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Nicki Minaj reveals how Beyoncé remix came about

Nicki Minaj has explained how she ended up featuring on a Beyoncé remix.

The two parties recently teamed up for a new version of the track 'Flawless', with Minaj providing verses.

Speaking to Hot 97, the former American Idol judge said that she was left in shock when initially asked to contribute to the song.

Minaj said: "A month or two ago, Gee [Roberson] called me when I was on my way to Vegas and said, 'Beyoncé wants you to remix to 'Flawless''. After I got proper medical help and started breathing again, I was like, 'What?'."

"She sent me a version that she wanted. She told me, 'I want you to be you. I don't want you to hold back''. I said, 'You sure?' She said, 'Yeah. I want you to be you and do you'. I was actually in New York writing the verse. I recorded the verse in New York and she stopped by the studio. She was such a sweetheart. She was hyping me up, 'Do your thing. Don't hold back. Go in'. I was like, 'Okay. Alright'.

"We've just been waiting for her to drop it. She said she was going to drop it in the middle of the [On the Run] tour. I wrote the verse before she even went on tour. We've been going back and forth. I've been sending her photos of myself. We've been going back and forth about the mixes and the single art."

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Listen to the remix below: