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Nicki Minaj's 'Moment 4 Life' Video Debuts On MTV Thursday

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By Hillary Crosley, with reporting by Sway Calloway

On Thursday, Nicki Minaj will reveal her long-awaited "Moment 4 Life" video on MTV. Shot in December in Los Angeles, the mini-movie also features Young Money labelmate Drake and is rumored to show the pair playing up their "are they or aren't they?" relationship with a kiss. The playful flirtation seems apropos after Minaj mused on what the pair's children would look like recently.

"I think [our children will] definitely have my personality. My mother-in-law will be super beautiful, so that's good 'cause Drake's mom is freaking amazing. I love her," Minaj said. "They’ll have Drake's intelligence, they'll have his sarcastic wittiness that I love about him, and they'll have his songwriting skills."

The "Moment 4 Life" clip will premiere at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV.

When MTV News' Sway spoke to Drake on the set of "Moment 4 Life," the MC compared the success of his and Minaj's debut albums to Weezy's opening-week sales of Tha Carter III, saying each subsequent project further cemented the collective's status.

"I think it's crazy that somehow, some higher power brought all these individuals together," Drake told MTV News on the set of Minaj's "Moment 4 Life" video. "I remember being on the [tour] bus when Wayne played me Tha Carter III, which went on to sell a million copies in one week. Then it was Thank Me Later. It was this big pressure, and that went on to sell what it did.

"And now," he continued, "to think of the girl that I used to ride the bus with — and that's what she was to me: this girl that I rode the bus with. I was like, 'Female rap?' And I'm being dead honest with you. [I thought,] 'Man, it's been a while since there's been a female rapper, and I'm curious to see how this works.' It's not that I didn't believe. And she was probably looking at me like, 'This Jew from Canada: I don't know.' "

And now, after the successful debut of Pink Friday, the Toronto lyricist said he couldn't be happier for Minaj.

"It's amazing now to see her come into her own, build this brand and persona," he said. "It's incredible."

Don't miss Nicki Minaj's "Moment 4 Life" video premiere, Thursday at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV.

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