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" Nicki Minaj has explained that Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 didn&amp;#039;t want her to hold back when recording her verse for their new &amp;#039;Flawless&amp;#039; remix. The pair have teamed up for the re-worked track from Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9&amp;#039;s recent self-titled album, and surprised fans with its premiere over the weekend.   &amp;quot;A month or two ago, Gee [Roberson] called me when I was on my way to Vegas and said, &amp;#039;Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 wants you to remix to Flawless,&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Minaj told Hot 97 about the collaboration.  &amp;quot;After I got proper medical help and started breathing again, I was like, &amp;#039;What?&amp;#039; &amp;quot;She sent me a version that she wanted. She told me, &amp;#039;I want you to be you. I don&amp;#039;t want you to hold back.&amp;#039; I said, &amp;#039;You sure?&amp;#039; She said, &amp;#039;Yeah. I want you to be you and do you.&amp;#039;      &amp;quot;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, &amp;#039;Do your thing. Don&amp;#039;t hold back. Go in.&amp;#039; I was like, &amp;#039;OK. Alright.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Minaj added that they kept in contact between recording the verse and premiering the track, taking and sending selfies to each other for the accompanying artwork. What&amp;#039;s more, Minaj admitted that she recently didn&amp;#039;t think she&amp;#039;d ever get to collaborate with Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9.  &amp;quot;When I was putting out mixtapes and stuff, I would always remix her stuff,&amp;quot; Minaj said. &amp;quot;I have a dope remix that my fans have always been in love with, to one of her songs, &amp;#039;Sweet Dreams&amp;#039;, [that] me and Wayne did.  &amp;quot;I figured that eventually we would do something together. I mean, I&amp;#039;m not gonna lie. Recently I thought it would never happen &amp;#039;cause I felt like if she was going to ask me, she would have asked.&amp;quot; Minaj continued: &amp;quot;I think the stars aligned the right way. We are just in the right places in our careers that it makes sense now. With the release to her last album, her records are geared to what I do now.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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