'Anything he could do, I could do': Nicki Minaj reveals how Jay Z inspired her to become wealthy and successful
Nicki Minaj makes the cover of the Power Issue of Marie Claire magazine and doesn't mince words when it comes to why she's become such a player.
The 33-year-old waxes lyrical on how women don't need a man in their life to achieve success or wealth.
However, she does confess that she did model her career on a man - Jay Z.
That's a rap: Nicki Minaj posed in a sexy black bra and platform boots with a fur wrap and diamond necklace for the Power Issue of Marie Claire magazine
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'I can look at someone's career and just pinpoint the dos and the don'ts, and the one person I've done that with for my entire career was Jay Z,' she said.
'He did such a great job being an authentic street guy and a businessman, and I was like, Why aren't there women doing that, taking the success from rap and channeling it into their empire? I felt like anything he could do, I could do.'
The Trinidad-born hip-hop artist also praised the Tidal boss' wife Beyonce, who, of course, is a superstar in her own right.
'It has to do with how we are owning who we are and telling other women you should be the boss of your own career and the brains behind your life or your decisions or your art,' Minaj opined.
Knows her own worth: The stunner was also pictured with naked male models with her hair in an impossibly high bun and wearing a pale blue high-necked designer number
Her inspiration: Minaj, 33, explained she modeled her career on Jay Z and used his experiences to map out her own route to fame and fortune
The Anaconda hitmaker, who according to CelebrityNetWorth.com has a $70 million fortune, hits out at women who look to 'marry into money.'
She says she'd rather see them strive to make it on their own.
'You have to be able to know that you need no man on this planet at all, period, and he should feel that, because when a man feels that you need him, he acts differently,' Minaj said.
The November issue of Marie Claire with Minaj on the cover hits newsstands on October 18.
She's in the money: The Anaconda hitmaker is reputed to be worth $70 million thanks to her hit records, TV show appearances and acting gigs. She's pictured in New York in September
Can do anything: Minaj makes the cover of Marie Claire's Power Issue and talks about how she wants women to gain wealth and success on their own terms
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