Nicki Minaj on the Cover of teenVogue + Talks on Her Difficult Past

The sexy Rapper spoke on the difficulties she faced growing up; her abusive father, being bullied at school and how this has shaped the way she handles the entertainment industry.

Read what she said below...

Childhood:

“Every time my parents fought, my mother would have us move and I would have to go to a new school, which meant I’d have to face the task of making new friends. I dreaded it. I had butterflies in my stomach each time: Are people going to like or hate me? … Sometimes there would be a fight, sometimes not. I let people know I wasn’t going to be pushed around”.

 Music Industry:

“People treat this business like it’s high school. It can absolutely feel like one big popularity contest, and you know what? I can’t be bothered. I can’t allow myself to play ridiculous games with grown adults in the industry. I can’t be nice to someone just because they’re hot right now. I can’t do it”.

Her Critics:

“I used to read the bad things people said about me, then I asked myself, ‘Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?’ You cannot give negativity power. I tell teens, if you’re having a problem, there’s nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, it’s poison.”