Nicki Minaj's life was 'so selfish' before she became a mother.
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, the Starships rapper opened up about welcoming her first child with husband Kenneth Petty.
When asked what surprised her the most about becoming a mother, Nicki replied, “Seeing how much more you could love. Because my life was so selfish before she came here.”
“I could do what I wanted when I wanted,” the rapper continued. “I could take out my phone for days, sleep for days, travel whenever I wanted. And ever since this little man came to planet Earth, I can't do anything without thinking of him first.”
Kenneth and Nicki welcomed their baby in September 2020. They haven't revealed his name, with her referring to her son publicly as 'Papa Bear'.
The 41-year-old assured host Stephen that the limited personal freedoms were worth it.
“There's this thing that happens every day when I see his face, which is more than anything money can buy in the world,” she said. “And so, I'm very glad I kicked him out.”
Nicki also joked that her son “acts like” the star of 2017 animation The Boss Baby and “runs everything”.