Nicki Minaj and Alicia Keys Honor Aretha Franklin The Queen of Rap honored the <br />Queen of Soul. During Minaj’s third episode of "Queen Radio," she reminisced on the life of music icon, Aretha Franklin. Nicki Minaj, <br />on “Queen Radio” Nicki Minaj, <br />on "Queen Radio" Minaj also recalled learning “Respect” as a child and said it “felt like a mini national anthem” for the kids at school. Nicki Minaj, <br />on “Queen Radio” Singer Alicia Keys also stopped by and did a keyboard performance <br />of Franklin’s <br />“A Natural Woman.”