Nicki Minaj recently sat down for an interview with JT from City Girls for I-D magazine, and spilled the tea on her new album, acting aspirations and which female rapper is her biggest inspiration when it comes to rap.
Here's what she said about the follow-up to Queen:
“The fifth album. I’m not gonna say when it’s gonna come out, but the album will be out soon.”
The rap icon also revealed that she's working on a nail line:
“I am working on a nail design company, where people will be able to buy my press-on nail with dope designs. I was already working on that before someone auctioned my press-on nail for $50,000 or whatever they spent on it.”
Nicki also said she wants to get back into acting, having appeared in films such as Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Other Woman, and Angry Birds 2.
“I’ve been speaking to a director about doing something in a movie. In terms of TV, we’ll see. But I love acting, and I’ll never abandon acting for too long. That’s one of my biggest passions.”
Here's what she had to say on how she's perceived:
“There’s a huge misconception with people who come across as outspoken. The misconception is that we’re so strong. Just because a person fights back, doesn’t mean they’re not afraid. I have suppressed years’ worth of things that I’ve wanted to say. People have lied about me, and I didn’t respond. There’s always been a level of fear there because this is a business. This is not walking down the block and jumping double dutch. This is a job. And the same way people at a nine-to-five can lose their job, and won’t be able to pay their bills, an artist can lose their job. They can lose their spot; they can lose their money. So, there’s always some reservation there. But I’ve decided that I have to speak up now. You know, I see the hip-hop community praise so many other people for speaking up for themselves, but for some reason they seem to have an issue when I do it. Once I realised that there’s that double standard, I decided I don’t give a sh*t anymore. The last part of it is that if I never rap again, I will still leave this earth as an icon. I guess there is a little less fear now at this point in my career because I realise that my fans aren’t going anywhere. I’ve paid my dues.”
When asked which female rapper is her biggest inspiration in Hip Hop, Mrs. Petty really fixed her mouth to say of all people 90s rapper Foxy Brown.
“I still probably at times sound similar to her. I would listen to this woman non-stop. Finding out she was from Trinidad was so freaking amazing to me, because I never imagined that a rapper could be from my country. She’s so precise with her delivery, and so clear. And I really love clarity in raps.“
Not knocking your legacy, but the only things you and Foxy have in common is that y'all like to rock long bundles, and your West Indian background. Other than that your entire aesthetic is derivative of Lil Kim.
Quiet as it kept, Foxy hasn't even put out enough body of work to be all that inspiring, and while she did have a sickening flow, and did come with a few bops, I will say when it comes to cultural impact, most will say Kim before Foxy.
If it were anyone else saying this I would believe it. But I follow Nicki, and all the antics, and to me this is her refusing to give that lady her flowers.
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