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Nicki Minaj Covers PAPER Magazine

Posted on February 10th, 2012
by
Karen


For the latest issue of PAPER Magazine, Barney’s creative-ambassador and author Simon Doonan caught up with pop super-star Nicki Minaj. They had a short and sweet interview and discussed reality TV, Rick Santorum and Minaj’s style idols. The title of the interview is “Hey Nicki, You’re So Fine,” originating from Toni Basil‘s multi-million-selling worldwide #1 hit “Mickey” from 1982.

“We love Nicki’s unique style and unconventional look and Simon has devoted his career to celebrating fashion odd-balls and women who push the envelope.”

Check out the exclusive interview and more photos here.


She was readying her new album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, for its April release, and here’s what she had to say…

SImon Doonan: Hello! I am such a huge fan. You are one insanely creative chick. I worship you! And your video for “Stupid Hoe” is truly demented and brilliant. I watched it so many times
I had to go lay in a darkened room.

Directed by Hype Williams, her “Stupid Hoe” video takes the majestic Minaj legend to a whole new level of hilarious arty hoochie-chic.

Nicki Minaj: Wow! Thank you so much.

SD: In my new book I have a whole chapter about my tragic attempt to become a hoe. I found it really hard to “collect,” if you know what I mean.

NM: I hear you.

SD: So I am assuming that you wrote “Stupid Hoe” just for me. Right?

NM: Absolutely. You heard it here first!

SD: Enough about me. Let’s go deep. Really deep, and discuss the really heavy, profound stuff. What are you wearing?

NM: Right now? Just a pink T-shirt and a pink thong.

SD: Anything else?

NM: Nope.

Since the beginning of her odyssey, La Minaj has labored tirelessly to exceed the expectations of we fans, and wee fans like me. So, fuck it! Why shouldn’t she chill in pink thongs on her day off?

SD: This year, fame came at you like a freight train. How are you handling your world domination? Are you sleeping at night?

NM: Ugh! I have been working sooo much. Success came and now that somany 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.

SD: I saw you sitting front row next to Anna Wintour at Fashion Week. Genius! Such a fabulous couple. What was going through your thoughts?

NM: 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.

Not such a surprise here. Anna has always supported eccentrics. Alexander, John, Karl, Isabella, Daphne, Gaga bonjour!

SD: Who are your biggest style icons?

NM: 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.

SD: What is the freakiest song on youriPod right now?

NM: It’s gotta be my song with Big Sean. It’s called “Dance (A$$).’

SD: Speaking of which, are you following the presidential race? Do you know what a Santorum is?

NM: What is a what?

I explain Dan Savage’s now legendary piece of porno-political sabotage whereby he created one of those new Internet sexual definitions, the kind you’d find on bro xxx — you know, like a “Dirty Sanchez” — and dubbed it “Santorum.” Every time anyone Googles the name “Santorum” up comes the Savage definition: The frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex. I figured the author of “Stupid Hoe” could handle it, and I was correct. Probably not the kind of thing you would think of when you consider watching hot girls in the nude, be it in music or on other sites. She had a very succinct way of reacting to it, too.

NM: Well, you learn something new every day.

Check out the rest of the interview on PAPER MAGAZINE.

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