Nicki Minaj Drops her... "Anaconda" Music Video

Nicki Minaj's much-teased "Anaconda" music video is finally here, and there aren't any snakes, period, it turns out! Because the titular anacondas are metaphorical — i.e. phallic — of course, and the music video has more fun things to play with than, say, shadow-play hard-ons. (There is one scene with a banana though.) Instead, Nicki and her backupdancers are busy twerking their way through a tiki village, a makeshift tiki gym, a tiki jacuzzi, and a sexy tiki kitchen too. Naturally, this scene involves Nicki squirting whipped cream all up over herself.

Enjoy the video below, and prepare to be muttering, "Oh my gosh, look at her butt," in a tenuous British accent at random intervals during the day, because it's a catchy line, you know:

Given shoutouts to designer labels like Balmain and Alexander McQueen in the lyrics, Nicki's wardrobe is on point throughout. There are gold chain tassels, a French maid costume, and that epic look from the "Anaconda" single artworkfeatures — yes, the thong is just as prominent in the video. There are even some fanny packs in the mix, and that's OK! 

As previously promised, Drake pops up (in a couple of ways) at the end; Nicki gives him a wild ass lap dance. It's a pretty discordant scene in the greater context of the video but hey, any excuse to see Drake's sex face, right?Nicki Minaj's much-teased "Anaconda" music video is finally here, and there aren't any snakes, period, it turns out! Because the titular anacondas are metaphorical — i.e. phallic — of course, and the music video has more fun things to play with than, say, shadow-play hard-ons. (There is one scene with a banana though.) Instead, Nicki and her backupdancers are busy twerking their way through a tiki village, a makeshift tiki gym, a tiki jacuzzi, and a sexy tiki kitchen too. Naturally, this scene involves Nicki squirting whipped cream all up over herself.