Rap News: Nicki Minaj Says Kanye West is Her Mentor

Nicki Minaj says Kanye West is her mentor, but i bet she would not have said that if he was not a successful artist. I am saying, if kanye was still all creative and all, and he was not selling, i bet she would not name him her mentor. I know it is all about being successful, but success is a relative term and can mean a different thing to different people- but a lot of what is going on in the hip hop game, or the music industry as a whole is just all about sucking up to the person on top, regardless of skill or talent. I am not in any way saying kanye is not skilled; in fact i think he is a super creative producer and artist, i am just saying what i am saying and i hope you get it.

Below is what Nicki had to say about kanye:
"Well I was great friends with Amber Rose when they were dating and she hadrecommended me to him for his album and finally I guess he relented [laughs]," Minaj said of meeting West, before explaining how her "Monster" verse was created. "One day I got a call from her and she said Kanye wanted me to come down to Hawaii and record for the album. He told me I could pick what I wanted to be on. I heard the beat for 'Monster.' I fell in love with it and that’s how the "Monster" verse happened."
Their partnership did not end there. When Minaj was getting closer to releasing her own album, she said she needed Kanye West to be a part of it.
"When it came to me putting my album out, I was like ‘I can’t have an album without Kanye. He has to be a part of it.' He’s become my mentor, he gives meadvice, he hits me, takes random pictures off-line and says ‘Oh this is a good picture of you.' He’s really into fashion so he’s a good person to have a well-roundedconversation with."

Well, i guess her decision is personal and it has nothing to do with my opinion.