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OPENING UP: Nicki Minaj Tells ROLLING STONE About Her Abortion Saying "I Thought I Was Gonna Die" + Why Kanye West (And Other Hip Hop Artists) STOPPED Giving A F*ck

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In one of her most revealing interviews to date, Nicki Minaj opens up to ROLLING STONE about her teen pregnancy, her subsequent abortion and why she's comfortable being a vulnerable woman.  You've seen the cover, now get more inside...

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With her third albumThe Pink Print riding high on the charts, her latest singles ("Anaconda", "Only") still ringing bells in the club and on the radio, Nicki Minaj garnered her first ROLLING STONE cover - a big feat in the music business. 

Inside the magazine, Nicki shares her feelings about the deaths of Eric Garner and Mike Brown (being one of the few hip hop artists to go on record), explains that sexy women can simultaneously be smart and independent, and she shares why she thinks Kanye West and other hip hop artists no longer share their political views

"...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?'”

And in perhaps her most shocking reveal (which was first revealed in her song "Bed of Lies", she shares that she had an abortion as a teenager and why she made that decision.

"I didn’t have anything to offer a child”.  

Check the highlights:

On being a vulnerable woman:“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 “ANACONDA”: “With a video like ‘Anaconda,’ I’m a grown-ass fucking woman! I stand for girls wanting to be sexy and dance, but also having a strong sense of themselves. If you got a big ol’ butt? Shake it! Who cares? That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be graduating from college.”

On her 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 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 Kanye West going silent:“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?'”

On Hip Hop artists and their political silence:  "I feel like when Public Enemy were doing 'Fight the Power,' we as a culture had more power — now it feels hopeless. People say, 'Why aren't black celebrities speaking out more?' But look what happened to Kanye when he spoke out. People told him to apologize to Bush!"

On putting in work:“I hate when artists brag about not writing rhymes, or doing things really quickly, and then it’s not great. It’s ill when Jay Z or Wayne say it, because the results are great. When they’re not? Sit your ass down and figure out something new to say!”

 

The issue hits newsstands On January 2nd.

 

Photos via Terry Richardson


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