Keke Palmer's Spot-On Nicki Minaj Impression Has The Barbz Gagged

Keke Palmer has a few great impressions in her repertoire, and can now add Nicki Minaj to the list, as the actress is being praised for her subtle impersonation of the rap star during her visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

While promoting her new book Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative, Palmer noted that she initially connected with the Queens artist via Instagram Direct Message, later running into each other at The Met Gala, which Palmer attended with designer Marc Jacobs.

“She’s over there talking to them, she’s like, ‘uh uh, you, I need to talk to you, hold on,’ and I’m like, ‘I done did something, Nicki ’bout to curse me out at The Met Gala.’

“Then she’s like, ‘Look, I don’t read the press, I don’t know everything that’s going on, but I just want to tell you, nobody knows what it’s like when we have to turn off the lights and gotta be with ourselves, so you do whatever you need to do to be good with you.” Check out the clip below.

Fans of both Keke and Nicki couldn’t help but take to social media to share their approval.

“Keke kinda ate the impression of Nicki,” wrote one fan on X/Twitter as another offered on YouTube, “What’s not being talked about enough is the ACCURACY of Nicki Minaj’s voice.”

Another Barb chimed in, “That Nicki impression was so funny and accurate, but also I love that Nicki is the same person bts, that’s why her fans are so crazy about she’s as real as it gets. What she told Keke is definitely something she would tweet or say on a stage, love it!”

Palmer has a gift for impersonations, with her impression of Angela Bassett for WIRED going viral in 2023. Check it out below.