That Time Donatella Versace Told Nicki Minaj That The Notorious B.I.G. Made Versace Famous...

Every Thursday, we dig up a favorite piece from the archives and bring it back to life. Today, we're highlighting an interview between Nicki Minaj and Donatella Versace that appeared in Interview Magazine in December 2011. If you haven't read it, consider this a blessing.

Versace has long been one of the most celebrated high-end designer brands in hip-hop, with co-signs tracing back to the '90s. While it's perhaps an unfair statement to say the Italian fashion house "fell off," it has definitely come back in a big way since 2011. Drake and Rick Ross had a hand in reviving the gaudy silk shirts. Nicki Minaj became the Versace-wearing-Lil Kim of our time (no comment about their rap similarities and/or differences, though). Given the latter, it was fitting that Interview Magazine paired Nicki with Donatella Versace for another of the mag's sit-downs.

What ensued was a conversation only Donatella and Nicki could have. Donatella told Nicki she liked "Super Bass" but that her favorite track was "I'm the Best." The designer, and one-time muse for Versace, also told the rapper that she loves hip-hop. Then: a conversation about the Notorious B.I.G. There's also some talk about Versace collections, inspirations, and Gianni Versace's murder.

Donatella says it's a compliment when other designers, like Riccardo Tisci, say they're influenced by Versace.

Donatella believes Biggie was one of the reasons people became familiar with Versace.

Donatella admits that she was devastated after her Gianni's death, but that she knew she had to keep the brand going.

Click here for the full interview.

For more Throwback Thursday reading, just click here.