Nicki Minaj sent the world into a tizzy late last month by releasing some pretty scandalous, sexy and definitely NSFW cover art for her new sizzling The Pinkprint single “Anaconda.” Featuring her big booty in full force with nothing but a G-string thong, sports bra and some Air Jordans on, Minaj is now speaking out on the controversial cover… and of course it was inspired by Madonna.
In an interview with Ryan Seacrest yesterday (Aug. 4), Minaj spoke about the cover art, noting that is was a callback to the beginning of her career. She called out the legendary Madonna for being one pop megastar that never shied away from being a little scandalous and unapologetically herself.
“[My manager Gee] was thinking that it may be too over the top, and I said, ‘Well you know, in the beginning of my career, I did pictures like that, I did photo shoots like that,’ and I didn’t want to lose that sense of who I am,” Minaj said. “I feel like one of the people I look up to the most was Madonna, and she’s never stopped pushing the envelope. She’s never stopped taking risks, and I don’t ever want to stop doing that either.”
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