Nicki Minaj - Medley (2012 NBA All-Star Game Intros Live)

Nicki Minaj never fails at amazing her fans and she did just that to introduce this years AllStar Game. Check out the video below.Ni

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NEW MUSIC: NICKI MINAJ F/ LIL WAYNE – ‘ROMAN RELOADED’

Off the new Pink Album from Nicki Minaj she features her good friend Lil Wayne on her new track 'Roman Reloaded'. This Roman novel is confusing but creative.

Vogue Magazine: True Colors: Nicki Minaj by Lynn Yaeger

Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj has exploded onto the music scene with kaleidoscopic costume changes and hard-hitting lyrics, but there's a surprising side behind the public persona.

You would not expect Nicki Minaj and Valentino Garavani to have much to say to each other, but front row at the Oscar de la Renta spring 2012 runway show, they exchange greetings worthy of a pair of dowager duchesses. “You look sensational!” “You look fabulous yourself!” Minaj, 29, is hardly your typical Oscar client. The performer is famous for her Harajuku Barbie appearance, a mélange of tiny skirts, bustiers, and leggings in a riot of cartoon hues, invariably topped with a towering pastel wig and Miss Piggy eyelashes. This highly mannered, instantly recognizable look stands in contradiction to the feminist content of many of her lyrics, such as “I’m fightin’ for the girls that never thought they could win,” from “I’m the Best.” But the unlikely combination of cotton-candy style and bold (sometimes frankly obscene) substance has proved a source of fascination and adulation. In an astonishingly short period of time, Minaj has been nominated for three Grammy Awards (Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, and Best Rap Performance), named the 2011 Rising Star by Billboard magazine, and garnered Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album honors at the American Music Awards for her 2010 debut, Pink Friday. (Her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is scheduled to be released imminently.) Her appeal extends far beyond her legions of young female fans—whom she calls not her “little monsters” but her little sisters—to adults captivated by the unexpected cadences of her raps and the raw honesty of her words. Given her strong sartorial, and rhetorical, proclivities, Minaj would seem to prefer a riotous, club kid–ish catwalk show. But here she is at Carolina Herrera (“so regal and special”) and at de la Renta (he has been known to watch her videos on YouTube). Then again, why wouldn’t this wildly individualistic performer, whose five-year plan includes an autobiography, a stack of Grammys, and movie stardom, defy assumptions? It isn’t the first time. Minaj discovered the power of costume when she dressed as Freddy Krueger for the “My Chick Bad” video with Luda­cris two years ago. “It made me feel so free. It was me inside.” She recounts this from a Manhattan hotel suite, clad in leggings, a custom-bejeweled jacket from the Versace for H&M line (she performed at its extravagant launch), and an early–Marilyn Monroe fuchsia wig. Minaj also reveals a far soberer side than her stage act might indicate. “A huge part of me wanted to be a lawyer! I would do a really good job as a prosecutor,” she alleges. That’s not the singer’s only alternative personality—famous for creating stage alter egos with names like Roman Zolanski, she confesses that she sometimes imagines herself clad in a bikini and high heels, cooking dinner for a breadwinning husband. Born in Trinidad, Minaj came to the States when she was five, grew up in Queens, and attended the prestigious LaGuardia high school for the performing arts (it was the model for the school in Fame). Her fashion education also began there. “I was dressing in Tommy Hilfiger baggy shirts and Boss jeans, but then I met a person who dressed like a tiny lady—pantsuits, heels, lots of makeup. I thought she was larger than life. She once did my makeup—I had never seen myself made up before. I didn’t want to wash it off; I felt like I had one day to live this fantasy of being a glamour girl.”

She currently lives in a condo in L.A., where she moved for the weather but also to escape “some bad memories.” Though she declines to divulge much about her personal life, she readily admits to snuggling up in hotel beds, unwinding after a performance by watching Forensic Files and Judge Judy. Minaj insists she’s terrible at small talk and never goes out much, except for the occasional foray to a favorite restaurant. “I went to Negril the other night, and I brought, like, ten of the fans who were waiting outside with me, and bought them all food!” Now Minaj is expected to be a glamour girl every day. Her ensembles—“They’re costumes, not outfits”—are often custom-made or imported from Japan, where little-known designers like Shojono Tomo supply items like the nutty plastic apron Minaj wore during New York Fashion Week last September. (If she has yet to market her distinctive naughty–baby doll look, Minaj has already entered the world of cosmetics, launching a nail-polish collaboration with OPI and becoming a 2012 M.A.C. Viva Glam spokesperson.) In her downtime, she is far from label-obsessed. “If I can combine designer things with other things, I’m a happy camper.” Not so with accessories. At one time she was spending $50,000 a month on “Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes. And I bought tons of Vuitton bags. When you’re a young girl from Queens, you’re going to stock up on those bags.” Still, Minaj is adamant that her legacy will not be one of a free-spending, know-nothing celebrity. She’s planning “an enormous foundation to nurture girls. The Nicki Minaj girl is a fun, artsy girl who can become a fierce force to be reckoned with on Wall Street! They hang on my every word, so I tell them, go to school, be ambitious. The worst position is to be financially dependent on the man.” And what of that alternate Nicki, serving her lord and master a martini by the pool? The fuchsia waves shake furiously. “I could never be that girl!”-Vogue.com

New Music: Ester Dean Ft. Nicki Minaj – Gimmie Money

Check out new music from Ester Dean ft. Nicki Minaj – Gimmie Money

Nicki Minaj Tells Jay-Z She Is Coming For His Spot

“I had a little conversation with Jay-Z at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. He said, ‘Congratulations on all your success.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m coming for you. I’m coming for your spot, Mr. Mogul.’” On March 20, check newsstands for more gorgeous pictures and the whole, revealing interview.
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Nicki Minaj Covers Vibe Magazine: ‘Proving Things To My Critics Is Over’

Nicki Minaj is in full promo mode this week for an album that was pushed back until April. On the day, her ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ was originally scheduled to be released, she graces the cover of Vibe Magazine’s Feb/Mar 2012 issue wearing a Tiara. Inside, she reveals that recording her first album wasn’t as fun for her because she felt like she had something to prove. She also discussed being a woman in the industry as well as if she feels as though she’s been accepted in the fashion world after sitting next to Anna Wintour during Fashion Week.

Check out a few excerpts:

On recording Pink Friday
I felt like I had something to prove to everyone who said a female rapper could not make an album unless she was talking about her p-ssy. And so I went above and beyond to prove that I could not talk about sex and not talk about my genitalia and still have a successful album. And I proved that. And now my time for proving things to my critics is over. I don’t really need to prove anything to anyone else anymore.

On if it’s hard to get her way as a Woman In The Industry
It’s not hard to get your way when it’s your way or the highway. People either follow suit or they’re not around. I don’t really like the sound of that, ‘cause that sounds like a temper tantrum. I’m just very black and white when it comes to my business. There’s really no gray area. I really don’t have a lot of small talk with people I work with. It’s pretty much let’s get the job done. In the beginning, if people didn’t know me they’d probably assume I wasn’t smart or wasn’t business savvy. But once you sit and talk to me, it’s a different story.

On if she feels as though she’s been accepted into the Fashion World after sitting next to Anna Wintour during Fashion Week
Yeah, I realized more recently that even if it’s for a fashion magazine, I’m not gonna change who I am. When I was doing photo shoots last year, I kept on being told, “This is what we want your hair to look like and this is what we want you to look like,” and it really, really stifled my creativity. So the other day I was talking to a photographer, and he said, “You know what, I like your everyday looks so much better than when you do photo shoots for magazines.” And I was like, “So do I, you’re absolutely right.” I’d been getting more and more frustrated for a while.

But I’ve made up my mind that when you see a Nicki Minaj magazine cover from now on, it’s really going to reflect me and it’s going to be something that I creatively had a hand in, because I don’t have to do it anymore. I don’t have to do things just to please people. It’s okay to do what I love because what I love, my fans love. And they’re really the only ones that should matter. The fashion world will have to come to Nicki Minaj, as opposed to Nicki Minaj trying to go to the fashion world.

See More over at VIBE

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Will Smith & Nicki Minaj Kids Choice Awards Ad

Nicki Minaj invites this year’s host Big Willie to the Kids Choice Headquarters for the 2012 Kids Choice Awards’ promotional ad. The annual ceremony airs Saturday, March 31 on Nickelodeon.

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Nicki Minaj Covers Paper

For the upcoming Spring issue of Paper magazine, Nicki goes green for the front cover. In the excerpt from her story below, Ms. Minaj weighs on the sound of her next album. So emotional.

“The album is like a collage of all my emotions. I am not sticking to any particular style. I am doing what I feel without restrictions. So it’s very free and very me.”

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On how she’s coping with success
Ugh! I have been working sooo much. Success came and now that so many eyes are on me, I feel I have to deliver. And it’s a business. No joke. I guess I am stressing more than I should be, and I think I am becoming more guarded.

On what was going through her mind while sitting next to Anna Wintour during Fashion Week
Yes! I was screaming out loud inside my head. Me sitting next to the Queen of Vogue! It was such a strange experience. I felt like I was dreaming. And I thought she would be snobby or something. But she was so incredibly sweet to me.

On her biggest style icons
Grace Jones definitely. So amazing. And Cyndi Lauper, I loved her right from when I was a little girl. And Janet Jackson of course. And Boy George. I always loved the way he dressed, and his music too.

On if she has time to watch ‘trash tv’
Of course! I love Mob Wives. I love Big Ang — what is that? And I love the way those girls talk to each other: “Don’t YOU be coming at ME!!!” I love every freakin’ moment. And I watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Beverly Hills. Taylor and Adrienne and the girls.

On who she will be collaborating with next
Oh my God!!! Well I have to say, for me, genre does not play into it. And I am lucky because I get so many amazing requests. I just had that big one with Madonna. I collaborate when I feel it’s right.

On the new album
The album is like a collage of all my emotions. I am not sticking to any particular style. I am doing what I feel without restrictions. So it’s very free and very me.

Read the full interview over at Paper Magazine.

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Nicki Minaj by Howard Huang for Paper Magazine’s Spring 2012 Fashion Issue

Nicki Minaj for Paper Magazine Spring 2012. The issue hits stands February 20th. Snapshot is a section showcasing ad campaigns, pictures, and editorials featuring men and women of color.

Nicki Minaj & Ricky Martin’s Viva Galm Lipstick

Last year, MAC announced that Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin would team up for its 2012 MAC Viva Glam campaign and now the new collection is almost upon us. Both will be promoting a pair of products that will nourish and add some oomph to your lips.
Minaj fans can be as bold as the “Super Bass” singer with a new lipstick in her trademark hot pink tone. The shade has a yellow tint to it and comes in a satin finish, and to ensure that those puckers stay in top shape, try using Martin’s colorless lip conditioner. It moisturizes your lips and creates a soft base for lipsticks.

Nicki, whose second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is set to drop in April, is clearly having a blast with her new side gigs. Not only is this the rapper’s second collaboration with MAC, but her six-shade nail lacquer collection with OPI was released last month as well. On top of that, she’s thinking about creating her own line of clothes and covers this month’s Wonderland magazine.

Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick ($14.50) and the clear Lip Conditioner ($15) will hit shelves Feb. 15 with 100 percent of proceeds from sales going towards the MAC AIDS fund, which helps those living with HIV/AIDS.
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Video: Willow Smith ft. Nicki Minaj – “Fireball”

Smith channels an inter-galactic party animal in her new video for “Fireball” featuring Nicki Minaj.
This afternoon, Willow stopped by “106 & Park” to premiere the Hype-Williams-directed clip that features her crash landing in a neighborhood via meteorite. Shortly afterward, her outer-space swag causes a block party to ensue. Will Smith’s mini me does a lot of freestyle choreography throughout the video while rocking a few elaborate outfits with mismatch prints. Then, Nicki Minaj shows up for her feature wearing a dress made of fluorescent-colored stuffed animals paired with fluffy rainbow boots. These two are clearly fashion soul mates.
This is the third single to be released from Willow’s debut albumKnees & Elbows, which will be released on April 3rd.