Rap-Up.com || Nicki Minaj Shows Her True Colors in Vogue

Nicki Minaj’s dreams of being in Vogue have come true. While she didn’t score the cover of the fashion magazine, the “Starships” rapper does appear inside the March issue.

The 29-year-old Barbie turns a shade of blue, modeling a curly pink wig, long eyelashes, and a fuchsia dress in the striking photo shot by famed photographed Steven Klein.

In the article, she shares her early career aspirations. “A huge part of me wanted to be a lawyer!” says Nicki, who is a fan of “Forensic Files” and “Judge Judy.” “I would do a really good job as a prosecutor.”

She also admits to previously spending $50,000 a month on designer shoes and bags. “Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes,” she reveals. “I bought tons of Vuitton bags. When you’re a young girl from Queens, you’re going to stock up on those bags.”

But she doesn’t want to be known as just a glamour girl and has plans to launch a foundation for young women. “The Nicki Minaj girl is a fun, artsy girl who can become a fierce force to be reckoned with on Wall Street!” she explains. “They hang on my every word, so I tell them, go to school, be ambitious. The worst position is to be financially dependent on the man.”

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KingdomOfMace
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:04 am
The Cover Will Come Later. It’s Too Early Right Now.

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Rap-Upper Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:21 am
That will be HUGE, when it happens. A Female Rapper on the cover of Vogue? Amazing.

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Lauryn Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:55 am
@KingdomOfMace,

She Too Tacky & Corny For Vogue Period!!!

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StarsAreBlind Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:31 am
@Lauryn, Your opinion became irrelevant when she served that fierce photo. Ms. Wintour would agree.

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From Tokyo Reply:
February 24th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
@StarsAreBlind, But of all the better pictures she’s taken why’d they choose such a bad one? The colors are all wrong – borderline garish! Were they TRYING to make her look tacky?

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Steve Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@Lauryn, But ….. she’s already appeard IN Vogue twice now. So how is she “Too tacky for vogue” If they’ve selected to put her in their magazine twice.

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Spartenia Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:16 pm
@KingdomOfMace, Lana Del Rey has one & she came out yesterday. #StopIt5
At this rate IGGY may get one.
I’m mad they made her blue & did this after all she did for fashion week. *Side Eye*

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Joseph McCoy
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:09 am
When being DIFFERENT goes WRONG and tacky…

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Rap-Upper Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:22 am
Ya’ll will find something wrong in anything. Your face is wrongs and tacky. BYE!!

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ANDRE
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:12 am
this roman?

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sexyma
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:14 am
she’s still a sellout!!! she sold her soul to the DEVIL!!!(ILLUMINATI)… She does’nt care about our black community’s…

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Joyams Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:19 am
@sexyma, sit the f down

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popcritic Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:23 am
@sexyma, you stupid white man

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@TheYRB_Nation Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:32 am
@sexyma, The dumbest thing I’ve heard in a long time. CONGRATS!

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Karthius Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@sexyma, what the actual fuck? Sit down with your ignorance child.

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Steve Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@sexyma, She’s in the illumanti…but she has “God is Always with me” tattooed on her. Ok. Yall dumbasses.

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Boy Wonder
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:14 am
When I saw this picture on Tumblr a month ago it was black and white. Wow it’s very Nicki.

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bixie
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:14 am
she might say some off the wall shit most ofthe time but i really like how she preaches for people to go to school i mean almost every interview she always saying no matter how old you get dont give up on your dreams just get your education first

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tim
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:19 am
I think personally nicki is getting her principles wrong, obviously vogue is great and probably lets say a big magazine, but in actual reality this just depicts nicki minaj taking any crap that comes her way. Am sorry, years after when she looks back at today, she would realise, oh what a wrong decision.

This designers are always experimental but she should be able to turn down some of their unbelievably ridiculous experiments, in recent months nicki may i say you have been a subject of wrong fashion. You can do better, your talent is enormous, you possess the power, utilise it better.

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Shade
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:19 am
Yeah…dressing up in weird costumes doesn’t make you artsy Nicki, but kudos to what you are planning on doing for women. You are right they do hang on to your every word might as well use that in a positive way

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Ijusthadsex
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:23 am
Boring. Nicki is boring. giv us a break

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Bryan Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:03 pm
@Ijusthadsex, I guess not cuz you took time from your life to comment about her…

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righteous
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:24 am
this is what you get from a vogue shoot. PURE ,FORWARD, CLASS!

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#JustSayin Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@righteous, She’s everything BUT classy.

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Ijusthadsex
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:27 am
nicki go away

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yup
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:28 am
i wont buy her new album

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yup
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:28 am
she’s just fake all around even with music I think Kim wins!

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LMAFO Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:48 pm
@yup, they BOTH suck.

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BEDSTUYFLY
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:32 am
a fucking trash box. nicki your overexposed… go away

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Jstamir
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:38 am
MueHeheheehehe she didn’t make it

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leigh holmes
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:48 am
OMFG!!

Niki Minaj is blue WOW i cannot believe it who thinks Jessie J and Niki Minaj is going out if anyone knows the answer please let me knoo for my sister

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NoNoNo
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:56 am
Im not a kim stan!!!!!!!!!!! So dont even come at me barbie kids ..this chick is a overrated ..talentless gimmick!!!!! #true shit!!!!

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true love
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:32 am
she stay BUSY

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:l
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:17 am
nice i like it,yes stay in school knowledge is power.

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Swirvy
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:23 am
Iight She on that Avatar flow…I can dig it I guess

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LMAFO Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:48 pm
@Swirvy, shes on that smurf show !

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CRAZIIBOY LUIS
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:28 am
awesome im happy! but she 27 not 29

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LMAFO Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@CRAZIIBOY LUIS, shes 29.

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itsme
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:54 am
She is CRYING FOR ATTENTION!…come blue skin?…really?…LOL

And it looks like she is on the toilet taking a shyt!

And we already had REAL HIP HOP grace the pages of that magazine back in 1997…

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LMAFO Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@itsme, HAHAH ! I know right.
She looks like she’s shitting …

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JAYE Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 1:20 pm
who do think picks & edits these photos? nicki doesn’t have that much control, to tell vogue what to do…

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Truth
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:13 am
Starships sounds exactly like Dynamite by Taio Cruz this bitch sold out. Anyone that thinks different can kiss my ass.

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LV Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:14 am
@Truth, I second That

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:O youMADstayMAD Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 am
@Truth, but the song is sitting #5 on iTunes RIGHT NOW! oh. know your facts before you come talking the sugar boy talk!

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LMAFO Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@:O youMADstayMAD, Who gives a shit if it’s even #1 on the list? The point is that shes SOULD OUT! She changed herself too much to become more famous.

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Steve Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@Truth, But the song is #1 on Hip-Hop/Rap iTunes. Lol, Mad ?

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Spartenia Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:51 pm
@Steve, B.O.B. is #1

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Mrh Reply:
February 23rd, 2012 at 5:31 am
@Steve, itunes? REALLY? Lol…

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popcritic
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:24 am
ooh vogue is soo racist they dress rihanna as a whit woman and dress nicki minaj as a smurf just horrible

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LMAFO Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:43 pm
@popcritic, I swear I was just thinking the same … she looks like damn SMURF !!!

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Spartenia Reply:
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:21 pm
@LMAFO, I co-sign both.

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BreezyLover
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:34 am
Nicki Minaj in Vogue? naahhh…just naaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

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bijan
February 22nd, 2012 at 10:01 am
She wanted to be a lawyer?!
Hahahaha good luck with that nick

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jj
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:35 pm
bitches doing what hey do..hatin asses
nick looks good as hell in these pics

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?
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:41 pm
I used to like her so much and NOW I feel like she’s selling out and she’s like joke to every1 but her songs are so catchy and good wich is so annoying.. fan or not ?

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#JustSayin
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:52 pm
SHE LOOKS LIKE SHES SHITTING!

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smurf
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:52 pm
and she looks like smurf

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Grant
February 22nd, 2012 at 1:09 pm
People are entitled to make whatever career choices they want. If Nicki wants to create pop or hip hop music thats her choice, not WACK HATERs or even the fans. If VOgue wants her for their magazinethen fine, Some y’all need to get the fuck over it. #GET-A-LIFE-FAST.

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Mrh
February 23rd, 2012 at 5:33 am
Question.. why is Nicki always calling someone a nappy headed hoe when we have YET seen her real hair? Just a thought

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xcluiiminaj
February 23rd, 2012 at 6:37 am
all of you saying she sold out if you knew anything about her come up and career you would know that she has always been like this and was only marketed as a hood chick because of fendi. her and fendi got into many arguements because he basically gave her no control over her image. this is nicki minaj. the real nicki. childhood friends and family members even an elementary school teacher has said she has ALWAYS been like this. it’s not a gimmick.

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Georgia
February 23rd, 2012 at 8:38 am
I love Nicki, but I can’t help but think Smurf!

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Goole_Me
February 23rd, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Don’t Get me wrong but I do like Nicki Minaj….
But I don’t see her as a The Female Rapper These days ….
Shes in too much things … To win the crown of Best female rapper!!!!

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@nandamedeiros_
February 23rd, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Beyoncé liked it!
Me too!

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tyina
February 25th, 2012 at 9:32 am
i just love nicki manij your the crazyiest b**** ever

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