Nicki Minaj is known for her sick rapping skills, but she just showed off a softer side to her vocal range.
The musician took part in “Carpool Karaoke” this week during an episode of “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” and she started talking about another vocal powerhouse: Adele.
It all started when Corden asked Minaj why she spoke with a British accent during their conversation. “It’s motivating to speak up for the world,” she joked.
“You know, you sound just like Adele,” Corden replied.
When the talk show host started singing Adele’s hit “Someone Like You,” Minaj followed her lead and did her best. And the impromptu cover was pretty fabulous.
The 39-year-old rapper also commented on why Adele is so captivating.
“She just has this thing, you know what I mean?” But it’s different because you know, she sings those sad songs. So you don’t expect it from her,” Minaj said.
Corden requested Minaj’s best impersonation of the singer, and she was happy to oblige, impersonating Adele after her recent appearance at an NBC All-Star Game.
“I go viral for pretty much anything, you know what I mean? I sit at the basketball game, right? I don’t look at the camera,” Minaj said in her British accent, referring to a Adele’s surprise appearance at a Lakers game “People pay for these kinds of viral moments.”
It seems the admiration between Minaj and Adele is mutual: the British singer also covered one of the rapper’s songs during his 2016 appearance on “Carpool Karaoke”.
“Have you seen his version of your rap (in the song) ‘Monster?'” Corden asked.
“I just loved it, I mean she made me so happy. She embodied, she embodied Nicki Minaj,” Minaj replied.
The 39-year-old and Corden then broke into rapping and a split-screen video of Minaj and Adele rapping suddenly appeared.
This isn’t the first time Minaj and Corden have expressed their love for Adele. In February, the rapper impersonated the singer again during an appearance on the talk show.
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