As Nicki Minaj’s second VIBE cover heats up newsstands across the country, VIBE has decided to release exclusive quotes and photos that didn’t make the final cut.

VIBE: Does your success make you feel power over men?
Nicki Minaj: Power over men… No, I don’t feel like I have power over men. I feel like… you know what, I haven’t changed. Success hasn’t changed me in any way. My best friends, they’ll tell you I’ve always been this way. I’ve always been guarded around guys. Nothing’s changed. I’ve always been very opinionated and so [pauses] I don’t think success has changed the way I look or treat men. It might have changed the way men look at me and treat me.