1. "And now.. back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. Miley, what’s good?" - publicly addressing Miley Cyrus during the 2015 MTV VMAs, after the “Wrecking Ball” singer referred to Nicki as “not kind” in a New York Times Profile that went live weeks earlier.
2. “No matter wut he, or anyone else says, Onika Tanya Maraj won't b pushing anyone1 out her vajayjay, until she's married. Now check that” - Twitter
3. "With a video like 'Anaconda,' I'm a grown-ass fucking woman! I stand for girls wanting to be sexy and dance, but also having a strong sense of themselves. If you got a big ol' butt? Shake it! Who cares? That doesn't mean you shouldn't be graduating from college." - Rolling Stone
4. “NO ONE PUTS FEAR IN MY HEART!!!! Cuz I know God is real!!!! He’s seen me be loyal to the point ppl said I was stupid. So dig ur GRAVE!” - Twitter
5. “Having problems is one thing, broadcasting it on a tv show for some air time is another that woman stayed by your side. how dare u?” Twitter, on “Love & Hip Hop”
6. “In any field, women must work TWICE as hard to even get HALF the respect her male counterparts get. When does this stop? … The greats collaborated w/Drake, Kendrick & Jcole b/c they’re dope MC’s. They collab’d w/nicki cuz someone pulled a gun to their heads… … Putting ppl in the same sentence as me after my 10 years of consistent winning. What are you teaching THEM? They’d never do this to a man.” - Twitter
7. "What I want the world to know about Nicki Minaj is, that when you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it." - a dig at Iggy Azalea at the 2014 BET Awards
8. “Only the intelligent & the elite ones understood this section. Well versed in American pop culture. My fave rappers make me think. Yours?” - Twitter, on her verse in Migos “MotorSport” feat. Cardi B.
9. “If you don’t use the extra sharp Cracker Barrel for the Mac n Cheese I will never be your friend. Or family member. Leave me alone. 4Life” - Twitter
10. "You never know how much is too much – too much emotion, too much vulnerability, too much power. Everyone wants me to be something different. Women in the industry are judged more. If you speak up for yourself, you're a bitch. If you party too much, you're a whore. Men don't get called these things." - TIME
11. "Every woman is multifaceted. Every woman has a switch, whether she's going to be maternal, whether she's going to be a man-eater, whether she has to kick ass, whether she has to be one of the boys, whether she has to show the guys that she's just as smart or smarter, she's just as talented or creative. Women suppress a lot of their sides." - Complex
12. "There are sexual things that I do that aren't for a man. I feel empowered sometimes by being sexy and being comfortable enough to be sexy on camera — a lot of woman struggle with that. But there are some days that I don't want anyone to see me. I'm just a regular girl. Some days I'm super strong; some days I'm super insecure." - Vogue
13. “For years, fashion mags would change my hair for their covers but allow women of a diff race to wear the exact style on the cover.” - Twitter
14. "People view sexy as weak. If you're overtly sexy, people don't expect you to be smart. Sometimes women are dressing sexy for themselves — not necessarily because they want to have sex with some man. Sometimes that's what makes them feel good and empowered." - TIME
15. "I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper." - Interview