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Singer talks movie role, new album and Meek Mill

Nicki Minaj on the April 2016 cover of Nylon magazine.
Nicki Minaj cover Nylon Magazine
Nicki Minaj cover Nylon Magazine

As usual Rapper, Nicki Minaj is sporting a blonde bob on the cover of Nylon Magazines April edition. She was looking glamorous in a colorful crop top crew neck and skirt combo, a bra and jeans, and a studded leather jacket.

Nicki Minaj real name Onika Tanya Maraj, opened up about her boyfriend Meek Mill, their rumoured engagement and her role in Barbershop 3.

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Read the interview below:

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On her next album: “I needed time to hear myself think again because where I left off withThe Pinkprint was a little bit emotionally unstable…Now, I want my happiness to be reflected in the new stuff.”

On Meek Mill: “When he and I were just friends, he would always say, ‘You remind me of my mother, and I like that because you’re like a dude. You’re tough like a guy and you talk like a dude.’ So I always got the sense that me being tough and bossy was a turn-on for him. And it’s important for me to keep my voice. Being in a relationship shouldn’t mean that you lose your voice. Being in a relationship should mean that you’ve met a secure-enough man to allow you, in a sense, to remain a queen.”

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On their rumored engagement: “I’m not engaged yet. … He said that my third ring would be my engagement ring. But sometimes he calls me his fiancée, and I’m always trying to stop him, like, ‘Nope! I ain’t got that third ring yet!’ We’re just taking it one step at a time. And, you know, if that happens, if I get married, then I’ll have a child, and that’ll be fun, because I can’t wait to hold my baby.”

On her acting ambitions: “At that time [in high school], I was obsessed with Jada Pinkett [Smith] I wanted to be Jada and Halle [Berry] mixed. Now I’m going back to those desires.”

On her barbershop 3 Character Draya: “I wanted there to be a little bit of depth to Draya. I didn’t want her just to be, you know, an Instagram thot; I wanted her to have some sort of purpose and meaning.”

On refusing to twerk in barbershop 3: “Not every sexy woman is out here twerking all damn day.”

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