Billboard's cover star shares her thoughts on the presidential frontrunners & why Sandra Bland's death "hit me so hard."


Nicki Minaj has always been outspoken, but 2015 saw the rapper getting more politically vocal than ever before.

In Billboard's Year-End issue, the cover star speaks on Hillary Clinton, Trump, how the war on drugs is "slavery" and more. Here's what she had to say on a variety of vital topics.

On Hillary Clinton: 'I Support Her As a Woman'

"I support her as a woman," Minaj tells Billboard when asked about Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton. "Am I convinced that she should be the next president? I still want to be open-minded about everyone. Obviously, I identify with her struggles as a woman. I identify with the fact that when she’s in that room and there are nothing but men there -- there’s sometimes something in her that must feel intimidated. But I think that she uses that and turns it into a strength. Because that’s what I’ve always done. And so I love her for sticking it out. She has gone through horrifying things, even within her marriage. She has been brave and weathered the storm. And continued being a boss. That’s something that every woman should feel inspired by, no matter if you’re voting for her or not."

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