Nicky Minaj has fought her way to the top of the music industry – and never made compromises,writes Roxanne Gay. 

Were you ever reading a book and suddenly thought that there was one vital thing missing - a smell to accompany the words on the page?

My idea of misery is having no-one to laugh with.

IT WASN’T a hugely significant handball tournament but that didn’t matter to the two NFL stars who had travelled all the way to Seattle to lend their support to Eric Plummer in January, 2004.