“Fly” is the sixth music video and a single from American Young Money rapper-singer/songwriter Nicki Minaj‘s debut studio album, Pink Friday.

A music video for the song was shot the weekend of January 7, 2011 and directed by Sanaa Hamri. The music video premiered on Nicki Minaj’s official YouTube VEVO channel in late August 2011.

“Fly” is the second music video to be shot in a string of music videos Minaj announced to be shot for promotion, along with “Save Me” and “Girls Fall Like Dominoes”. Nicki Minaj and Rihanna both shared behind the scenes photos of the music video on twitter, where Rihanna sported straight red hair and Minaj wore a curly black wig and a barbed pink dress.

“Fly” was released to US rhythmic radio on August 30, 2011 and officially released on September 11, 2011 as the eighth overall single from Minaj’s debut.

Lyrics for Nicki Minaj feat. Rihanna – Fly

[Rihanna – Chorus:]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Nicki Minaj – Verse 1:]
I wish today it will rain all day
Maybe that will kinda make the pain go away
Trying to forgive you for abandoning me
Praying but I think I’m still an angel away
Angel away, yeah strange in a way
Maybe that is why I chase strangers away
They got their guns out aiming at me
But I become near when they aiming at me
Me, me, me against them
Me against enemies, me against friends
Somehow they both seem to become one
A sea full of sharks and they all see blood
They start coming and I start rising
Must be surprising, I’m just summising
Win, thrive, soar, higher, higher, higher
More fire

[Rihanna – Chorus:]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Nicki Minaj – Verse 2:]
Everybody wanna try to box me in
Suffocating everytime it locks me in
Paint they own pictures than they crop me in
But I will remain where the top begins
Cause I am not a word, I am not a line
I am not a girl that can every be defined
I am not fly, I am levitation
I represent an entire generation
I hear the criticism loud and clear
That is how I know that the time is near
So we become alive in a time of fear
And I aint got no muthaf-cking time to spare
Cry my eyes out for days upon days
Such a heavy burden placed upon me
But when you go hard your nay’s become yay’s
Yankee Stadium with Jay’s and Kanye’s

[Rihanna – Chorus:]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Nicki Minaj – Bridge:]
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
I came to win
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
I came to win

[Rihanna – Chorus:]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

Listen to: Nicki Minaj feat. Rihanna – Fly