Nicki Minaj Touches On The 'Nitty-Gritty' Side of Rap With 'Pinkprint'

Rapper Nicki Minaj, 31, shows off her curvy figure in "V" magazine's Issue 91 and chats about how she takes risks, her new album "The Pinkprint" and what she finds empowering in women. The "Anaconda" singer is promoting her third album, "The Pinkprint," as a continuation of "The Re-Up" but with a lot more hip-hop roots. "You can expect a great intro piece that really walks you through where my mind has been the past two years," the rapper expressed to the magazine. "There's a strong love and relationship section that has been lacking lately on the radio. It's not the glossy stuff, but the nitty-gritty, the fights, the heart-breaking things that people don't really touch on in rap." Read More »