AceShowbiz - Nicki Minaj has reminded her fans, famously known as Barbz, of how she looked "17 years ago." After sharing a throwback photo, the "Barbie World" raptress was praised for her natural beauty.

On Sunday, August 4, the 41-year-old female hip-hop artist made use of her Instagram page to share the picture, which was taken nearly two decades ago. In the snap, it could be seen that she was looking straight at the camera with a stern facial expression.

Nicki rocked a revealing outfit, including two padded bras in red and orange colors. Over them, she donned a black top that came with a halter neck design. She looked fresh with her minimal makeup. To accessorize herself, she put on a pair of big hoop earrings. In addition, she styled her long black hair in waves.

Along with the picture, Nicki wrote in the caption of the post, "17 years ago," adding a pink bow emoji. She went on to write, "Crimped my own hair, Did my own makeup, 2 padded bras to make my boobs look bigger," before adding, "Barbz!!!!"

It did not take long for the post to be flooded with positive online responses from Instagram users. In the comments section, one in particular gushed, "Man that woman always been beautiful ! She never touched her face !!!! the prettiest female rapper to ever do it," adding a smiling face with heart eyes emoji.

Similarly, another exclaimed, "The other girls are pretty. Can't deny that, they all have their lil look but Nicki face is THEE face. it's sumn about her that just gives an all around Beauty." A third marveled, "The baddest and never had surgery on her face. Nose still long and still the prettiest."

In the meantime, other users praised Nicki for opening the door for fellow artists. One of them wrote, "17 years ago!! Before any of these new rap girlies way always wanna shoulder up with her even knew they would be on screen let alone 'RAP' NICKI IS A PIONEER! SHE SET THE STAGE for our generation rap!!!!!!!!!"