Nicki Minaj, center left, and Lil’ Wayne, center right, and Young Money accept the award for best group at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Usher performs at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Los Angeles.Nicki Minaj told the crowd at the BET Awards that she was close to death recently – an experience that has helped her be herself.
The rapper rambled onstage when accepting her fifth consecutive win for best female hip-hop artist, where she thanked Lil Wayne for his support, talked about writing her own lyrics and about getting the credit she deserves in the industry.
“The other day, literally I didn’t tell anybody this, I really thought I was about to die. Like, I was saying my prayers to die. And I didn’t even want to call the ambulance because I thought, ‘Well if I call the ambulance, it’s going to be on TMZ,'” she said, as some of the audience laughed.
“And I would rather sit there and die,” she added, looking to the crowd. “And it made me realize I don’t care what anybody got to say. I’m going to do me.”
Minaj performed her latest single, “Pills N Potions,” and also won best group with her Young Money bandmates, which includes Lil Wayne and Drake.