Nicki Minaj Talks ‘Voice’ In Her Head, Nicktionary And Workout Plan

By Popular Critic | Published on April 21, 2012 | Updated on July 6, 2018 12:10 PM EDT

UPDATE-Nicki Minaj quit Twitter last week and left her 11 plus million followers in the dark. It was previously believed that the rapper made the abrupt decision after a fansite leaked some of her music but the decision was all hers….and the voice(s) in her head. With soo many alter egos it will be hard to pin point which but we’re guessing this one has supreme dominion over the others. Nicki who’s been in London for the past few days interviewed with The Graham Norton show and explained her decision.

“A voice in my head told me to delete my Twitter and that’s what I did,” she said. “I had 11 million followers and I hope they will wait for me. I know they will. I reply to people all the time, I’m known for that and I get to know them by name. I have a personal bond with them. I respond to at least 10 people a day.”

Graham asked the rapper who’s still in the middle of promoting her sophomore album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ when she will return to the social networking platform, “I don’t know yet, I’m thinking about it. I miss my Barbz, please bear with me.”

It’s an odd move since Nicki recently revealed her fear of being poor again. “I never want to go back to being poor.”

Back at the Graham Norton show Nicki had a chance to quiz the host on her Nicktionary with words like ‘Balloon Boy’ ‘Strawberry Shortcake’, ‘Tumble Dry’ and a few others. Watch the video below:

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