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MTV reports, Nicki Minaj has a lot to be excited about
these days. Not only is the Young Money MC gearing up for the release of
her debut album in November, she's also featured on a new track with
Jay-Z and Kanye West and celebrated a Twitter marriage (and divorce)
with Drake.
But while the animated rapper remains busy, she is
also anticipating Lil Wayne's release from prison. In a recent radio
interview, Minaj spoke about her mentor and why she feels the need to
make Pink Friday a success.
"Can you only imagine what he's been holding and what's building up in that brain?" Minaj asked Greg Street of Atlanta radio station
V-103. "I'm afraid for anybody ... any of his competition when he gets
out, because I just feel like it's going to be monumental. He's in a
great state. When I speak to him, he sounds like he has some sort of
clear understanding of everything now, almost like he's had some weird
sort of epiphany since he's been there, so I'm sure his stuff is only
going to get better."
When Lil Wayne
left for prison, Minaj realized just how much he meant to his rap crew.
"He didn't deserve to go in the first place, and it's kind of crazy how
much of a void it's been without him," she said. "We didn't realize
Wayne is really the glue that holds Young Money and Cash Money together,
I feel. I'm just very, very thankful that he's finally coming home."
The 25-year-old MC is ready for the whole Young Money crew to take over
the rap game. "We're just really, really hard workers, and you know
what? At some point, I would hope the hard work pays off, at least on my
end," she said. "It's definitely already paid off for Wayne and for
Drake, so I want to thank everybody for supporting Young Money, period."
So what happens if the New York native falters with her debut
album? "They won't look to sign other female rappers if the project
doesn't do well, because they're going to say, 'Well, her buzz was so
crazy, and if she couldn't do it, then no one can do it,' and I don't
want that to happen. So I'm doing this as well for all the girls."
The Young Money darling is staying positive as she hopes to pave the
way for the females to come in the rap game. "I hope it will open doors
for all girls everywhere who ever wanted to pick up a mic and rap and
who have been kind of afraid to do it," she said. "For a long time in my
life, I was afraid to be a solo female rapper, because everyone told
me, 'It doesn't work. It's not going to happen. Record companies are never going to invest in you just to get it. Just be part of a group.' "
Nonetheless, Minaj values her pre-album success, saying, "Even as far
as I've come now is already a testament in my mind, so I hope the female
rappers understand how big it is for our culture that the album does
well."
Nicki Minaj has dubbed her debut album Pink Friday, she
revealed to her fans via Ustream. The highly-anticipated project is set
for release on November 23, the Tuesday before Black Friday in the U.S.
That is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year when
Americans flock to stores to begin their Christmas shopping.
“To carry on a great tradition of Black Friday, we are going to switch
it up this year in honor of the Nicki Minaj album and call that day Pink
Friday, and call my album Pink Friday,” Nicki announced in her British
accent.
She then signed off with her signature greeting. “It’s Barbie, bitch!”
Published: Jun 2, 2010 by Amber
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 Miss Minaj is rocking the cover of VIBE this month and the cover is VERY Barbilicious! Check out an expert from her interview: On her sexually charged lyrics and why she eventually changed
her style
“When I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had
to do that exactly,” she says. “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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