Rapper shocks on the red carpet, steals everybody's thunder

Feb 14, 2012 06:57 GMT  ·  By
Nicki Minaj rocks nun's habit and fake Pope as date at the Grammys 2012
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   Nicki Minaj rocks nun's habit and fake Pope as date at the Grammys 2012

Nicki Minaj is the ultimate diva. Ripping a page out of Lady Gaga's style book, the rapper made herself noticed on the red carpet at the Grammys 2012 – by bringing a fake Pope as her date.

Without taking anything from her in terms of originality, Nicki did seem to go the Gaga way at the prestigious music awards, upping the shock factor by at least several times.

She usually makes for a dramatic look on any red carpet, but one could almost sense the effort that went into making her Grammy appearance the crème de la crème.

Nicki rocked a red Versace cape that resembled a nun's habit but, to be completely frank, she could have also passed for a Red Riding Hood impersonator.

However, what really got people talking was her choice for a date: she was accompanied by a man dressed as the Pope and they walked the red carpet together, arm in arm, posing for pictures.

Her religion-themed entrance at the awards show tied in perfectly with her performance later that same evening.

As we also informed you yesterday, Nick sang “Roman Holiday” live, and put on a show to remember – and keep people talking for at least a few more days.

Accompanied on stage by dancing monks, women dancers in skintight suits writhing on the floor, altar boys and what looked like genuine church choir (but probably wasn't), Nicki reimagined the classic horror film “The Exorcist.”

The segment was called “The Exorcism of Roman,” Roman being Nicki's alter-ego.

It was choreographed by Laurieann Gibson and ended with a view of the rapper floating high above the stage, spread out on a platform.

To put it differently, even if Nicki was nominated for 3 Grammys and won none, she certainly made sure her name was on everybody's lips at the end of the night – and she started early on, even before the awards, during the red carpet ceremony.

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