Being honest, if I had a daughter I wouldn't want her listening to a Nicki Minaj CD until she was a certain age. Even when I meet my fans and they tell me they are 12, I cringe a little. I always say, 'Listen. I don't want you saying the bad words, put school first.'

Niggas know my pussy taste like mango-tango so they put a couple karats in my ankle bangles

I'm Santa Claus to these hoes without a reindeer.

For inspiration you go to the archives, you go to things of the past, but you still need to be contemporary for today. You can never forget the time you're living in because the past is the past and it will never come back.

I've had my highs and had my lows but you can't tell me that I am not the baddest chick.

Regular people don't even realize how much artists mean to them. Artists represent a lot to the average person. People listen to music all day on their iPods, so as artists, we become a real fixture in people's lives. As an artist, you can't take it personal. It's like your big brother teasing you.

And I call Saks Fifth Ave-y home. That is where a real bad Barbie roam.