I'm very proud of my team, and the way they stood behind me - and I'm very happy to show my female fans in that audience, and even my gay fans in that audience.
Nicki MinajBut, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.
Nicki MinajI graduate with honors. I balled Nead O'Connor. I did a free style then I got a shoutout from Obama.
Nicki MinajWhen I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot . . . and I thought that to have the success they got, I would have to represent the same thing. When in fact I didn’t have to represent the same thing.
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