--- title: Watch Nicki Minaj's Kinda NSFW Video For "Anaconda" description: Nicki Minaj releases video for "Anaconda" that's full of twerking, sexual references and Drake. canonical: https://time.com/3147565/nicki-minaj-video-anaconda-drake/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-20T11:45:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:45:38.113Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Nicki Minaj's Kinda NSFW Video For "Anaconda" og:description: Nicki Minaj releases video for "Anaconda" that's full of twerking, sexual references and Drake. og:url: https://time.com/3147565/nicki-minaj-video-anaconda-drake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Nicki Minaj's Kinda NSFW Video For "Anaconda" twitter:description: Nicki Minaj releases video for "Anaconda" that's full of twerking, sexual references and Drake. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Video for Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" Is Finally Here by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Aug 20, 2014 11:45 AM CUT by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Aug 20, 2014 11:45 AM CUT After weeks of teasers and promos and [think pieces](http://jezebel.com/nicki-minaj-doesnt-need-your-advice-or-input-1612258207 "undefined"), Nicki Minaj has at last dropped the video for her track “Anaconda.” The video (above) is a little NSFW — depending on where you work — but that’s not at all surprising for anyone who’s familiar with Minaj’s music. Featuring loads of twerking, sexual references and a cameo from Drake, the video for “Anaconda” is Minaj’s tribute to all the women who “ain’t missing no meals,” while also denouncing all “the skinny bitches in the club.” (It’s also sure to spawn countless articles on any and all of the following: female sexuality; sexual objectification; sexual objectification in hip-hop; and race.) The track, which was released as a single on Aug. 4 and hit [number one in iTunes](https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/statuses/496670159575064576 "undefined") shortly afterwards, takes its title from Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Baby Got Back,” which is also sampled in the song. “Ananconda” marks the second single from Minaj’s upcoming album _The Pinkprint_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3147565/nicki-minaj-video-anaconda-drake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3147565/nicki-minaj-video-anaconda-drake/"},"headline":"The Video for Nicki Minaj's \"Anaconda\" Is Finally Here","datePublished":"2014-08-20T11:45:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:45:38.113Z","description":"And it has a lot of twerking in it","url":"https://time.com/3147565/nicki-minaj-video-anaconda-drake/","keywords":["Music","video","Nicki Minaj","Music Video"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3147565/nicki-minaj-video-anaconda-drake/","name":"The Video for Nicki Minaj's \"Anaconda\" Is Finally Here"}}]}] ```