Nicki Minaj For Teen Vogue

Nicki Minaj covers Teen Vogue's June/July issue, and while her smile says "Everything is great!" that look in her eyes is definitely, "Get me out of this corset."

On why she refuses to fake the funk 
People treat this business like it’s high school. It can absolutely feel like one big popularity contest, and you know what? I can’t be bothered. I can’t allow myself to play ridiculous games with grown adults in the industry. I can’t be nice to someone just because they’re hot right now. I can’t do it.

On how her parents dysfunctional relationship affected her 
Every time my parents fought, my mother would have us move and I would have to go to a new school, which meant I’d have to face the task of making new friends. I dreaded it. I had butterflies in my stomach each time: Are people going to like or hate me? … Sometimes there’d be a fight, sometimes not. I let people know I wasn’t going to be pushed around.

On why she no longer pays attention to the critics 
I used to read the bad things people said about me, then I asked myself, ‘Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?’ You cannot give negativity power. I tell teens, if you’re having a problem, there’s nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, it’s poison.

Nicki Minaj Designing Clothes Now?

Well, for her perfume bottles anyway. 

Nicki Minaj's new clothing line Couture by Minaj is officially here! But outfits only come in busty perfume bottle size. Sad face, we know. As it turns out, these aren't new bottles, y'all—these are outfits Nicki designed to be put on the bottles. Yeah, read that again. Outfits for bottles. Bottles wearing outfits. Half outfits to be worn by armless, legless inanimate containers.

It all became clear on the Nicki Minaj Beauty Facebook page where they said, "To celebrate the first Pink Friday on 15th March you can get your hands on a collection of Couture By Minaj outfits to dress up your Pink Friday bottle. These limited edition outfits have been designed in partnership with Nicki as a special treat for UK Barbz." Wait, WUT? *rubs eyes* This collection of bottle outfits actually has a name? Yep! It's called Couture by Minaj. Awesome. In the first Duchess of Pink "look", Nicki was inspired by her Harajuku Barbie ensemble from last spring, which had a lace-up corset and pink beret. Then, in the purple and yellow Starships Minaj hooded perfume bottle "ensemble," she took inspiration from her out-of-this-world NBA performance outfit from last year. For the Whip It Like Minaj "outfit", she decided to have her perfume go balls-out badass in a gold studded leather cap and vest.

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Nicki Minaj Fired Her Makeup Team, Hairstylist, AND Stylist—Like Her New Look?

Say goodbye to Nicki Minaj's Franken-wigs, Barbie-on-acid lips, and cat suits — no really, cat suits. Remember this? — because the rapper just up and fired her entire "glam squad."

According to a report in The Sun, now that Minaj is all wrapped up with American Idol, she's planning her triumphant return to the rap world — sans her infamous antics.

“Nicki is desperate to be taken seriously as an artist," a source told the tabloid. “She’s fired her long-standing hairdresser who has been responsible for some of her crazy hairstyles over the years. She’s also fired her stylist."

Minaj seems pretty serious about being "taken seriously," though. At least, that's what we're gathering from her latest look. She almost seems — with the exception of some intense falsies — dare we say it, normal. Well, for her at least!

(Photo by Getty) Nicki Minaj at her KMart collection launch on February 28th

Tell us, are you sad to see her out-of-this-world style go? Or has this make-under been long overdue? Sound off with your thoughts in our poll, below!

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