She has shown off her impressive twerking  skills lately.

And Nicki Minaj appears on a mission to beat  Miley Cyrus in the booty-popping stakes.

The 30-year-old is seen provocatively shaking  her behind alongside rapper Busta Rhymes in the music video for his aptly named  single Twerk It.

Booty pop: Nicki Minaj shakes her behind in Busta  Rhymes’ new music video for his single Twerk It

Nicki appears around the halfway mark wearing  high-waisted stone washed jeans and an animal print crop top paired with a  sequined large hat.

She wears her jet-black hair in loose curls  over her shoulders and sports silver slittery eyeshadow and iced pink  lipstick.

The singer is flanked by DJ Khaled and Busta  Rhymes as she raps in an oddly Caribbean accent.

Glam girl: The 30-year-old wore her dark hair loose and  wavy and sported silver glittery eyeshadow

Getting into it: The rapper is seen leaning over with  her back to the camera as she jiggles her bottom

Curvy and proud: Nicki squeezed into skintight  high-waisted jeans and an animal print bustier for the video

No shrinking violet: Nicki leaned on DJ Khaled as she  gyrated against him and shook her derriere at Busta Rhymes

At one point Busta Rhymes starts  rapidly  repeating ‘Twerk it’ as Nicki jiggles her behind.

Throughout Busta regards and gestures at the  American Idol judge’s derriere, which she apparently relishes as she shakes it  against him.

Nicki even turns her back to the camera and  reaches her hand down to the floor as she moves her bottom up and  down.

Popular: Twerking is a dance craze that has swept  through America and been embraced by several celebrities, including Britney  Spears and Miley Cyrus

Nicki has had some practice twerking. Last  week she released an Instagram video showing her performing the dance in a pool,  and she also displayed her skills in Ciara’s music video I’m out.

The twerk craze has been embraced by several  celebrities in the music industry, including Nicki, Miley, Britney Spears and  One Direction.

The dance style requires a lot of rump  shaking and squatting.

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