It looks like Nicki Minaj has always had a knack for stealing the scene.

Thanks to TV series You Saw Them Here First, we can take a brief look atOnika Maraj as a student atFiorella LaGuardia High School of Music & Art — which in no doubt paved the way for her transformation into the larger-than-life star we know today.

In the video, Nicki acts out a scene with her classmate,which ends in her throwing a prop telephone at her partner in an emotional ad-lib.

The clip also follows the Young Money star as she showcases her talent on stage in front of agents andcasting directors.

Though Minaj eventually rose to stardom with a rap career following her time at stage school, she hasn’t been too far from the silver screen this year.

She debuted her skills with a major role in the Cameron Diaz comedy, The Other Woman, and has since admitted that she’s trying for more acting roles.