The barbies and ken’s got a real treat on Friday [April 6th] when superstar Nicki Minaj arrived on the Today show. Nicki sat down with Matt Lauer of the Today Show to promote the release of her sophomore album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”. The rapper dished on her new album, working with Madonna, and her upcoming tour where she headlines for the first time. Nick then took to the stage and performed her hit single “Starships”.
On Her New Album:
“I don’t get the jitters. Honestly, it’s a better album [than Pink Friday]. It’s so much more well-rounded. It’s way more songs. Everything’s way more exciting on this album.”
On Her Fans [barbz and ken’s of the world]:
“I’m about to start my world tour this year. My fans across seas have been going crazy. I’m just excited more than anything for me is the fact that this album’s now done and on the way and I can go see my fans.”
Watch the full interview and performance below:
On Her Fashion Style And Why She Recently Started Wearing Toned-Down Colors:
“It’s always very impromptu, I hate planning stuff. I don’t know. Actually yesterday I told my stylist, I was like, ‘You know what? I’ve been doing so much color recently — just get me black. Put my dancers in black, put me in black, black black black everything.’ And she’s like ‘Really?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ ”
On Lady Gaga and Madonna Being Her Influence:
“I really don’t know Lady Gaga but as for as Madonna I had the pleasure of working with her obviously, and I feel she’s really changed and reinvented not only herself, but pop culture. So um..What inspires me about Madonna is that she’s able to balance this [all of this] with her family and her personal life, and I told her that. I was like, when I was rehearsing with her at the Superbowl, I was like: How do you do this with your children there? And she’s a great mom, you know, she’s just everything!”
Nicki’s interview with Matt Lauer
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Nicki performs “Starships”
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy