Nicki Minaj attended the screening of "Melania" at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center a day before the film hits theaters on Jan. 30.

The self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap" is known for her shape-shifting musical and fashion styles, but she has also radically modified her politics in recent years.

The 23-year-old Chicago native is video calling in from a hotel room, dressed in a pink Juicy sweatsuit and flashing her long green acrylic nails that catch the light as she laughs at the memory. It turns out adopting the alias was great advice.