NICKI MINAJ OPENS UP ABOUT ANXIETY STRUGGLES FROM FAME

Nicki Minaj is opening up. The Hip-Hop star has opened up about her private anxiety struggles while on Carpool Karaoke.

The Queen rapper aided James Corden’s popular series’ post-pandemic comeback on Wednesday night, and belted out songs like “Anaconda,” Adele’s “Someone Like You,” as well as her classic verse on Kanye West‘s “Monster.” Interestingly, the episode contained an unexpectedly vulnerable moment.

Toward the end of the extended 17-minute version on YouTube, Young Money’s First Lady admitted she has privately struggled with anxiety since her rise to fame over a decade ago. Nicki first revealed she chews ice cubes as a way to cope with stress and anxiety, saying “Every time I’m biting the ice, it’s like taking out the anxiety, like ‘Urghhh!'”

Nicki then dove a little deeper into the root of her anxieties, citing the public scrutiny that comes with fame as the source. She said…

“I think when I was younger, probably, my natural state was to be more confident. But I think when you’re a woman and you’re in the public eye all the time, if you’re not careful, you can become less confident because you’re being constantly scrutinized.”

The New York rapper once again reminded everyone that fame might not be so great after all. It’s a great clip, be sure to have a look.

Until the next time it drips…

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