After her assault on London last week, Nicki Minaj caught a train to Paris to sit down on French talk show “Le Grand Journal” today. The international Barb, dressed in a frilly black jacket with wavy blonde tresses, discussed everything from toning down her bad bitch image for her younger fans to waving the flag for female MCs.

“Inside I feel like a tiger, but on the outside, I look more like a little pussycat,” said a demure Nicki. “But I think that hip-hop needed a girl right now to take control, so I’ve just been doing it both, being as bad as the boys and a pretty girl at the same time.”

French fans will be able to make out the dialogue. Otherwise, break out your translator.

Nicki Minaj shared a “Moment” with Ellen DeGeneres, performing her Drake-assisted single “Moment 4 Life” off her debut Pink Friday on Monday’s show. The platinum diva, who classed it up in a black cocktail dress, blonde hair, and a blinged-out “Barbie” necklace, spit her verses alongside two look-alike dancers and a backing band.

After her performance, Nicki showed off her spiky stiletto heels—a gift from Lil Wayne—to Ellen, who claimed she felt “under-dressed” next to the stylish star. During her chat with the hostess, she spoke on how she didn’t realize that she would ever come this far, her difficult upbringing, using rap as an escape, the love she has for her mom, and how Martha—the mother of her alter-ego Roman—will be making her debut in the Drake-assisted video for “Moment 4 Life.”