Nicki Minaj is fun and flirty on the cover of Teen Vogue‘s June/July 2013 issue.
Here is what the 30-year-old rapper and American Idol judge had to share with the mag:
On her rough childhood: âEvery time my parents fought, my mother would have us move and I would have to go to a new school, which meant Iâd 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 thereâd be a fight, sometimes not. I let people know I wasnât going to be pushed around.â
On the music business: âPeople treat this business like itâs high school. It can absolutely feel like one big popularity contest, and you know what? I canât be bothered. I canât allow myself to play ridiculous games with grown adults in the industry. I canât be nice to someone just because theyâre hot right now. I canât do it.â
On social media: âI used to read the bad things people said about me. Then I asked myself, âWhy am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?â You cannot give negativity power. I tell teens, if youâre having a problem, thereâs nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, itâs poison.â
For more from Nicki, visit TeenVogue.com!