Nicki Minaj paid homage to one of her biggest influences, Foxy Brown, in a special way.

The "Anaconda" rapper celebrated Foxy Brown's birthday (September 6) by spitting a few bars from her classic track "Tables Will Turn" from the album Broken Silence.

"Why, so many b****** wanna take my flow I'm, Too hot, Too dope, Flow like that pink Cris and Mimosa, Who the f*** dope-ah? (Ehh!) Happy Belated Birthday Foxy, love you." she said.

The rapper celebrated her 36th birthday on Saturday with many other celebrities including Faith Evans, Styles P and Baby Cham sending her birthday shout-outs.

In the past Nicki has named Foxy one of her biggest influences.

Nicki also performed with Foxy during her "Pink Friday" tour in 2012.

Check out her birthday gift above.

Source: Instagram