Following Wale and comedian, Jerry Seinfeld’s dope December/January Complex Magazine cover is the equally dope double issue, starring Nicki Minaj. The YMCMB princess endures a 2am interview, and details everything from her five year plan, to “Mixtape Nicki” and what to expect on the upcoming album, The Pinkprint.

“My family, loss, death, guilt…I’ve struggled with a lot of guilt,” Nicki says about the topics surrounding the album. “A lot of people, when they’re chasing their dreams, they have to leave people they love. A lot of artists feel that guilt but they don’t express it,” she expands on the guilt feeling.

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What’s behind your more natural look and your street singles reminiscent of earlier “Mixtape Nicki”?

I didn’t go back to “Mixtape Nicki.” That’s how [members of the media] feel, but that’s not what I’ve done. I’ve never stopped rapping; I’ve never stopped doing freestyles; I’ve never stopped doing remixes and features; I’ve never stopped raising the bar lyrically. I understand and respect people’s opinions when they hear me do certain things and say she’s “going back,” but I haven’t gone back, I’ve moved forward. I’ve always been evolving.

In 2012, when you spoke with Miss Info for your last COMPLEX cover, you said, “In five years, ideally, I’d like to be married and have kids.” This year, you said that the end goal is to make $500 million and do five albums. Would you retire after five albums and just have a family?

Yeah. I won’t use the word “retire” but I would use the word “vacation”—because I don’t believe in vacations, I don’t believe in holidays. I have to put out all six of my albums, contractually. After the fifth, I’ll probably have my baby. I wonder if I’m going to be one of those women who balances my child with a career. I always said, “When I have my baby, it’s going to be all about my baby.” I don’t want the child feeling like they don’t have all of my attention, so I always said, “I’m going to take a little break.” But we’ll see.

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Check out the digitally dope full interview over at Complex.