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Nicki Minaj is gracing the cover of Vogue Italiaand the rap superstar talked a bit about her next studio album. Minaj hasn’t dropped an album since 2023s Pink Friday 2and she’s been relatively quiet thus far in 2025. But according to the superstar from Queens, she’s taking her time putting this project together.
“I’ve got a bunch of really strong tracks, but I don’t want to rush,” Nicki explained. “I want the record to mean something, both for the fans and for me. I’ll never be one of those people who puts out songs just to put them out. I love music. I respect it.”
And after the success of The Pink Friday 2 World Tour, she says she will be hitting the road again. “To experience it all again, as soon as possible. For me, and for the Barbz,” she said.
In the interview, Nicki also talked about motherhood and her 5-year old son.
“As a woman, I put off becoming a mother,” she shares. “A lot of women in the industry, especially older than me, haven't had children. Some don't regret it, but others do. I put it off. And then I didn't go to every Thanksgiving, Christmas or birthday party because I had to work to support my family. I think the price was not having a ‘normal’ life.
“Today, things are different, because I can give my son what I couldn't have,” she continues. “ But there are things I would like to ensure for him and that I have to figure out how to give him. When we go out, for example, I have to worry about someone taking pictures of him. So every day I have to decide: is it more important to go for a walk with my son or to avoid him being photographed?”
For Nicki, the fans motivate her, but she acknowledges that the public doesn’t realize how hard she works and how much her team puts in.
“A superstar is a superstar,” she says. “And if you are, you’ll find a way to shine, with or without social media, which like all tools can be used for good or bad. What I feel is that sometimes, today, artists don’t realize how important the record label is. They don’t realize how much goes on behind the scenes, it all seems easy.”
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