Nicki Minaj narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction at the MTV Video Music Awards.
During her performance of “Bang Bang” alongside Ariana Grande and Jessie J., Minaj clutched her revealing black dress shut throughout the number, just barely avoiding a not-safe-for-TV moment.
It wouldn’t have been her first jaw-dropping moment of the night. Before that, the rapper performed her new song, “Anaconda” wearing little more than a green sparkly bra and matching shorts.
Inside the VMAs Opening Number
Her dance moves were even more provocative — though, she told “Good Morning America,” the song is meant to have a powerful message.
“I wanted to reinstate something,” Minaj told ABC News. “Because of the shift in pop culture, even hip-hop men are really glorifying the less curvy body.
“I wanted to say, ‘Hey ladies, you’re beautiful,’” she continued. “Hopefully, this changes things and maybe it won’t change things, but I love it.”
Loll La robe était trop serrée #fail “@laurelpinson: Nicki Minaj handled that wardrobe malfunction like a PRO. #VMAs pic.twitter.com/OdBTcs5caT“
— Ève Leroux (@20Eve20) August 25, 2014
.@NICKIMINAJ having a #wardrobemalfunction #VMAs pic.twitter.com/e8kWy9SRJN
— SandyLeeTV (@SandyLeeTV) August 25, 2014