Nicki teamed the stocking with an equally bright bondage harness and stiletto boots, which had her fans craning for a better look.

Letting it all hang out: Nicki Minaj squeezed her curves into a red body stocking to perform live in concert on NBC’s Today show in New York this morning

Battling on: Despite her confident performance, Nicki was defying doctor’s orders to perform after suffering a bruised vocal cord

But despite her confident performance, Nicki was battling to be her best after suffering a bruised vocal cord.

Her ‘voice doctor’ had ordered the 29-year-old to rest, but unwilling to disappoint her fans, and miss out on promoting her track, Minaj decided to do one last performance before the recommended two weeks off.

‘Another X Ray is coming up, bruised vocal chord!’ she told her sympathetic fans on Twitter, adding that her doctor had ordered her ‘out for the count’.

Down with the fans: Nicki bends down into the crowd as she is videotaped on their cell phones

Red hot: As usual confident Nicki certainly wanted to be noticed in her bright outfit

It comes after a whirlwind few weeks for the Trinidadian singer on her Pink Friday tour. And the defiant singer is also still slated to perform at next weekend’s V Festival in Britain.

Also in the Today Show audience was Jordin Sparks, who shared that she had suffered the same injury.

‘Jordin Sparks was praying for me backstage cuz she had a bruised vocal chord too!’ she tweeted. ‘Haha! We were so dramatic!’

Hell for leather: Nicki and her backing dancers put on an eye-catching show

In the audience: American Idol winner Jordin Sparks told Nicki she would ‘pray’ for her