When Nicki began freshman year at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, the famed New York City performing arts institution, things finally clicked into place. “It was the first time I felt like I really fit in. Everyone there was creative,” she says. “For once, I didn’t feel like there was something weird about me.” »
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The fierce and fabulous Nicki Minaj sat down with Eva Chen and offered a rare glimpse behind the glam in our June/July issue.
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“No stranger to working hard, Trinidad-born, Queens-raised Nicki took her first step toward stardom by self-publishing her songs online. Before long, she caught the eye (or, technically, the ear) of Lil Wayne, who signed her to his label in 2009. Just three years later she was called the most influential female rapper of all time by The New York Times.”
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