But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.
Interpretation
Authenticity can resonate with others and create unexpected connections.
In this quote, Nicki Minaj highlights the importance of being true to oneself and how this authenticity can reach and inspire a wider audience, particularly those who may not have previously engaged with her art as a female rapper. It illustrates the power of individuality and the impact it can have in breaking barriers and attracting attention in unexpected ways.
In practice
In a speech about embracing individuality at a music festival.
When you're a girl, you have to be everything, You have to be dope at what you do, but you have to be super sweet, and you have to be sexy, and you have to be this and you have to be that and you have to be nice, and you have to - it's like, I can't be all of those things at once. I'm a human being.
I want to show little girls that the possibilities are endless. That's my goal - to not only do it for myself, but to show them I can do whatever I put my mind to.
I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.
As a little girl growing up in Southside Jamaica Queens, if anyone would've told me I'd have my own perfume one day, and be able to inspire young black girls everywhere, to go into Macy's or Nordstrom's and see their face staring back at them - I wouldn't believe them.
God, I pray light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn up for thee.
No one else can feel it for you_x000D_ Only you can let it in_x000D_ No one else, no one else_x000D_ Can speak the words on your lips_x000D_ Drench yourself in words unspoken_x000D_ Live your life with arms wide open_x000D_ Today is where your book begins_x000D_ The rest is still unwritten.
One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect of food culture or chef culture that people can look at in a new way.
We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.
Never underestimate your ability to make someone else's life better - even if you never know it.
I believe in a passion for inclusion.
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