Katy Perry covers "Ni**as In Paris"

Appropriately rocking a Yankees fitted cap, Katy Perry recently hit up BBC’s Radio 1 Live

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Appropriately rocking a Yankees fitted cap, Katy Perry recently hit up BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge, where she channeled her inner Jay-Z by letting loose a cover of Jay and Ye’s Watch The Throne smash “N****s In Paris.” Witness above, as the ever-popular pop star runs through a rather intriguing, clean performance of one of 2011’s hottest tracks. And no, she didn’t let is loose 10 or 12 times like Hov and Yeezy made the norm. The only thing that would have made this better is Will Ferrell playing Perry’s hypeman.

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