Nicki Minaj admits to past suicidal thoughts

MTV.com - In the November issue of Cosmopolitan, the Harajuku Barbie opens up about a range of topics, including a particularly dark period...

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Nicki Minaj has soared to the top of the charts and collaborated with pop icons. With all of that success, it’s hard to imagine that the Young Money MC once felt completely down on life.

In the November issue of Cosmopolitan, the Harajuku Barbie opens up about a range of topics, including a particularly dark period when the MC actually considered taking her own life.

“I kept having doors slammed on my face,” Minaj recalled of her pre-fame struggles. “I felt like nothing was working. I had moved out on my own, and here I was thinking I’d have to go home. It was one dead end after another. At one point, I was, like, ‘What would happen if I just didn’t wake up?’ That’s how I felt. Like maybe I should just take my life?”

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