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Though Nicki Minaj's image is now inseparable from fake eyelashes, wigs and pink lipstick, not too long ago Nicki was Onika Maraj -- and had a decidedly more toned down look.

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Check out this video of an old school Nicki Minaj before she hit it big -- huge hoop earrings, minimal makeup and all -- in a music video that recently resurfaced called Dirty Money.

Fashion Wildchild: Hip Hop Queen Nicki Minaj!

Though Nicki's look isn't nearly as polished as it is today, what a relief to see that underneath all of her recently questionable theatrics (namely that bizarre Grammy exorcism) is still a girl who can rap with the best of them!