People's expectations of what I'm capable of doing are very low. People have been used to hearing little one-liners and me play around.
Nicki MinajI hate cameras. I hate cameras and I hate camera phones. The camera's my worst enemy and my best friend. It's the way I convey my emotions to the world without saying a word, so I use it. People always say, 'You come alive as soon as the camera's on!'
Nicki MinajThere are sexual things that I do that arenโt for a man. I feel empowered sometimes by being sexy and being comfortable enough to be sexy on camera โ a lot of woman [sic] struggle with that. But, there are some days that I donโt want anyone to see me. Iโm just a regular girl. Some days, Iโm super-strong; some days, Iโm super-insecure. But, I donโt really identify with any particular label. I just speak my truth, and if people like it, they like it, and if they bash it, they bash it.
Nicki MinajA lot of rappers want somebody to always sing on their records. If you can hold a note, they're gonna' ask you to come and be apart of their creativity. At that time, they were eager and on the streets selling drugs or in the studio making music. That was a big part of our lives were I grew up.
Nicki Minaj