In a rare moment of sincerity, Nicki Minaj, 31, decided to tackle a very serious topic in her acceptance speech at the BET awards last night.
"I really thought I was about to die"
Winning "Best Female Rap Artist" for the fifth year in a row, the Young Money signee opened up about a recent near-death experience - and confessed that she chose not to call an ambulance, all because she didn't want to see it end up on the news.
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Collecting the honour at the BET Awards, she said: "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.'"
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She added: "I would rather sit there and die."
However, despite the shocking nature of her claims, Nicki added a positive spin to it, revealing that her brush with death has convinced her to remain true to herself.
"And it made me realise I don't care what anybody got to say. I'm going to do me."
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Nicki Minaj bagged two trophies that night. In addition to the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist award, Minaj and other Young Money stars were presented with Best Group award.
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