During Nicki Minaj's homecoming show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Wednesday, the Pink Friday 2 rapper welcomed Cyndi Lauper onstage ... the two met during a Grammys red carpet.

Prince Williams/FilmMagic, Bruce Glikas/Getty Nicki Minaj and Cyndi Lauper just want ... I am with you," said Minaj on the red carpet, before referring to Lauper as "one of my fashion icons." ...