Nicki Minaj's Mom Carol Maraj on How She Raised a Superstar

In her own words, Nicki Minaj’s mother Carol Maraj shares how she encouraged her daughter’s gifts and how the superstar rapper is an inspiration to her own life. We are very different, myself and Nicki. I’m more subtle.I first saw her talent when she was a teenager. She used to freestyle, make up her own words, and do all of that stuff in a short space of time. That’s when I knew that she had a gift. If I had my way, she’d be singing gospel or something, but I wanted her to be whatever she wanted to be. I support her in whatever she would like to be.