I don't want children cursing. I'm very strict on my nieces and my little brother. They have to listen to clean versions of music. Even my music.
Nicki MinajI can always remember standing up to the baddest girls in my elementary school. Wherever I went, there was always a mean girl, and that girl would always hate me because I wouldnโt bow down.
Nicki MinajI just kinda do what I feel. I never knew what lane I would fill, [or that] I would fill a lane at all. I didn't even really contemplate that far down the road. I just started having fun, and a lot of that came from me seeing Wayne dare to be different, and I started feeling like I can be a multifaceted rapper. I don't have to be a one-dimensional female rapper. Once I put that in perspective, it was like everything just got easier for me, because I no longer wanted to fit in anybody's box... I just wanted to be Nicki.
Nicki MinajWhen you're working and you're busy and you're successful, no matter what, something suffers, whether it's your relationship with your mother, your relationship with your whole family. Certain things suffer and take the back burner, not because they're on the back burner in your heart but because the world just moves so quickly. A lot of people, when they're chasing their dreams, they have to leave people they love.
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.
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