In the November issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Nicki Minaj opens up like never before. The Young Money femcee talks life, music and her struggles. Read below:
ON PRE-CAREER SUICIDAL THOUGHTS:
“I kept having doors slammed in my face. I felt like nothing was working. I had moved out on my own, and here I was thinking I’d have to go home. It was just one dead end after another. At one point, I was, like, ‘What would happen if I just didn’t wake up?’ That’s how I felt. Like maybe I should just take my life?’
ON ONE OF HER FIRST RHYMES:
“Cookie is the name, chocolate chip is the flavor/Suck up my style like a cherry Lifesaver.”
ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HER & GAGA’S SPECTACLES:
“I think Gaga is freakin’ dope for that. But I can’t be bothered. Give me my sweats. I like transforming from completely raggedy to Ahhh, I’m ready. That transformation gives me a high.”
ON JUST HOW ABUSIVE HER PARENTS’ RELATIONSHIP WAS:
“He would beg, cry, stalk us… One time, he pulled my mother out of a car and dragged her for two blocks. After that, I had a phobia about unlocked doors. Anywhere my mother and I were, I made sure the door was locked, because that was my only way to protect her.”
ON DEALING WITH POWER-HUNGRY INDUSTRY DUDES:
“When you come into the business as a woman, you have to pay a lot of mind games because the men tend to be very aggressive. It’s like chess—you have to protect your goods. Had I just started screwing the guys, it would’ve been over because they never would’ve taken me seriously.”
ON HER PERFECT FACE ON A MAN:
“I do like a dope nose profile, one that’s straight on the side. And I like full lips. I’ve never kissed someone who didn’t have full lips.”
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