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Nicki Minaj interview

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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.

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.

1 Apr, 2012

Allure cover

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Minaj appears on the cover of the April 2012 issue of Allure magazine. She talks about her younger fans, her hair when she was nine, and her plans of world domination.

I also can put on a very cartoonish voice. So sometimes children may not know what I’m saying, but they like the sound of it, and they think I sound like some weird character.

16 May, 2012

Right By My Side video

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Minaj releases Right By My Side featuring Chris Brown video from her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Directed by Diane Martel the video features Minaj and rapper Nas as a couple. When asked about the kiss the two shared during the video Minaj states:

You know, what? It worked. It was hip-hop Queens, royalty. Outside of the kiss, it just had so much chemistry. It seemed like a real relationship, a real hood relationship and I wanted to portray that. I wanted the song to feel like your around the way relationship.

Nicki Minaj - Right By My Side (Official Music Video) ft. Chris Brown

31 Jul, 2012

Pound The Alarm video

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Minaj releases Pound The Alarm video from her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Directed by Benny Boom the video features Minaj dressed in a feather Carnivàle costume, rapping in a parade, in her home country of Trinidad.

 

Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm (Explicit)

14 Aug, 2012

Best hip hop video

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Minaj wins best hip hop video for the single Super Bass at the MTV Music Video Awards.

And the Barbz. I love you, Barbz. I love you so much. And MTV, I thank you.

Nicki Minaj Alicia Keys Perform "Girl on Fire" with Gabby Douglas 2012 MTV VMA

23 Aug, 2012

Out Of My Mind video

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B.O.B releases music video for his single Out Of My Mind ft. Nicki Minaj from his album Strange Clouds. In the video directed by Benny Boom, Bobby Ray gets admitted into a psychiatric hospital and Nicki Minaj plays the part of the doctor.

B.o.B - Out of My Mind ft. Nicki Minaj [Official Video]

12 Oct, 2012

Beauty And A Beat video

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Justin Bieber releases Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj from his album Believe. Co-directed by Bieber and Jon Chu  the video features stolen personal footage of Bieber and Minaj having a party.

Since i was 14 i have had a lot of things said about me, from dying, to taking hormones, to dying again, to stuff about my family to saying i had a baby with a woman i never even met. Nude pics, drugs, my family, my character but today today i get to be in on it.

Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat (Official Music Video) ft. Nicki Minaj

Album cover release

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b9Minaj releases the album cover for her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up. 

It’s a different feel, so I knew I had to put it on a separate disc the new songs, but it wasn’t an entire new thought and new body of work. Because I like to give a lot of music and so that’s why I didn’t want to do a whole new project. Because then I would feel like it would be judged as a brand new thing and then I would need to add way more songs.

18 Oct, 2012

The Boys video

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Minaj releases the video for The Boys ft. Cassie from her album Pink Friday: The Re-Up. Directed by Collin Tilley the video features cassie and Minaj performing in a pink polka-dot bubble gum room.

 

Nicki Minaj, Cassie - The Boys (Explicit)

31 Oct, 2012

Nicki Minaj interview

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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.