Nicki Minaj Shows Three Sides Of Herself On Magazine Covers

The rapper talks fashion, feminism and Jay-Z in interviews with Vibe, Allure and New York Magazine.
By Jocelyn Vena

Nicki Minaj on the cover of <i>Vibe</i>
Photo: Vibe

As Nicki Minaj prepares to release her new album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, in April, she's all over newsstands. She will appear on three different magazine covers, each showing different sides of the rapper and touching on her many philosophies about her career, her persona and her place in the rap world.

Allure teased its April cover featuring Minaj, in which the sassy songstress sports a big, pink tulle skirt. In the interview, she opens up about telling Jay-Z he really does need to Watch the Throne with her around. "I had a little conversation with Jay-Z at the Victoria's Secret fashion show," she recalled. "He said, 'Congratulations on all your success.' And I was like, 'Yeah, I'm coming for you. I'm coming for your spot, Mr. Mogul.' "

Speaking of her supreme queen dominance, on the cover of the February/March issue of Vibe, she's donning a sparkling crown and inside the issue she talks all about her place in the game as a woman.

"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," she said. "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."

And, then there's her watercolor-y New York Magazine cover where the fashionista talks about her place among the hip fashion crowd. "I'm not impressed to be in that world. I'm in my own world. I think sometimes the fashion world isn't even about clothes anymore; it's about this 'in' crowd, and I'm not into that," she explains, after sharing what her fashion mantra is. "I like the idea of doing something that everyone else is not. I get high off that. Just the idea that other people don't have the balls to do something — that's my thing."

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679392/nicki-minaj-magazine-covers.jhtml

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