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16 Dec, 2014

On Air interview

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Minaj gives an interview with Ryan Seacrest during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her album The Pink Print. 

It was really frustrating because I wanted to put it out since the summer time, but now looking back, I understand why I needed to take that time just as a woman. I was going through so many changes in my life professionally and personally. And it was good for me to just take a month, come back, write, reflect, take a month, come back, write, reflect, and now what The Prinkprint represents for me is a brand new chapter. Like something that I kind of put a lid on.

19 Nov, 2014

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Seacrest interviews Minaj during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her breakup with her boyfriend Safaree Samuels.

A lot of people, when they’re chasing their dreams, they have to leave people they love. And I’ve gotten to the level of my career and life where I can do whatever I want.

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Seacrest interviews Minaj during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her single Anaconda. 

We were in the studio in L.A. I was in one room, they were in the other they said, ‘Okay, let’s see what we can do.’ And I walked back in the studio and I said, ‘Oh my God, this is exactly the feel I was going for’ because it was fun. I wanted to have fun, I wanted to have something for girls to dance to in the club, and to me it worked in every way possible.

21 May, 2014

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Seacrest interviews Minaj during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her single Pills And Potions. 

It’s kind of like a tragic love story I just kind of feel like when I was working on the album, I started realizing how much things have changed, how much people change. And how people come in and out of your life I’ve just been reflecting a lot. I love that it has that feeling of ‘No matter what, I still love. There’s still love there.

29 Apr, 2014

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Seacrest interviews Minaj during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about twerk video on Instagram.

We’ve got to stop using that word. That is not a twerking video. That is a whining video. I’m from Trinidad, we whine. We don’t twerk in Trinidad you’re whining your hips.

31 Oct, 2012

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Seacrest interviews Minaj during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and asks her what her Holloween costume will be.

I think going to probably go as Miley Cyrus. Because she is going as me and I just saw her picture on Twitter. I could do the short blonde buzz-cut like Miley. Check out the pic of Miley in costume below.

14 Feb, 2012

Vibe Magazine cover

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download (15)Minaj gives an interview for Vibe Magazine. In the interview she talks about her second album Pink Friday: Roman’s Revenge and her experience as a female rapper.

It’s not hard to get your way when it’s your way or the highway. People either follow suit or they’re not around. I don’t really like the sound of that, ‘cause that sounds like a temper tantrum. I’m just very black and white when it comes to my business. There’s really no gray area. I really don’t have a lot of small talk with people I work with. It’s pretty much let’s get the job done. In the beginning, if people didn’t know me they’d probably assume I wasn’t smart or wasn’t business savvy. But once you sit and talk to me, it’s a different story.

13 Feb, 2012

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Seacrest interviews Minaj during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about performing Roman Holiday at the Grammys.

The Grammys chose ‘Roman Holiday.’ The producers of the Grammys came into the studio, and they heard ‘Roman Holiday’ and I could not play them another record after they heard that. I could have chosen to do a no-brainer pop song, but I can’t do it anymore. I have to stay true to what I’m doing.

10 Feb, 2012

Paper Magazine cover

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download (14)Paper Magazine features Minaj on the cover of their Spring Fashion Issue. The issue also features an interview on Minaj’s fashion experience and new album.

The album is like a collage of all my emotions. I am not sticking to any particular style. I am doing what I feel without restrictions. So it’s very free and very me.

1 Feb, 2012

Wonderland cover, interview

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Wonderland-NickiMinaj-Matt-Irwin-e1372422530936Minaj appears on the cover of Wonderland Magazine, with an article inside were Minaj discusses her role as a woman in the industry, her career and album.

Yeah, I’m definitely a control freak. Absolutely! You gotta take control of your career and your image who else should take control of it, right?

17 Nov, 2010

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Williams interviews Minaj and questions her on why her father burned their house down.

No he did. It wasn’t an attempt, he did burn the house down and my mother was in the house. She had to like you know run out at the last-minute, but she had a dream the night before that the house was gonna get burned down. So she, me and my brother were not in the house. She had us sleep at a friend’s house.