With all the attention Nicki Minaj is getting for her much-anticipated half-time performance with Madonna at the Super Bowl, we thought now would be a great time to announce Ms. Minaj graces the cover of PAPER’s upcoming Spring Fashion Issue! On stands February 20th, the issue features a great interview with Nicki by style expert and creative ambassador-at-large of Barneys New York, Simon Doonan. The two talk about everything from how Minaj deals with the pressures of fame to their mutual obsession with Big Ang from VH1 reality series Mob Wives. Stay tuned for the story as well as more photos of Nicki in the coming weeks and, in the mean time, enjoy this sneak peek pic!

Photoshoots > Howard Huang – Paper Magazine

Pink hurred barb queen Nicki Minaj graces the front of our newest edition, REVOLT / REVOLT / RENEW, on shelves across the globe from Thursday. It celebrates all that is punky, charged and brimming with zeal amidst gloomy, penniless February and March. Ringleader Azealia Banks chats candidly of past hardships and how, in spite of everything, she could foresee nothing but a star-spangled life in the distance. Minaj is similarly buoyant, and talks of her various personalities, love of cooking and Barbie doll obsession.

See the full-sized cover in our gallery by clicking the thumbnail below:

Magazines > 2012 > Wonderland Magazine – February 2012

Photoshoots > 2011 > Francesco Vezzoli – W Magazine

Bringing her glamorous ways to another publication, Nicki Minaj adorns the cover of the November 2011 issue of W magazine.

The “Super Bass” hitmaker got artsy for her front page treatment, as she posed for a spread of pictures done up by famed artist Francesco Vezzoli.

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Check out this first look of Nicki covering Cosmopolitan magazine’s November issue! Nicki talks about how she “beat the odds and learned to rule her world”. Nicki also filled out a mini-quiz about herself that you can check out by clicking the magazine cover above.

Click the picture to see the cover in better quality. I will try to get more high quality scans ASAP!

Magazines > 2011 > Glamour Magazine – October 2011

Check out these brand new high quality scans of Nicki’s spread in October’s issue of Glamour Magazine! Nicki poses in some stylish dresses and outfits in this issue, which will be on stands September 6. Click the thumbnails above to view the scans!