Nicki Minaj: 'Jay-Z is a fan'

Nicki Minaj has said that she was surprised to hear that Jay-Z had complimented her music.

The 25-year-old has revealed that the hip-hop superstar says she has "charm".

Speaking to MTV, the rapper said: "I was like, 'What?' Obviously, Jay-Z. Jay-Z is a person in hip-hop that you almost don't think he exists until you meet him. It's almost like he's bigger than a person. He's a mythical figure. That's a great way to describe it.

"I was like, 'Jay-Z knows me?' I didn't think he knew who I was, let alone recommend me for something. If he did know who I was, I didn't know if he liked my style or approved. It was weird. It was like getting that stamp of approval from the most popular jock in high school and being a freshman in high school and thinking no one knows you exist."