Rap-Up.com || Video: Nicki Minaj Talks Great Expectations, Competing with Kanye

During her whirlwind promo tour in the U.K., Nicki Minaj sat down with BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Trevor Nelson for a chat at her swanky hotel.

Once you get past her distracting outfit and the camera panning into her cotton candy-like hairdo, you’ll hear the head Barb speak about the pressure she felt while recording her debut album Pink Friday and how it’s a “blessing” being compared to established artists like Kanye West and Eminem.

“They’re comparing me to people who’ve been out forever. They’re comparing my album to Kanye’s album,” she said. “The sales in the States, we’re neck and neck. And people don’t realize I am a brand new artist. This is my first album. These guys have been around for a long time.”

The DJ gave her a CD with British singer Jessie J’s music as a parting gift. Maybe we’ll get to hear that collaboration after all?

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12 Comments

JasonVorhees
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:50 am
I just love this lady!!! She not going anywhere

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Lexus
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:54 am
Trevor <3 hot as ever.

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Kwayzee
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:18 am
TEAM MINAJ !!!!!

I LOVE YOU NICKI

NO BITCH CAN FUCK WITH YOUUU

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AAA
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:30 am
Lol cute

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edub
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:32 am
nicki cannoy be compaired to yeezy, she is relying on gimmicks with the crazy hair and outfits to stand out from the crowd. also young money need to learn some respect……Weezy/Drake vs Hov/Ye album….only one winner…..Roc Boys!!!!!!

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Bibi
January 22nd, 2011 at 8:26 am
Email me Nicki

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bknyhustle
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:59 am
can i hit it in the morning…lol

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Brionna
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Exactly ppl dont understand thats she is only on her first album… they expect her to be perfect at everything she does

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whata joke
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:26 pm
if yall dont shut the fuck up with that gimmick shit
is that all you got huh
look bitches this is show biz just about ever relavant artist now and THEN had gimicks in some sort of way
ll cool j had the kango hats,slick rick had the eye patch,micheal had a glove,beyonce like tine turner had the big blonde hair,madonna had the crazy fashion with pointy bras and shit
these are celebrities, they are ment to do things that set them apart from the norm
if nickis music was so horrible trust no one would have been playing her mixtapes nor her CD’s and she wouldnt be were she was now
so sit yo repeating ass down somewhere with that gimmick talk cuz the shit must be working to have yo ass talking about it

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SmoothCrimninal
January 22nd, 2011 at 2:22 pm
whata joke,i agree with you,they just try to tear down nicki every step of the way.

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EmsFaveFan
January 23rd, 2011 at 3:26 am
Why don’t you guys just rename this site to “Nicki-Up”? There’s news about her everyday, we don’t need to hear what she wears and stuff like that?

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sripsss
January 23rd, 2011 at 10:34 pm
LOVE MY NICKI!!

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