no different. We love each other and above all we are family. We've put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same.
It's been a big week for Minaj, who a few days ago reached No. 1 on iTunes for her "Bang Bang" collaboration with Jessie J and Ariana Grande.
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