Nicki Minaj is one of the biggest stars in the WORLD right now. Not only is she doing well in her music career, she’s also acquired a long listed of endorsements and has a multi-faceted brand. Recently, Nicki shared her influences and Beyonce was one of them.
Specifically in reference to her Pepsi endorsement, Nicki says:
“Out of the people that have done something with Pepsi, I think I was probably the most influenced by the Beyonce commercial.”
“I felt like this is a young black girl, early on in her career and she’s doing something so iconic and I never thought in a billion years that Pepsi would reach out to someone like me.”



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