Nicki Minaj wants to be 'stand alone' artist

Serial collaborator Nicki Minaj strives to be seen as a 'stand alone' artist, despite being one of music's most prolific guest artists.

She also today announced her new single 'Right By My Side' - which features Chris Brown.

Speaking to US magazine Complex, the star revealed her ambitions.

"My goal the whole time has been for people to see me as a stand-alone artist," she told the magazine. "I came out with Young Money, the biggest hip hop label in the world at that time. And then it was, 'How do I branch away from Lil Wayne?' One of my biggest records was with Drake, 'Moment 4 Life'.

"Even with the Super Bowl, it's Madonna's moment. I'm just sharing in that moment. It's not Nicki Minaj's moment. Nicki Minaj at the Grammys - that's my moment. I've just been constantly on this quest to stand alone."

The rapper recently announced three UK live shows. The star will perform two London shows at the Hammersmith Apollo on 24-25 June and another at Manchester's Apollo on 28 June, 2012.

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