Crews 
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Nicki Minaj, but the rap vixen is gearing up for the release of Barbershop 3 next month, and is gracing the cover and pages of Nylon‘s April 2016 issue.
The issue doesn’t hits newsstands March 29, but we’ve found out that between the pages she is dishing on her relationship with Meek Mill, her role in the movie, her upcoming album and more. Get into some of the excerpts and hot pics below where Nick rocks studs, leather, diamonds and more hot looks.
ON HER NEXT ALBUM: “I needed time to hear myself think again because where I left off withThe Pinkprint was a little bit emotionally unstable…Now, I want my happiness to be reflected in the new stuff.”
ON MEEK MILL: “When he and I were just friends, he would always say, ‘You remind me of my mother, and I like that because you’re like a dude. You’re tough like a guy and you talk like a dude.’ So I always got the sense that me being tough and bossy was a turn-on for him. And it’s important for me to keep my voice. Being in a relationship shouldn’t mean that you lose your voice. Being in a relationship should mean that you’ve met a secure-enough man to allow you, in a sense, to remain a queen.”
ON THEIR RUMORED ENGAGEMENT: “I’m not engaged yet. … He said that my third ring would be my engagement ring. But sometimes he calls me his fiancée, and I’m always trying to stop him, like, ‘Nope! I ain’t got that third ring yet!’ We’re just taking it one step at a time. And, you know, if that happens, if I get married, then I’ll have a child, and that’ll be fun, because I can’t wait to hold my baby.”
ON HER ACTING AMBITIONS: “At that time [in high school], I was obsessed with Jada Pinkett [Smith]—I wanted to be Jada and Halle [Berry] mixed. Now I’m going back to those desires.”
ON HER BARBERSHOP 3 CHARACTER DRAYA: “I wanted there to be a little bit of depth to Draya. I didn’t want her just to be, you know, an Instagram thot; I wanted her to have some sort of purpose and meaning.”
ON REFUSING TO TWERK IN BARBERSHOP 3: “Not every sexy woman is out here twerking all damn day.”
