Nicki Minaj teases Diesel fashion collaboration

Nicki Minaj has thrilled her fans with news of a surprise fashion collaboration with brand Diesel.
The Super Bass singer has only recently launched her new album, Queen, but in between recording and promoting her fourth record, she found time to join forces with the Italian brand on a new collection.
“You need people like me. So you can point your finger say:”THAT’S THE BAD GUY Got a surprise for anyone who’s ever been labeled #TheBadGuy,” Nicki teased on her Instagram account before fully letting the cat out of the bag.
“ITALY!!!! I’ve waited so long to share this surprise with you! I’m shutting down an entire block in Milan to present my collection w|@diesel. This will be one for the (books)! Missed you!!! 9|19 #MinajInMILAN,” she exclaimed next to a photo of her starring in large billboard ad for Diesel’s new Hate Couture campaign.
WWD reports invites for Diesel’s Milan Fashion Week show have now been sent out, with the invitation stating “The Queen is coming” on a black-and-white background that says “Diesel Is Dead”.
While the 35-year-old has skipped the London Fashion Week round of shows, she was a regular at the New York presentations, sitting front row for Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and Opening Ceremony.
She also made it to countless parties, including a Harper’s Bazaar bash where she brawled with fellow rapper Cardi B – an incident she called “humiliating” on her Beats 1 radio show.
Nicki has previously worked with H&M on a capsule collection, as well as starring in the Swedish retailer’s Christmas advert. However, fans urged her to cut ties with the brand after a young black model posed in a hoodie bearing the slogan “Coolest monkey in the jungle”, prompted backlash for being racist.