▁former ▁and ▁Nick i ▁M ina j ▁on ▁the ▁latter . ▁The ▁rem ix ▁version ▁of ▁" Up ▁Out ▁My ▁Face " ▁featuring ▁M ina j ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁rh yth mic ▁contemporary ▁and ▁urban ▁contemporary ▁radio ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁digital ▁download ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁MTV ▁News ▁at ▁D yl an ' s ▁C andy ▁Bar , ▁M ina j ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁kept ▁the ▁collaboration ▁a ▁secret ▁from ▁everyone ▁she ▁knew ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁" so ▁surprised " ▁at ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Care y ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁collaboration ▁would ▁actually ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁" That ▁one , ▁I ▁didn ’ t ▁believe ▁until ▁I ▁was ▁phys ically ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁doing ▁with ▁something ▁with ▁Maria h ," ▁M ina j ▁said . ▁" She ’ s ▁an ▁icon , ▁I ’ ve ▁loved ▁her ▁since ▁I ▁was ▁little , ▁like ▁’ V ision ▁of ▁Love ,’ ▁’ S omed ay .’ ▁I ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁little ▁girls ▁in ▁the ▁mirror ▁singing ▁her ▁songs ▁with ▁my ▁mother .” ▁A ▁release ▁date ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁sl ated , ▁and ▁then ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁March ▁ 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁further ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁March ▁