Nicki Minaj just did it on ‘em for the second time this week. The Rap queen has landed yet another mag cover only 48 hours after debuting her sizzling spread for V. This time around, she finds herself on the cover of Billboard’s latest weekly issue alongside the caption “Nicki Vs. The World.”
Inside the mag, we learn why Ms. Minaj be falling asleep during her interviews. On top of working hard on stage and in the booth, she also does 15-25 conference calls every couple of days. We also learn that she doesn’t appreciate the belief that a sexy woman is a stupid woman, and that yes, her album will be a big deal for hip hop.
Elsewhere, she dishes on maintaining her privacy, being inspired by Beyoncé and why she took a jab at skinny ladies in her “Anaconda” video.
Read the quotes below!
On how she’s been able to keep her personal life private:
Just by not talking about it. It’s that simple. I mean, people know how to be private but they don’t want to be private.
On saying “f-ck skinny b-tches” in her “Anaconda” video:
Everything we see that’s labeled as beautiful is very skinny. In the song I kind of say, ‘F— them skinny girls.’ But it’s all love. I consider myself a skinny girl.” She adds, “I went overboard with the video to show that I’m not going to hide. And those big-booty dancers I have, they’re not going to hide. Black girls should feel sexy, powerful and important too.
On Beyoncé:
There’s something about her work ethic that always made me feel like no matter how hard stuff gets, I’m not allowed to complain. Some women give me the feeling that where there’s a will, there’s a way.
On being hands on with her brand:
I’m on 15 to 25 conference calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry — if you’re sexy or like doing sexy things — some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you’re stupid.
On not wanting to be complacent:
It’s corny when rappers feel like they’ve made it and they don’t have to prove themselves anymore. You should always be competing. You should always be trying to show that you’re the best. My album is going to be important to hip-hop.
On shady compliments:
Once I did American Idol, a lot of people would come up to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re smarter than I thought.’ What does that mean?!”
On accomplishing long-term goals:
“I was just a little kid in Southside Jamaica, Queens, hoping one day I would have my own perfume,” Minaj tells Billboard of those days when fame was a very distant possibility. “And now I have three.”
Go girl!
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