Sun 4 Dec 2011
Nicki Minaj Tells Tim Westwood: ‘I’m The Happiest I’ve Ever Been In My Career’
Posted by Mikey Fresh under Interviews , Videos[19] Comments
With her new record “Roman In Moscow” stirring both barbz and haters to voice their opinions across the ‘Net, Nicki called into our homie Tim Westwood’s radio show on BBC Live. During their short chat, Nicki shed some light on where she is mentally and the difference between her upcoming sophomore album and Pink Friday. She seems to be in more control of her career this time around.
Listen: Nicki Minaj x Tim Westwood Interview
‘Roman Reloaded’ is coming out Valentine’s Day A.K.A Romantime’s Day. I had to go back and reassess and I realized that my barbs, my core Team Minaj, they really have stood by my side and they miss Mixtape Nicki and they miss crazy Nicki and so Roman basically escaped out…he was in Moscow, and now he’s like, ‘You know what, Nicki? Sit down, I wanna show you how to do this.’ So I just let him run wild on ‘Roman Reloaded’.”
“I have to say that I’m probably the happiest I’ve ever been, ever, in my career because I’m finally putting things into perspective and I really didn’t have fun recording ‘Pink Friday’ but I’m having fun recording ‘Roman Reloaded’ because I’m just letting loose and I’m not overthinking things anymore…
continued after the jump (plus mobile stream)…
“I’m just being in the moment and that’s what I didn’t really get to do with the first album because I was so, so worried and so pressured. But now, the barbs and I, we’ve proven ourselves and so now I’m just like having fun. I did the Britney tour, I did the Wayne tour, and I’ve been doing a lot of TV stuff and, you know, all that good stuff. But I could not wait to get back in the studio and just let Roman run wild and so now we’re doing that.”
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December 4th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Um that first single was not mixtape nicki so i dont know what she is talkin bout. Hopefully there is something normal on the album. I dont need to hear her make funny voices or see funny faces. I just want her to rap normal like when she first came out with those two mixtapes. That was when she was dope, she is puttin out trash and calling it music for her barbs. Cut the bullshit lol
December 4th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
She pushed that Stinky Friday album on us as and now says she wasn’t happy recording it…but she had no damn probably telling us to go out and purchase it. WTF! You can’t believe a thing out of her mouth. She’s schizo. Didn’t Lupe just get nominated for a Grammy, aren’t there other artists to talk about beside 3 posts on this drama queen? I’m about to boycott missinfo.tv if this garbage keeps dominating the content. Give some other people a chance to shine and stop pushing this *ss confusion on us. Puh-leeeeeeeze!!!!
December 4th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
“I’m about to boycott missinfo.tv if this garbage keeps dominating the content.”
LMAO- I bet you will be back and comenting on blogs smh
December 4th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
i think she makes music for everyone when your a tru artist and want to master your craf, u gotta please everyone and put your mind in dif stages like a actor. sum artist just please one crowd but to please everyone just to make ppl happy when they hear your music takes a lot.like sum ppl say yo this and that person dont make music like they did. wel its like they allready pleased you now their pleaseing a dif crowd like will smith cant be the same person he was in fresh prince take the will from fresh prince and put him in men in black 2 lol but few have remain the same and pleased everyone.its not being fake its about letting everyone of dif styles to hear you.
December 4th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
“I really didn’t have fun recording ‘Pink Friday’ but I’m having fun recording ‘Roman Reloaded’”
“I’m just being in the moment and that’s what I didn’t really get to do with the first album because I was so, so worried and so pressured.”
– I’d be unhappy too if I came in the game hard & then had to do a pop album, yep… I don’t know who got in your head Nick, but i hope this time around we get what we’ve been expecting, and that’s mix tape Nicki! dammit..
December 4th, 2011 at 2:43 pm
and also lil kim did hardcore shit then her second album she had a dif style but id say out of all the rappers that remian the same and please everyone of every style id probley say wu tang,and eminem,its like they stayed the same and pleased everyone and still is.ight its time to please my self and get sumthing to drink haa
December 4th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Nicki should be happy because not everyone rises above adversity to become that big. Check out the new website http://www.allaboutbeats.com to hear the hottest Hip Hop\R&B Instrumentals.
December 4th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
tim “the barbs are going crazy we need to see you again girlfriend” niki “Ok austin powers” lmfao i literally spit out my water when i heard that.
Im probably the only person that finds tim’s personality hilarious; dont know if its his british accent or his manner
December 4th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Weak.
I hope that this time Birdman ‘ll pay the beatmakers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OsA7NK0226w
December 4th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Totally untrue, how can PF be considered a pop album when only Super Bass was pop? I hope Reloaded is a mixture of mixtape Nicki and PF.
December 5th, 2011 at 12:33 am
More garbage. No thank you.
December 5th, 2011 at 6:06 am
Westwood looks unhealthy.
December 5th, 2011 at 9:18 am
Im wondering if peeps actually heard mixtape Nicki ? Cause she still had voices on there as well. She was just more lyrical with it.
Besides all that, stop trying to change her,she’s animated , so the fuck what? Missy had sound effects, no one cared. Busta is animated ,no one cares. ODB … etc etc etc
Another thing , NO ONE FORCES YOU TO CLICK THE LINK. /caps..
December 5th, 2011 at 9:19 am
Nearly double Platinum “Garbage”, respect!
December 5th, 2011 at 9:29 am
Damn it…you’re right. I’m b-a-c-k. LMAO!!!
December 5th, 2011 at 10:07 am
NIKKI came doing you. As long you sell records that’s what really counts. The more records you sell the more NOTORIETY. More Magazines covers, more spotlight more attention you RECEIVE. You came into to Business to make music and make a ton of money. STAY focused u a role model to many of these young girls. The radio friendly songs are what keeps PEOPLE alive in this Music Industry. Not that HARD sh*t is hood friendly. Ask yourself this do you wanna move the neighborhood or the WORLD? Do you wanna continue to perform in arenas or you dingy club???
DON’T FILL PRESSURED. TAKE YOUR TIME..
December 5th, 2011 at 10:18 am
Compared to your other acts in other different genres OF music you carry yourself well. Never see you on camera smoking, drinking acting a fool always with class.
Off Topic. How about a PLAYBOY spread. For BIGBOYS like me…
December 5th, 2011 at 10:28 am
Tim Westwood doesn´t look too good….
December 5th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Nicki was in special ed and I’m starting to believe all her barbz were too smh if this what her “having fun” sounds like then I’m definitely not expecting much but a huge downfall. FOH