How Rachel Zegler Started A Nicki Minaj Soundtrack Rumor

Although Barbs may still be disappointed that Nicki Minajthe fifth album of Pink Friday 2, which was due out tomorrow (November 17), won’t arrive for a few weeks, they can still expect a tour announcement. Tomorrow also marks the premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Before the premiere, Rachel Zegler shared a hilarious story about The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about how she accidentally started a rumor that Minaj would be featured on the film’s soundtrack.

“It was one of those things where there’s a character named Barb Azure in the movie,” Zegler said. “And the actress who plays Barb Azure has a great sense of humor. Her name is Honor Gillies. She’s so fantastic and posted a video of Nicki Minaj saying “Calling all Barbz” when she was cast. And his character plays stand-up bass in the movie, so obviously I commented, “Slappin’ that great bass.” As you would.

This comment was quickly spotted by the Barbz, who immediately began sharing theories on social media that Minaj would contribute to the soundtrack.

“They were taking screenshots of these comments, posting them all over social media, saying, ‘What is mom doing?’ They are very, very, very dedicated and amazing,” Zegler said of Minaj’s army of fans. “I’m a Barb. I love Nicki. But it’s not on the album.

At one point, Zegler herself even believed that Minaj might appear on the soundtrack, recalling how Minaj shared a video with “The Hanging Tree” from The hunger Games play in the background.

“She knew what she was doing. I had no idea what I was doing,” Zegler said. “I didn’t know if she was on the soundtrack, so I was like, ‘Okay.’

Barbz can’t wait to hear Pink Friday 2 on December 8, the birthday of Queen Barb herself.

You can see the clip of Tonight’s show above.