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Nicki Minaj admitted getting ass shots and claimed Lil Wayne always talking about big booties triggered her insecurities.

1.4K Elsewhere during the conversation, Nicki Minaj admitted to having ass shots early in her career though she denied having surgery. She said surgery wasnt acceptable in the public eye at that time, she felt like a guinea pig in the early days of social media. I was one of the first people to be sh*tted on on the internet, she said. However, she revealed that being around Lil Wayne and the Young Money roster made her feel self-conscious. Wayne would surround himself with voluptuous women with large derrieres at the studio, triggering her insecurities. Nicki felt she could never look like these women who represented her beauty standard for women in rap. Big Booty Muses Actually, what happened was I kept on being around Wayne and them, Nicki Minaj explained. At that time, you know Wayne, hes always talking about big booties Wayne would have a new chick in the studio every session. They were his muses, but I just was around them all the time and I was like the little sister. This is what youre supposed to look like in the rap culture and I dont look like that. When Joe Budden asked if she felt pressure from anyone else, she added, I think Wayne, I think they said stuff sometimes. The host then interjected with, jokingly. Nicki continued, But to a young girl or up-and-coming rapper, when its from someone like Lil Wayne, it matters. Even if theyre joking, they dont know that the person that is there in that room with them is not finding it funny. Read more