Nicki Minaj hilariously weaves Stephen Colbert into 'Barbie Dreams'

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On Nicki Minaj's new track "Barbie Dreams," the rapper hilariously calls out a whole bunch of dudes as being, to put it simply, a disappointment.

The list of well-known men includes Drake, Mike Tyson, DJ Khaled, and more. However, Stephen Colbert couldn't help but bring up a notable omission on The Late Show Monday.

"I noticed that I'm not on the list of men," Colbert told Minaj. "It's a pretty comprehensive list, I'm just curious if I were to make the list, how would you inform me?"

Minaj, who reportedly freestyled 90 percent of "Barbie Dreams" in one take, dropped a few bars on the spot which had the audience in raptures: "I might f**k Stephen after the show/He gonna come back to work with a magical glow."

While "Barbie Dreams" is searing in its takedown of these men, Minaj said on her Beats 1 show that it was all just a bit of fun.

"You guys know ‘Barbie Dreams’ is not a diss, right? It’s just some funny shit. I love them. I said things about people who I know can take a joke and won’t be emotional about it," she said, as per Billboard.

It'd be a real honor to make the list, really.

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