Nicki Minaj has been taking excellent care of her real hair underneath-tweets snap of her extension-free ponytail after years in wigs

     She's been rarely seen out of wig, weave, or extensions since her debut in 2004.

And it turns out Nicki Minaj has been taking excellent care of her real hair underneath the wide array of colourful, extravagant wigs.

'No perm. No extensions,' the 31-year-old rapper announced on Instagram Thursday while holding up her actual ponytail.

     The former American Idol judge then pumped up her top-bun and showcased her petite 5ft 2in hourglass figure in a sexy black fishnet bodysuit.