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Nicki Minaj, Marilyn Monroe: Why the Rapper Can Relate to the Fallen Sex Icon -- Potent Quotables

Posted on May 8th 2012 9:30AM by Contessa Gayles
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Nicki Mianj Marilyn MonroeNeil Mockford, FilmMagic

"So much is taken out of you that you lose yourself. I feel like I've set the bar too high, so I always have to be 'on.' I can identify with Marilyn Monroe in that people saw a beautiful woman, but inside was a fragile little girl.'' -- Nicki Minaj

If nothing else, Nicki Minaj's outlandish personality, performances and fashion choices always seem to get our attention. But as the eccentric MC tells NME, she's put a lot of pressure on herself to keep up the extravagant act. As she says in her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded track "Marilyn Monroe," "Must be how Marilyn Monroe felt."


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Leslie Howell

I love Nicki! and this is one of her best songs!

September 26 2012 at 5:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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