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29 Apr, 2014

Nicki Minaj interview

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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.

26 Apr, 2014

Starships video

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Minaj releases Starships video from her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The video is directed by Anthony Mandler and features Minaj in a bikini covered in body paint, rapping on a beach. When asked about the Pop sound of Starships and why she is singing on the track Minaj replies:

I did a song called Knockout with Lil Wayne about three years ago. Nobody said anything about that. Why? Because it didn’t become huge like Starships. That’s what irritates me. People always want to talk about who I was, but I’ve always been singing, always been experimenting with pop music. So the fact that it got huge one day, should I apologize for that? Should I apologize that Starships and Super Bass did well, and children like them, and Middle America can sing along? There’s nothing wrong with that. I’m just broadening my fan base. I think everyone should enjoy music.

Nicki Minaj - Starships (Explicit) (Official Video)

18 Apr, 2014

Senile video

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Young Money releases Senile music video featuring Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Tyga from the album Young Money: Rise of an Empire. Directed by Colin Tilley the video features Wyane, Minaj and Tyga in a suburban neighborhood performing to no audience.

Tyga:

It’s just basically like some old Addams Family-type, trailer-park trash and Wayne is just like in these different houses going crazy.

Young Money - Senile ft. Tyga, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne

12 Feb, 2014

Lookin Ass video

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Minaj releases music video for Lookin Ass from the album Young Money: Rise of an Empire, directed by NABIL. When questioned about the Malcolm X controversy the single created Minaj states:

I am in the video shooting at Lookin Ass N***az and there happened to be an iconic photo of Malcolm X ready to do the same thing for what he believed in.

Nicki Minaj - Lookin Ass (Explicit) (Official Video) ft. Nicki Minaj

26 Jan, 2014

ESPN cover

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Mdownload (13)inaj is featured on the cover of The Music Issue of ESPN Magazine with Bryant.

 

20 Dec, 2013

The Other Woman

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Minaj is cast as Lydia in the film The Other Woman starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton. Directed by Nick Cassavetes the film depicts a wife and two mistresses that become friends after finding out about each other and seek revenge on the man they all fell in love with.

I’m anxious as hell to play opposite Cameron Diaz. Sometimes I’ve just been up, like, ‘Oh my God, please. I don’t want to disappoint myself in front of her.’ Would you believe I read Django? I loved that script, but I knew I was never going to be able to play that Kerry Washington part. I never even auditioned, but she’s fricking amazing.

The Other Woman Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Nicki Minaj Comedy Movie HD

17 Aug, 2013

Love More video

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Brown releases the music video for his single Love More ft. Minaj. Directed by Chris Brown the video features Brown and Minaj performing in a packed night club. Brown:

While you guys kill yourself over bulls–t ill keep directing stuff like this!

Chris Brown - Love More (Explicit) ft. Nicki Minaj

10 Jul, 2013

Clothing Line release

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Minaj releases her clothing line Va Va Voom sold exclusively at K-Mart stores and ShopYourWay.com .

Teaming up with Kmart and ShopYourWay.com is gonna give me a way to have my fans dress like me for an affordable price and it’s going to be rich stuff, quality stuff. My big thing is that it cannot look cheesy and cheap, and that’s what I want to give my beautiful Barbz.

9 Jul, 2013

Marie Claire cover

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b3Minaj is featured on the cover of Marie Claire magazine and is the first rapper to ever be featured on the cover. Minaj is also questioned in the magazines Q&A section about her career, future and advice for her fans.

I was on a world tour, a big feat for a female rapper. For the first time, I allowed myself to feel proud of where music had gotten me, and I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude. You feel the need to pay it forward, which starts with analyzing yourself with a true desire to grow. I was praying every day, ‘You know what, Lord? I want to be a mom one day, and I want to start becoming the woman who I want to parent my child.’ I wanted all of the feelings of entitlement to leave me, because some people have this life for a year or five or 10 – and a lot of them lose it. I didn’t want to become a person who wasn’t enjoying the moment.

30 Jun, 2013

I’m Out video

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Ciara releases I’m Out featuring Nicki Minaj from the album Ciara. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis the video features Ciara and Minaj performing in a futuristic all white room wearing all white body suites.

We [me and Nicki] definitely have a lot of love and support for each other. She invited me to her party on The Re-Up, and I invited her to my party on my album.

Ciara - I'm Out (Explicit) ft. Nicki Minaj

19 Jun, 2013

Get Like Me video

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Nelly releases Get Like Me featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams from his album M.O. Directed by Colin Tilley the video features motorcycle stunts and twerking dancers.

It was both cool and a pleasure to work with Pharrell and Nicki. The song was written on the vine of, who is the ultimate party cat? We came to the conclusion that the ultimate party cat is no other than Rick James unanimously!  He provided funky hits that played at every party!

Nelly - Get Like Me (Broadcast Clean Edit / Closed Captioned) ft. Nicki Minaj, Pharrell

6 Jun, 2013

Teen Vogue cover

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nicki-minaj-cover-01Minaj appears on the cover of the June/July 2013 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. She talks about high school, Hollywood, and staying positive.

I used to read the bad things people said about me. Then I asked myself, Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things? You cannot give negativity power.

13 May, 2013

Teen Vogue cover

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b4Minaj is featured on the cover of Teen Vogue’s June/July issue. Inside the issue is a Q&A in which she is asked why she no longer listens to critics.

I used to read the bad things people said about me, then I asked myself, ‘Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?’ You cannot give negativity power. I tell teens, if you’re having a problem, there’s nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, it’s poison.

9 Apr, 2013

Up In Flames video

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Minaj releases the music video for the single Up In Flames from her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded –The Re-Up. The video directed by features motorcycle stunts and Minaj playing the piano. When questioned about the controversy of the video Minaj states:

If a dude was on a that song with me, everyone would’ve talked about it and they would [argue] ‘who had the best verse,’ but when I put a song out by myself. [It’s] because men run the hip-hop game. Let’s be honest, they’re the [radio] program directors, they wanna be able to rap stuff and they’re not gonna recite a female [verse]. They just feel funny and it is what it is.

Nicki Minaj - Up In Flames (Official Video)