Nicki Minaj landed on the January cover of Rolling Stone. In addition to a provocative photo shoot by Terry Richardson, the raptress opened up about a couple of personal topics. Little did we know, she had an abortion when she was a teenager. Calling it "the hardest thing I’d ever gone through," she recalled taking the crucial decision.
Furthermore, she addressed her break-up with Safaree Samuels, the recent murders of Mike Brown and Eric Garner, her new album The Pinkprint, Kanye West, and much more.
Read a few excerpts from the interview below or the complete story here.
ON HAVING AN ABORTION:
I thought I was going to die. I was a teenager. It was the hardest thing I’d ever gone through. It’d be contradictory if I said I wasn’t pro-choice. I wasn’t ready. I didn’t have anything to offer a child.”
ON HER PERSONAL LIFE:
One of my goals was to give people a glimpse into my personal life, because it’s something I’ve kept very private. I had to learn to do something as simple as sleep alone. I struggled with ‘Do I express these feelings?’ And I decided there’s no reason for me to hide. I’m a vulnerable woman, and I’m proud of that.”
ON THE MURDERS OF MIKE BROWN AND ERIC GARNER:
It’s sickening, and I’ve been reading so many people saying, ‘Why are we surprised?’ That’s what’s really sad: that we should somehow be used to being treated like animals. It’s gotten to the point where people feel like there’s no accountability: If you are law enforcement and you do something to a black person, you can get away with it.”
ON HER THOUGHTS ON KANYE WEST:
He was the unofficial spokesman for hip-hop, and he got torn apart. And now you haven’t heard him speaking about these last couple things, and it’s sad. Because how many times can you be made to feel horrible for caring about your people before you say, ‘Fuck it, it’s not worth it, let me live my life because I’m rich, and why should I give a fuck?'”
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