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Nicki Minaj on Gaying Up Hip-hop


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Rapper Nicki Minaj tells Paper magazineshe didn’t set out to be a gay-positive presence in hip-hop, but that’s just what happened — and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

"I didn't set out to do that,” she says. “I just like to put a spotlight on the people who support me, and it just so happens, you know, that the gay community has supported me — more than I ever could have imagined.”

Minaj says she considers her schooling at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (the Fame school) to be what opened her eyes to diversity and acceptance at an early age.

"I saw gay kids, I saw white kids, I saw grunge and pink hair and piercings," she says. "I think, because of that, I didn't put limits on myself or what I was going to put in my raps. I really just wanted to be diverse."

Read the full interview with Minaj here.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: margaret
    Date posted: 9/5/2010 2:55:29 PM
    Hometown: decatur

    Comment:

    i love nicki minaj i would like for everybody to leave her alone dam everybody got something to say about her.judge your self .thats alright nicki mama got your back.love you love you.and god love you to.you always going to be in my prayer.let not you heart be troubled .neithher let it be afraid.

  • Name: Bella
    Date posted: 9/4/2010 7:16:26 AM
    Hometown: Atlanta

    Comment:

    I love her I just wish she would stop being the fake "Barbie" and come out of the closet already. Everyone has seen her videos of when she was a "stud" before she started this Barbie stuff.... I would respect her A LOT more if she would just be true to herself. herjuicebox.com

  • Name: Andrew
    Date posted: 9/3/2010 5:39:33 PM
    Hometown: West Lafayette Indiana (Purdue!)

    Comment:

    Yes! Glad she is finally being interviewed on her support of our community....looooove this bitch...

  • Name: thomas
    Date posted: 9/3/2010 3:04:19 PM
    Hometown: san antonio

    Comment:

    people may talk shit about nicki but u can't deny she's talented



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