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Nicki Minaj glams it up for the October 2010 issue NYLON Magazine.

All in an effort to promote her upcoming album, “Pink Friday,” Nicki dresses more conservatively than usual for her photo shoot.

She discusses her “theatrics” as an performer, her current obsession, crazy fans and the one thing people don’t know about her.

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YOUR PERFORMANCES ARE EXTREMELY THEATRICAL, HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO DRAMA?

Absolutely, I don’t want to do it if it’s not creative. I studied acting for four years, so I definitely bring my acting training into my music and my performance.

HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED ANY CRAZY FANS?

I’ve run into people with tattoos of me or my name on their body – people I’ve never met before in my life. Sometimes as an artist you think, Am I really getting through to people? And I think seeing that reassures me that I am making a mark and that I am connecting.

WHAT’S YOUR CURRENT OBSESSION?

Recently I’ve been wearing these big straw hats. I started wearing them because I was going to an amusement park and it was going to be really sunny and I kind of wanted to be incognito, but they just look so cute. They’re perfect for bad hair days.

WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

I like decorating homes. When I moved to L.A. people told me to hire an interior designer and I just refused to. Right now I’m going for an all-white theme so it looks like you just stepped into a scene from The Matrix. I should be walking around in a trench coat and you should be calling me Trinity.

WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?

Any female rapper that you can think of: I could find something in them that I feel is really, really positive and really connects with me. I definitely looked up to Salt-N-Pepa when I was younger, I love their attitude, I love their facial expressions, I love their wardrobe, I love their voices, I love their records.

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