Nicki Minaj graces the cover of The FADER August/Fall issue. The Pills N Potions rapper details whats to come from the forthcoming album The Pink Print, early success, the BET Awards speech, credibility as a female MC, and much, much, more.
“I think early on in my career, I was… I was… just a little bit crazy. I took everything personally. That’s just not good, and it’s not healthy.
I think one of my best attributes now, as a businesswoman and an artist and a professional person, is being able to think before I speak. I’ve learned that everything I think doesn’t necessarily need to be stated.”
When she thought she was about to die:
“I was making a point to say that the business kills so many people and we don’t even realize it. I can only imagine how many people in this business have died because they may not have wanted to… to be embarrassed publicly. We care so much about what the world thinks that we don’t live, really.”
Photo Credit: Joao Canziani
