Jay-Z is also one of Nickis biggest influences, and she told Power 106.

He did such a great job of creating this Blueprint brand for male rappers and I wanted to do that for female rappers to be able to pattern themselves with what Ive done one day.

The name of the album was inspired by Jay but not the body of work.

I do think that its going to create new rules, though, in a way that The Blueprint did.

However, none of the three songs made the final track listing.

He did such a great job of creating this Blueprint brand for male rappers, I felt.

And I studied a lot of his blueprint, just in terms of becoming a mogul.

People keep asking me about Jays The Blueprint and they think Im doing something like that.

I made reference to The Blueprint because Jay is the biggest rapper of our time.

I do think that its going to create new rules, though, in the way that The Blueprint did.

Minaj was finally able to out-rap herself and purge issues shes struggled with in private in her most exposed fashion yet.

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