Whoa There! Nicki Minaj Shows Off Butt and Curves in Thong Bikini—Check It Out!

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As if words could do this photo justice!

Nicki Minaj gave her followers on Instagram quite an eyeful early Monday morning.

The rapper posed in a series of snapshots in a neon thong bikini in front of a stunning ocean setting, but really, who's looking at the scenery? No one.

Let's get back to the real star of the show here: Minaj's famous curves.

The "Super Bass" singer's figure was on point (and proudly on display) in her barely there swimwear.

And what better to accessorize a butt-baring bikini photo shoot than with a pair of insanely high white heels? OK, girl, we see you.

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Minaj captioned one of the shots, "have a nice day" (oh, we will now!) and the other with a peace sign emoji.

The 30-year-old seems to be taking a break from working on her third studio album, which has taken a bit of a backseat since her former days on American Idol.

She'll also be making her big screen acting debut opposite Cameron Diaz and Kate Upton in the upcoming Nick Cassavetes-directed comedy The Other Woman. (She also voiced Steffie in the animated Ice Age: Continental Drift.)

Minaj opened up to E! News about her first day of work jitters and what it was like to make her first foray into the world of acting.

"Cameron Diaz walks in the room and I'm like, 'Kill me. Is this really happening?'" Minaj said. "She lights up the room and all I could think of is what if I do something and she things that I suck, what is she going to say? Is she going to demand that I be kicked off the movie? I was just thinking crazy stuff." 

But of course, none of her fears came true.

"She came up me in the middle of the day and was like, 'You're doing such a great job,'" Minaj said. "That melted me…And that pushed me. She was like, 'You're making really great choices.'"

Bravo!

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Three summer drinks that remind us that drinking ought to be fun

The Cool Side of Campy Frozen Drinks

The frozen daiquiri, the piña colada, the frozen margarita: these drinks remind me of a certain kind of great-aunt — the one who has worn the same coral lipstick since 1959, the one whose laughter is like a wheezy rush of air, the one in the paisley caftan who had an affair with a famous bandleader back in the day. Some relatives might have cringed at the very thought of her. Others, like me, wanted to hang out with her all the time — and maybe even grow up to be her.

Most of all, these drinks remind us that drinking ought to be fun and that, to quote Diana Vreeland, a little bad taste is hearty and healthy. In the summer, I long for these drinks and their garnishes, colorful straws and paper umbrellas. This is surely why, after my air-conditioner, my second-most-cherished appliance during last month’s heat wave was my blender.

I wouldn't say they are adequate meal substitutes, but without alcohol, these drinks are essentially — and I brace myself for the most revolting word in the English language — “smoothies.” But part of what makes them perfect for the most brutal of days is that you can liquor them up or down as much as you like.

Purists might blanch at my recipes (each of which yields two servings). After all, a great big violet slushie isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when Mexican food aficionados think of margaritas. Hemingway is not very likely to have taken his daiquiri with an abundance of frozen bananas. (The traditional piña colada recipe, despite some debate over its provenance,remains true to form here.) But I can’t resist the charms of these frozen wonders, especially since they lend themselves to endless improvising: if you don’t love blackberries, substitute your favorite berry in the frozen margarita. I tend to like drinks on the tart side, but you can adjust the lime juice or add simple syrup to sweeten things up. As I learned when I tested these recipes, not all blenders crush ice with equal gusto, so add more ice, and blend longer, to achieve the degree of slushiness you want. Just don’t drink too fast; brain freeze! And that could spoil all the fun.

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