Nicki Minaj Reveals History of Domestic Abuse

But the Instagram posts are revealing in other, far more significant ways. In a raw, emotional confessional, the rapper discusses her history with domestic abuse. "My mother would let my father be violent with her," Minaj said, adding that as a child she would stand protectively in front of her mother, arms out.

"Maybe some people would describe me as abrasive or bitchy or whatever, because from a young age I vowed that no man would ever abuse me," she said. "And all of the sudden, that was my life."

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Minaj detailed an abusive relationship, saying that she "let one human being make me so low, that I didn't even remember who I was." She said that she was scared to get in the studio, wondering, through tears, "who was I gonna inspire, when I had nothing in me to give?"

According to the interview, recording the album helped Minaj feel like herself again. Watch the teasers, below.