Nicki Minaj Gets Political: Her Take on Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Why the War on Drugs 'Has

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Billboard's cover star shares her thoughts on the presidential frontrunners & why Sandra Bland's death "hit me so hard."


Nicki Minaj has always been outspoken, but 2015 saw the rapper getting more politically vocal than ever before.

In Billboard's Year-End issue, the cover star speaks on Hillary Clinton, Trump, how the war on drugs is "slavery" and more. Here's what she had to say on a variety of vital topics.

On Hillary Clinton: 'I Support Her As a Woman'

"I support her as a woman," Minaj tells Billboard when asked about Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton. "Am I convinced that she should be the next president? I still want to be open-minded about everyone. Obviously, I identify with her struggles as a woman. I identify with the fact that when she’s in that room and there are nothing but men there -- there’s sometimes something in her that must feel intimidated. But I think that she uses that and turns it into a strength. Because that’s what I’ve always done. And so I love her for sticking it out. She has gone through horrifying things, even within her marriage. She has been brave and weathered the storm. And continued being a boss. That’s something that every woman should feel inspired by, no matter if you’re voting for her or not."

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6804598/nicki-minaj-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-barack-obama-sandra-bland

[cosmicone]

1. kick n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I had to work so hard to find a G rated video and had to watch the whole thing to make sure.

[JaneyVee]

3. K AND R!

[brooklynite]

4. Who?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I hope you are being sarcastic.

We probably aren't her demographic but she is very popular with younger people.

[brooklynite]

7. Nope - never heard of her

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. She's pretty huge with the 18-34 set

...

[Armstead]

9. That's depressing

I try to not be too much of an old fart....But she is not what I'd call a role model, to say the least. My standards are fairly flexible (as a product of the 60';s and 70's) but some of her stuff is just mean and nasty in a depressing way. I made some music files of her at the request of my gf's grandaughters...and I felt like i had to take a shower afterwards.

[NurseJackie]

6. I'm not up to date on many of today's pop music artists, but she's one I *DO* know of...

... unlike that Killer Mike singer. No only does Hillary have MORE endorsements, ordinary people (such as myself) who don't closely follow pop-artists are actually more likely to recognize the person who's endorsing her.