This has been a wonderful year for Nicki Minaj. Her Pinkprint Tour was a success, she won a BET award for “Best Female Hip-Hop Artist” for the fifth year in a row, received a wax figure at Madam Tussauds, became a co-owner of Tidal, landed a role on Barbershop 3, as well as landing her own sitcom on ABC Family that will be based on her life. Nicki’s fans have applauded her accomplishments and growth as an artist, but there’s still one part of her life that is very mysterious to fans… her relationship with Meek Mill.
Nicki began dating the Philly rapper in early 2015, only a short time after her 12 year relationship with Safaree ended. At first, everyone was convinced that Nik and Meek’s relationship was just a publicity stunt. But as months passed on, their relationship seemed to blossom into something serious. Back in April, rumors began surfacing that the two were engaged when Nicki posted a photo of a enormous heart shaped ring on her ring finger on Instagram. Of course Nicki slammed the rumors, claiming that the ring was just a gift.
On Tuesday, the head Barb celebrated her 33rd birthday, and posted a photo of her sporting yet another huge ring on her ring finger writing, “Now this is what I’m talking about baby. Lol. Love u 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 @meekmill ~ RANG finga whr da rock iiizzzzzzzz.” Once again, Nicki’s fans excitedly flooded her Instagram with comments asking the “Only” rapper if she and Meek are engaged. Do you think Nik and Meek are headed down the aisle soon? Check out a few excerpts from her spread with Billboard Magazine.
When asked if her new ring was an engagement ring: “He and I are not engaged. But he said he would like to give me three rings before we get married. My birthday’s coming up, and he better get the new one, because he got [the first one] for my last birthday. So let’s see what happens.”
On being involved in a high profile relationship: “Yeah, we speak about it. We actually spoke with Jay Z and Beyoncé about it, too. After our show at [Brooklyn’s] Barclays Center [in October], we had dinner together. They were so giving with advice. I love them so much. It was just a beautiful conversation to have with people we love and we look up to as a couple. They’re so strong.”
On her love for Meek Mill: “I don’t know what’s going to happen with he and I. I just know right now we are really, really enjoying each other’s company. So, shout out to everybody in the world that’s just trying to find love or be happy. Everybody should have someone to hold at night. It really, really changes your energy. I find that my energy is very different afterward — if I’m in the bed with him, just hugging him all day. It’s just, like, something about love. You transfer it. It’s infectious.”
When asked if Meek let’s her hear his music before it’s released: “Meek doesn’t let me hear his music. Right now, he’s about to put out a mixtape, and I haven’t heard it. We laugh about this all the time. Just yesterday I was like, “Oh, am I going to get to come in and hear the secret music or not?” And he was like, “Not yet. It’s not done.” But I respect it because I’m an artist. I’m like that too.”
If she plans on releasing a mixtape: “I’ll definitely drop a mixtape. I have to.”
And why…: “Well, I want to touch a couple of beats that I wasn’t on. I could have bodied a lot of the records that came out in the last year. But the main thing is, I have to set an example for female rappers. I’m at the top of that food chain, and it’s important to lead by example. And because I came into the game doing mixtapes, I want to make sure women do not forget the importance of that grind, that walk up to the top. You can’t get there with a song. Because once that song is no longer hot, you’re no longer hot. It’s important that you are bigger than your music. Some fans are going to f— with me for the rest of my life because they know where I came from. Fans know my struggle. How hungry I was. That I was not settling, I was not giving up. I was on everybody’s beat. I was ruthless.”
Take a look at Nicki’s new rock below!
