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„Lumea crede ca sunt proasta! Dar nu sunt!”

Nicki Minaj apare pe cea mai recent coperta a revistei Billboard, iar in afara de o un look glam, mai afiseaza si o privire sfredelitoare. Aceeasi gen de privire pe care a oferit-o reporterului cand a fost intrebata de Iggy Azalea, cea care a dominat topurile muzicale in aceasta vara.

Daca lumea incearca sa produca si sa amplifice rivalitatea dintre cele doua, nu prea au sanse de castig cand vine vorba de Nicki Minaj. Multi au speculat ca la BET Awards anul acesta, rapperita ar fi atacat-o pe Iggy, spunand ca isi scrie singura versurile, dupa ce zvonuri au aparut ca un ghost writer i-ar fi produs hiturile australiencei. Intrebata fiind despre rivala ei, Nicki stie ce sa raspunda: a withering, wordless stare, iar cand e vorba de asculta hitul Fancy, oamenii din echipa stiu ca e cazul sa inchida radioul.

Rivalitatea ar putea fi amplificata si de faptul ca australianca a aparut brusc in topurile internationale si a reusit sa ajunga pe prima pozitie in Hot 100, unde a ramas timp de cateva saptamani, in timp ce Nicki Minaj inca incearca sa ocupe primul loc cu Anaconda, blocata fiind de Meghan Trainor si al ei All About That Bass. Chiar si asa, pe locul 3 s-a aflat tot ea, alaturi de Jessie J si Ariana Grande, cu piesa Bang Bang, iar in UK au ocupat locul intai.

Intrebata despre stilul ei de lucru, Nicki Minaj spune clar: People don\’t know how heavily involved I am in my own career. I\’m on 15 to 25 conference calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry – if you\’re sexy or like doing sexy things – some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you\’re stupid.

Daca e sa analizam, lucrurile chiar stau asa, pentru ca a gandit foarte bine ce are de facut. Are cele mai multe hituri in Hot 100 ca artista hip-hop si se afla pe locul cinci intre artistele de orice gen (in top se afla Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift sau Madonna), iar odata cu lansarea discului Pink Friday a devenit prima femeie rapper care urca la varful Billboard 200 dupa Eve in 1999.

O miscare foarte desteapta a fost lansarea hitului pop Starships, semn clar ca stie cum functioneaza industria. In plus, a starnit o multime de reactii cu participarea in calitate de jurat la concursul American Idol: Once I did Idol, a lot of people would come up to me and say, ‘Oh, you\’re smarter than I thought. What does that mean? Was I making weird faces [that made you think] I was stupid?Thank God I did that show. At least I was able to show my true self, speak and have a mind.

Rapperita isi aduce aminte atat copilaria grea, cand tatal ei toxicoman ii batea, dar si momentele in care visa sa aiba propriul ei parfum: I was just a little kid in Southside Jamaica, Queens, hoping one day I would have my own perfume,.And now I have three.

Lui Nicki Minaj nu i-a fost frica sa joace intr-un film, mai ales ca ea a facut cursuri de actorie in liceu. In ciuda faptului ca a jucat alaturi de Cameron Diaz in The Other Woman si avea emotii, actrita a incurajat-o: She kept speaking to me, telling me that I was making the right choices as the character.

Intrebata, din nou, despre Anaconda, rapperita ofera un raspuns incurajator: nu a facut-o neaparat pentru sexualitate si pentru a atrage atentia asupra ei, ci pentru a transmite un mesaj legat de felul in care sunt privite femeile: Everything we see that’s labeled as beautiful is very skinny. In the song I kind of say, ‘F– them skinny girls.\’ But it’s all love. I consider myself a skinny girl. I went overboard with the video to show that I\’m not going to hide. And those big-booty dancers I have, they\’re not going to hide. Black girls should feel sexy, powerful and important too.

Nicki isi gaseste inspiratia si la Beyonce, alaturi de care a cantat la Paris remixul pentru Flawless: There’s something about her work ethic that always made me feel like no matter how hard stuff gets, I\’m not allowed to complain, says Minaj. Some women give me the feeling that where there’s a will, there’s a way.

In plus, nu se da deloc in laturi de la munca si nu ia lucrurile usor, e constienta ca daca ai succes trebuie sa lucrezi in continuare, nu se te multumesti cu ce ai: I\’m not mad at where hip-hop’s at. It’s in a more playful place. Still, it’s corny when rappers feel like they\’ve made it and they don\’t have to prove themselves anymore. You should always be competing. You should always be trying to show that you\’re the best. My album is going to be important to hip-hop.

In final, Onika Maraj spune ceva ce stim cu totii, mai ales cand vine vorba de viata privata a vedetelor si cum reuseste sa o mentina in afara presei, cu toata zvonurile care apar: Just by not talking about it. It’s that simple. I mean, people know how to be private but they don\’t want to be private.

Nicki e pe val zilele acestea, in asteptarea noului ei album, a carei lansare a amanat-o pentru luna decembrie. Chiar si asa, a fost vedeta serii la MTV EMA 2014, unde a fost gazda serii si a lansat si un nou single alaturi de Skylar Grey.

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