Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) Quotes

When I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot . . . and I thought that to have the success they got, I would have to represent the same thing. When in fact I didn’t have to represent the same thing.

Nicki Minaj

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Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, I'd be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So once Public Enemy became a rap group, I decided that that's the role that I wanted to take on. I wanted to be the one that was hyping, because I've always been good at it. I can hype up any crowd.

Flavor Flav
- Up
- Good
- Trying
Certainly by the time I was in seventh grade, I knew I had to have a long education if I wanted to become an astronomer, but I figured I'd try it, and if I didn't get far enough, I could always end up teaching in high school or math or physics.

Nancy Roman
- Up
- Time
- Long
Rahm Emanuel is, we are almost certain, a vampire.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Certain
- Vampire
- Almost
It's really exciting to be able to represent the cruiserweights and go to Monday Night Raw. I grew up watching Monday Night Raw, and it's really a big dream of mine to perform on that stage.

T. J. Perkins
- Up
- Dream
- Night
The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.

Samuel Chase
- Law
- Facts
- Jury
I always tell young actors to have a back-up. You don't want to find yourself at the age of 30 still struggling to make a living out of acting.

Rachel Ward
- Up
- Age
- Acting