This might be one of the first photos of her that hasn’t instantly annoyed me. Normally Miss Minaj will always solicit at least an eye-roll on my part… Partially because homegirl always seems to be doing too much and it hurts my eyes to process such a visual, and partially because I’m just a hater and jealous of anyone’s ass that gets that much attention. But in this instance, its actually quite the opposite. I think she looks great here. Two thumbs up Nicki.
“I always wanted to play with the boys. I didn’t want to be a pawn in their game or have a sidekick role. I wanted to be more of a lead character – a superhero.”
You can check out the full feature in Elle’s Music Issue on sale April 12th.