Female rapper Nicki Minaj recently spoke about how she wants to be able to have longevity in hip-hop, and to stay relevant in years to come.
Young Money‘s new first lady, Nicki Minaj, recently denied rumors that she is dating Bad Boy Records CEO, Sean “Diddy” Combs. When asked about the rumors of dating Diddy, Minaj spoke on wanting to last in the hip hop game.
“I am still hungry though, I guess I’m not hungry in a monetary way,” Minaj told radio personality DJ Envy. “But I’m hungry like, I want to know what it feels like to be able to have 10 albums under my belt, and I think when you’re a perfectionist, when you’re an artist, you want to be great at your craft and right now, that’s where I am. I feel like, you know what, yes, I am a new artist, I still have to put out an album, I still have to prove myself. I still have to prove myself to me…[Dating Diddy?] That is, wait, can I just say, I hold everybody’s hands! I hold my bodyguard’s hands! Noooo [I’m not dating Diddy!] Listen, sometimes I think they know these things are false. But when people ask me, I think, ‘I didn’t even know I was gonna have to even address that.’ — when I’m ready [to announce new management], you’ll know.”