Nicki Minaj Gets Candid About What Being Single Meant For Her New Album

One can learn several things from a breakup. As an example, the joys of sending reckless DMs or consuming food alone at a restaurant as you sneer at each person condescendingly judging you. Luckily, for Nicki Minaj what she learned from single life is a lot more inspirational. In her latest cover story for ELLE, Minaj spoke what it looked like being single for the opening time in my life" and why that affected her album.


"I went through a moment where I got to know myself again, and then I went through a moment where I got to know myself because the rapper again," Minaj mentioned. "And then I locked [myself] in the studio"—see?—And I didn’t wish to leave. Spiritually, I’ve experienced more growth in the last six months of my life, of my career, than I have in the last eight years."


In the past, Nicki Minaj has been linked to Safaree Samuels, Meek Mill, and most recently Nas. It was rumored that the two New York rappers split in late 2017, according to TMZ. Later in the interview, the "Chun-Li" rapper described the challenges of being in relationships and why she got via transition of being on her own again.


"I remember feeling like I may do anything at one time in my life and somewhere along the line, I just began second guessing myself, for whichever reason," she mentioned. "As soon as I realized that I may could realistically live and breathe, and eat and sleep, and walk and talk without having a boyfriend, something clicked in me."


Nicki's latest song "Rich Sex," is about why one shouldn't have intercourse with brokies and fits nicely into the discussion she had while in her cover story. Hopefully, when Queen arrives on August 10 fans will get a more complete look at Nicki's thoughts about relationships, breakups, and everything in-between.