Nicki Minaj details what she learned from Lil Wayne and Drake and says that she hopes to inspire other women to continue to write and rap if she were to win a Grammy this year, according to her interview with HITS Daily Double.
“I’ve put so many years into this culture that I often feel is overlooked,” The Pinkprint rapper says. “Prior to my three albums, I put out three mixtapes, which also changed the game for women in rap. I would literally sit in a room for days and write, and my sole purpose was to be better than the boys and to prove that women are just as smart, creative, witty, business-savvy, etc. I never really felt that male rappers saw us as their equals. I was determined to change that.”
Nicki Minaj is nominated for three Grammys this year including Best Rap Album for The Pinkprint, Best Rap Collaboration for “Only” and Best Rap Performance for “Truffle Butter” featuring Drake and Lil Wayne.
The Queens, New York-native also details what it was like first getting into the studio with Lil Wayne and Drake and what she learned from her two label mates.
“Well, I loved the fact that Wayne didn’t write his lyrics down—he just memorized them,” the 33-year old “All Things Go” rapper says. “In the studio, he’d stress the importance of me writing my verses quicker than I’d become accustomed to. So it made me better and more confident. With Drake, he spent a lot of time narrowing down the actual beat he wanted to rap on. It was great for a young artist to pay attention to that.”
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Your mixtapes and albums did not “push boundaries” you get on camera and shake your ass any one can do that. Women who have made it possible for women like Nicki to get in this position is women like Latifah, Kim, Foxy, Lauren, Lyte, missy, hell I’d even put Remy in the conversation these women made it possible for other women in hiphop. Lil Kim had male rappers scared because of how good she was. These women changed hiphop for women with what they were able to do, Nicki hasn’t done anything that has pushed boundaries for women if anything she’s stalled it or held it back.
You sound like a little bitch, Josh.
Somebody’s butthurt at OP’s comment.
“Nicki Minaj Details What Lil Wayne & Drake Taught Her”……………They taught her how to deepthroat and take a throatfucking.
We taught her to breath thru her nose
Hahaha she giving props to Drizzy even tho he dissed meek lol , ok fuc it why is DX attracting a lot of fags in the commentry section nowadays talking bout eating ass and shit,keep ur homosexuality to ur selves cz no one is interested in hearing bout whose pluging a dic in ur ass# ass niggass
Right shit in da way
Freedom of speech also means freedom of expression, I’d wear this bikini proudly at our annual gay parade here in Atlanta while holding up a hiphop forever sign, being gay and loving rap music is beautiful
How can I get feature on your website
Whatever, you haven’t done anything for the rap game but show your ass. Lyrics are garbage, style is stolen, talent is non-existent. Go show how classless you are by beefing on Twitter. Sad where the rap game is right now! About to fix the flux capacitor and go back to 1995!
They didn’t teach her how to rap, that’s for sure(They should’ve). They taught that ugly skank how to bend over!
You mother fuckers talk shit. Shes better then half the wack male rappers out there that came out since YM blew up. Dont tell me all these reality tv show pussy fabricated bullshit artists are even worth a spin these days. Plus id fuck the shit out a bitch!
She’s wack, too.
How to smoke CRACK. She smokes rocks bro she smokes rocks. That’s the reason why she acts how she does.