For episode 8 of their The Co-Op podcast, Willy Will and Champagne Chu caught up with Shanell for a 1 hour and 30-minute interview, which you can listen to below.

SnL spoke on where she is from, her childhood, sister D. Woods, stories from dancing on tour for The Game and Snoop Dogg when they had beef with 50 Cent, songwriting for Kelis, her 88 Keyz project, Zaytoven, what the early days with Weezy were like, and plenty more.

The Young Money Princess also discussed touring arenas with Lil Wayne, her first group with Wayne, Mack Maine and T-Streets called Bad Ass Grasshoppers, appearing in Wayne and Birdman‘s “Leather So Soft” music video, visiting Wayne every month while he was locked up in prison, and writing his “Prom Queen” single!

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Essence magazine caught up with Christina Milian and her sisters Danielle and Liz last month for an interview.

During their sit-down, the Milian sisters revealed their childhood secrets and what food fetishes they have.

You can check out the conversation in a clip after the jump below!

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The Young Money Barbie graces the front cover of Billboard magazine’s volume 127 issue 38, which is also their special No. 1’s 2015 year in music cover.

For her cover story, Nicki Minaj spoke on what validation means the most to her, if she considers herself a New York rapper, her upcoming sitcom on ABC Family about her childhood, acting, watching Investigation Discovery all day, “Empire”, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump.

Nicki also discussed reciting the Maya Angelou poem “Still I Rise” at an event recently, getting advice from Jay Z and Beyonce about moving to Los Angeles and being in a high-profile celebrity relationship, if her and Meek Mill are engaged, why she will be releasing a new mixtape, and plenty more.

Click here to order the latest issue of Billboard magazine for $14.99 that will be released on December 19th!

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UK magazine, i-D, recently caught up with the Young Money Barbie and asked her 10 questions that you can read below.

Nicki Minaj discussed growing up in Trinidad, how her childhood has affected her, loving the British accent, working with Kanye West, being a female rapper, what she wants for herself in the future, Drake being her ideal man, Rihanna being her ideal woman, and more!

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Nicki Minaj‘s mother, Carol Maraj, recently sat down with MTV to share some childhood photos and stories of the Young Money Barbie.

You can view the pics and interview with Carol Maraj after the jump below!

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PJ Morton uploads a new video to celebrate his studio album, New Orleans, being released in stores today. The clip includes both old and new footage of PJ‘s childhood, working in the studio, buying music at a record store, and more.

Don’t forget to show your support and purchase Morton‘s New Orleans album if you haven’t already done so!

Nicki Minaj graces the front cover Teen Vogue magazine’s June/July issue. As well as taking part in a photo shoot, Nicki also took part in an interview with the magazine were she compared the music industry to high school, talked growing up, and social media.

Hit the jump to view a couple of photos of the Young Money Barbie from Teen Vogue’s photo shoot and read some excerpts from their interview!

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