Nicki Minaj Covers Marie Claire: “Anything Jay Z Can Do, I Can Do”
Nicki Minaj covers the November issue of Marie Claire magazine. The pull quote is what’s sure to have fans, more so her critics, reacting, though.
“Anything Jay Z can do, I do,” reads the cover line. But peep the entire quote before you blow a Hip-Hop gasket.
The full quote actually reads:
On competing with male rappers: “I don’t need to read a book about [business]. I can look at someone’s career and just pinpoint the dos and the don’ts, and the one person I’ve done that with for my entire career was Jay Z. He did such a great job being an authentic street guy and a businessman, and I was like, Why aren’t there women doing that, taking the success from rap and channeling it into their empire? I felt like anything he could do, I could do.”
We would recommend reading up on and studying any business before putting down your hard earned money, though. Just saying.
The last time Minaj grace the cover of Marie Claire was back in 2013.
The November issue of Marie Claire is on newsstands October 18. Peep more quotes and photos on the flip.
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Photos: Courtesy of Marie Claire
On the double standard that exists for women of color in the media: “When Kim Kardashian’s naked picture came out, [Sharon Osbourne] praised it, and my fans attacked her for being such a hypocrite. So it wasn’t trashy and raunchy when a white woman did it, but it was when a black woman did it? It’s quite pathetic and sad, but that is my reality, and I’ve gotten accustomed to just shutting it down.“
On collaborating with Beyoncé: “Every time Bey and I do something together, I see how women are inspired, and it has nothing to do with how we look. It has to do with how we are owning who we are and telling other women you should be the boss of your own career and the brains behind your life or your decisions or your art. I just love that feeling.”
