Nicki Minaj has made history of sorts as the $12 million woman. The Young Money raptress became the first rapper to judge American Idol when she signed on last week, and that’s nothing to turn your nose up at! Call her a sell-out all you want, but she’s effortlessly made the transition into mainstream and is laughing all the way to the bank! Below, she discusses the experience for her from the judges panel. I’m dying at Mariah’s face in the screen grab I took above. Ha!

Marisa Mendez