Nicki Minaj's Photoshoot For YRB Magazine - She Says "Pink Friday" Album Is A Classic

Looks like all of Nicki Minaj's alter egos took a photoshoot in the clouds for her YRB Magazine photoshoot.  See more pics inside plus she talks about her fears, haters and triumphs.

Either Nicki Minaj, Roman Zolanski, or Onicka Tanya Maraj sat for an interview with YRB magazine that covered a wide range of feelings and admissions about her career, fears, those femcees who don't like her and why she says Pink Friday is a classic album.  When asked about her animated style and multiple rap personas, Nicki said it all stems from growing up with a dysfunctional family.

"I’m going to talk about my family and a little bit of dysfunction – or I should say, lots of dysfunction. And I’m just going to talk about me and self-searching and why I made the choices [I did]. Onika is not Nicki is not Roman. People will never be able to figure me out. I can tell you my whole life story from beginning to end, and then tomorrow, I’ll be just a different person."

It could be argued that Nicki's presence on the scene opens door for other femcees to break into the rap game; however, Nicki's taken a lot of criticism this year from women in the industry.  Most famously, Lil Kim, whom some fans consider to be the "original" barbie.

"These girls aren’t mad at me. They’re mad at themselves.  [It’s] jealousy, insecurity and being broke. When you haven’t capitalized and you see I’m about to capitalize on this sh*t like it’s never been done before, then you’re mad at yourself." 

Ouch. Tell Kim how you really feel Nicki.  And though Nicki can be cocky when it comes to defending herself against haters, she was her own worst enemy when it came to her album.

In a shocking admission, she says she didn't want to record Pink Friday because she didn't believe in the crossover possibilities of her work.  She once said she thought her talents would be best appreciated as a "guest" artist.  "I was so afraid to put out an album for fear of failure. I wanted to put my album out on Valentine’s Day of 2011. And my label was like, are you f*cking crazy?”  It was actually her record company who pushed her into recording an album.

But once she appeared on the track "Monster" with rap heavyweights Jay-Z and Kanye West she said,

"That has to be the breakout Nicki Minaj moment. That was my moment. People paid attention because of who was on it and because I held my own and I stayed true to my crazy animation, and it’s like I didn’t have to take my fun stuff out. I was able to incorporate Nicki Minaj on a record with Jay-Z and Kanye West. And I think people know that’s a difficult task in itself."

Now Nicki is ready to not only drop her album but the cocky rapstress knows she is about to shut the game down saying, "I know that Pink Friday is a classic album. I have never been this proud of anything in my life I just think that it’s such a dynamic body of work. I’m no longer afraid to drop it. Now, I know it’s time."
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Photos via YRBmagazine.com