Nicki Minaj feels "invincible".
Nicki Minaj
The 'Anaconda' hitmaker insists she doesn't care what her critics have to say because she has a devoted fan base whose support she thrives on, and she's never been stronger or more powerful.
She said: "I have a loyal fan base who never leaves. And all they do is motivate me and believe in me and fight for me. So anything that even seems negative has only made me even more of a magical unicorn.
"I feel this year I have never been stronger, I have all my super powers back. I've never felt this powerful, as a woman, as an emcee -- I've never felt this invincible."
Nicki believes many people have been waiting for her to fail or have a "nervous breakdown" but she believes keeping a close circle of long-term friends around her means that will never happen.
She added in an interview with Paper magazine: "I think people have thought that they were gonna witness the Nicki Minaj nervous breakdown, but you've never seen it and you never will.
"You're gonna continue to see me queening at Paris Fashion Week and having fun with my best friends.
"All my girlfriends have been in my life for over 20 years. I don't have a circle of people around me of 'yes-men' or fakeness - I have my real friends that have been in my life since elementary school, junior high school, high school.
"It keeps me grounded and it keeps me genuinely happy, and when you really truly feel grateful every day, then you become really invincible."
And the 34-year-old star finds strength in knowing she's been a good person throughout her life.
She said: "I live my life knowing that I deserve these blessings because I've been good to people who didn't deserve it, didn't appreciate it, took advantage of me, stole from me, lied on me, all these things and I still never came out and spoke against people. I could say things that would be really detrimental, but I love my life.
"I feel like when you love your life, you don't have to hit below the belt. Just keep it moving.
"I believe in my talent, I know who I am...And when you have that knowledge, you just have to kind of sit back and wait for the rest of the world to catch up. And I feel like this new album is gonna do that. It'll make people realise, 'Yeah, OK, Nicki's not going anywhere. Nicki is really who she says she is.' "
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