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Nicki Minaj talks about her past experiences with domestic violence.

The 35 – year – old rapper shared on Instagram two excerpts of her upcoming documentary "Queen" in which Minaj remembered incidents she had witnessed when she had been a child and had lived at the same time. adulthood.

"I remember when my mother would let my father be violent with her," Minaj began stoically. "She always tells this story. When I was small, I stood in front of my mother and I went like that, "she said, spreading her arms to try to create a barrier.

The Queen of New York, from New York, said that is where her strength comes from: "Maybe some people would call me abrasive or (abusive) or otherwise, because I swore to from that age no man would ever abuse me, call me by name or treat me like that. "

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A tearful Minaj then revealed that his mantra had been broken during a violent relationship. She did not reveal the name of her alleged abuser.

"And then all of a sudden, it was my life – all I said, I would never do it …" She interrupted as her voice broke with emotion. "Who would I inspire when I had nothing in me to give? I let a human being make me so low that I could not even remember who I was."

Minaj said the relationship had also affected her music because she was "afraid to go into the studio" and did not "believe in myself".

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Her story improved when she described that she found herself after "changing places" and leaving the toxic environment.

The documentary – which bears the name of his album (released now) and his radio show Beats 1 – has yet to release date, although Minaj has announced that "it will come soon".

In August, the rapper's ex-boyfriend, Safaree Samuels, herself accused Minaj of domestic violence. The two men started their relationship in 2000, but called him quit in 2014.

"You remember the night you cut me off and I almost died," he tweeted on August 14th. "The police and the ambulance had to take me out of the crib on a stretcher and I had to lie and tell them that I was trying to kill myself would not take you to jail."

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Minaj retaliated with his own claims, including allegations of using his credit cards and accused Samuels of "lying". Minaj has also established ties with Cardi B and Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner and their daughter Stormi.

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