Nicki Minaj's appearance at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards is highly anticipated amongst her legion of Barbz as well as her critics. The 29-year-old Trinidad-born, Queens-bred MC, who's up for a slew of awards, including Best New Artist, on Feb. 12, will also debut a brand new song off her sophomore LP, 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.' As she preps for music's biggest night, Nicki's sharing the path she's traveled to get there in an exclusive video highlighting her "road to the Grammys."

Pandora, PepsiCo Inc., and The Recording Academy teamed up to showcase the Young Money rhymer's career as she readies herself to compete for a Best New Artist trophy. The full-length video series, which will also spotlight the remaining Best New Artist nominees including J. Cole, will be streamed at pandora.com/pepsigrammyvideo, beginning Thurs., Feb.

In Nicki 's clip, she dons a short pink wig, elongated lashes and a leather pink ensemble while revealing the thoughts that consumed her mind when she made her very first Grammy appearance in 2011. The tattooed rapper also states that, this year, she's sure she'll go home empty-handed. "I really don't think I'm gonna win anything," she admits.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air live from Los Angeles' Staples Center, Feb. 12 at 8PM ET on CBS. See the full list of nominees in all genres here.


Watch Nicki Minaj's 'Road to the Grammys' Video

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