has the best food - congrats - #Sweetchicklife #QueensĪ post shared by Nasir Jones on at 11:12am PDT Straight Outta Queens! #Repost ? Only KINGS recognize QUEENS. Even though those allegations were quickly shut down, it would be a sign of things to come later. With obvious chemistry exuded between the two, much of the public wondered if something more was on the horizon. The two get romantic in the clip, even sharing a kiss toward the end. The second single off of Nicki’s sophomore offering, “Right By My Side” saw Nas playing the role of Nicki’s boyfriend in the Benny Boom-directed visual for her Chris Brown collab. May 2012: Nas Gets Romantic With Nicki for “Right by My Side” Video He murked it - for me to wait for a feature and it be that and murk the song and finish the song that way… I was amazed.” He said ‘I like the song, I’ma do it, you can wait ’til Monday and I got you,’ and he kept his word. I keep saying to be from Queens and to end up having him… We know how picky is. doesn’t work with everybody and I respect people that are like that. Minaj detailed the difficulty in securing a feature from the fellow Queens emcee on the T-Minus-produced record to Vibein 2012, explaining, “ always been so exclusive. The Illmatic artist joined Jeezy and Drake for the star-studded assist for Nicki’s sophomore LP, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.
This would be the first time the duo would collaborate on music.
April 2012: Nas is featured on “Champion” off Nicki’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded