Nicki Minaj Says She Had “Writer’s Block” After Having Son

Nicki Minaj has always championed her pen, yet in a recent interview, she opened up about a time when she was not on her A-game. Speaking at Vogue’ s Forces Of Fashion event on Wednesday (Oct. 16) the Pink Friday rhymer shared how motherhood temporarily stalled her creativity.

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“I had writer’s block after having my son,” revealed the 41-year-old to Eva Chen, the vice president of fashion at Meta.

“The song ‘Seeing Green ,’ featuring Drake and Wayne, is the first song that I wrote and completed after having the baby. I was so scared, because not one thing could come to me for months and months. I kept sending Drake different verses, and he and I would both be like, ‘it’s missing this, or it’s missing that.’ Then I ended up finally getting a verse that he and I loved—but it was very, very challenging. I didn’t know that after you have a baby, things that came so naturally to you could change. My brain felt so different.”

This is not the only aspect of motherhood she discussed. The chart-topping rapper also reflected on what her four-year-old has taught her.

“Now, every single day when I wake up and look at him, I’m in a good mood. Most of the times, before we even get out of bed, we’re worrying about things—or thinking about the things we have to do,” began the Queen’s representative.

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“But once I had my son, that changed for me. When I see him, he’s just so sweet, so I have no choice but to light up when I see him. I needed to learn to be grateful. Once I stopped all of that worrying, I was able to finally write my last album, and complete it to my standards and feel like it was great enough for my fans. Whatever you do in life, the moment you let go, it’s the moment that everything comes to you.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Minaj reflected on having career aspirations to be the next Halle Berry or Jada Pinkett Smith, being fired from Red Lobster, and her evolving style.

Other speakers at the fashion-forward event included Pat McGrath Victoria Beckham, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Simon Porte Jacquemus. Take a look inside the event on VOGUE.

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