Nicki Minaj Behind The Scenes "Right On" Magazine Shoot

Though I still doubt her lyrical abilities, there is no denying that Nicki Minaj is becoming something sort of an anomaly in the rap game, and I mean that in a good way. She has managed to capture the attention of the masses without having yet proven her talent as an artist, but rather with her faux persona. And that, my friends, is quite the task. Yea, it doesn't hurt that she's good looking and that she has Lil Wayne by her side, but that didn't seem to help Trina all that much. While I don't see the innovation others are claiming (the barbie image is played out and has been done to death by the likes of Lil Kim and even Gwen Stefani), people are buying into the product that is Nicki Minaj, and it will be interesting to see if they also buy into Nicki Minaj, the rapper. Only time will tell.