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Nice... hair! Pneumatic Nicki Minaj declares Barbie is back as she returns to blonde bombshell look

Published: 17:57 EST, 6 February 2015 | Updated: 21:50 EST, 6 February 2015

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Nicki Minaj has revived her 'Barbie' alter ego to shoot the music video for her new song Throw Sum Mo..

The 32-year-old has ditched her dark locks and returned to blonde, showing off her look on Instagram on Friday in a cleavage baring snap.

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Barbie is back: Nicki Minaj returned to her blonde persona to shoot the music video for Throw Some Mo on Friday

The rapper donned a bright green bralette that lofted her bust chin-high and completed the ensemble with a pink feathered Versace jacket, multi-color Versus leggings and Giuseppe Zanotti open-toe heel boots.

The hitmaker shared images of the bombshell makeover in a behind-the-scenes look at the music video that features rappers Rae Sremmurd and Young Thug.

In the snaps shared with her fans, Nicki is seen at a roller skating rink and strikes alluring poses in her dressing room ahead of meeting her collaborators.

Blonde bombshell: The 32-year-old channeled her alter ego with cleavage on full show in a bright green bralette that lofted her bust chin-high

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Body of work: The rapper completed her ensemble with a pink feathered Versace jacket, multi-color Versus leggings and Giuseppe Zanotti open-toe heel boots

'This one is for the #Barbz my name barbie b***h!' she captioned a photo of her transformation.

The Starships singer, who usually refers to herself as 'Barbie' when styled as a blonde, abandoned her bright locks for brunette late last year.

She teamed the dark hairdo with a new fashion statement for red carpet appearances: Less flesh, chic silhouettes and simple color palettes.

Back to her roots: The entertainer has been sporting dark tresses following advice from Tyra Banks

Perhaps growing weary of the relatively more demure look, she polled her Twitter fans last month and asked if she should return to the bleach bottle.

'Thinking about going back blonde' she tweeted, adding, 'Retweet for going back blonde, Fave for keeping it black.'

The response was met in favor of the entertainer sticking to her roots.

Acclaim: The entertainer is nominated for two Grammy Awards

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Speaking to Cosmopolitan last year, her hairstylist Oscar James noted that the outrageous Anaconda rapper has been toning down the volume on her appearance.

'I just follow her lead,' he said.

'When she would ask me, "Well, what do you think I should do?" I usually bring things that are a little more stylized because I feel like that's who she is, but, surprising even to me, she's been leaning toward even more natural.

Rapper's delight: Nicki appeared the be the lone female among a haul of men during the video shoot

'She wants to do less. Just less, less, less.'

He said that Nicki took advice from Tyra Banks, who recommended him, after she expressed to the supermodel that she wanted a 'softer' look.

'Maybe she's trying to reach a broader audience, I don't know,' he said of the change. 'But I'm taken aback even myself because she's so pretty.'

Transformed: Nicki Minaj enlisted the services of Tyra Banks' hairstylist and underwent a dramatic makeover to match her clothes late last year; at left, she appeared at the 2014 American Music Awards in November, right, she performed as a blonde in 2011

The former American Idol judge has had an excellent year following her 2014 The Pinkprint album, of which the track Anaconda is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rap song category.

She also received a nod in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category for Bang Bang with Jessie J & Ariana Grande.

The Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday and air on CBS.