Young Money CEO and legendary lyricist, Lil Wayne, penned an open letter about Nicki Minaj for her recent Time Magazine cover story. Minaj is the only music artist featured on one of the magazines 2016 “Most Influential People” issue covers and becomes the first female rapper to cover the prestigious Time issue.
Lil Wayne’s open letter raved about Minaj’s humble beginning, talent, ambition, and influence saying:
“You know, in New York they used to have these street DVDs. It just so happened that I appeared in one, and when I looked at the finished product, Nicki Minaj was on a part of the DVD. I was like, “Woooooow!” She was just being Nicki without the glitz and glamour. When I heard the first two and four bars, it wasn’t even about her rapping better than any female rapper. It was about, man, she’s rapping better than other rappers—period.
...She’s so influential and doing all the right things. She’s an icon, a boss and a role model to all these young girls out here on how to do it the right way...The scary thing is she’s still going. Ha! Nicki Minaj will go down as one of the best to do it in the history of music.”
Since signing with the Young Money imprint in 2009, Minaj has sold millions of records, starred in multiple feature films, and launched several successful fashion and makeup collections. Speaking on her accomplishments Minaj said, “I have exceeded every expectation I think anyone had for a rapper.”
Source: complex.com
