Nicki Minaj has revealed her desire to have $500 million in the bank.

The rapper told Dazed magazine that she wants to emulate the likes of Jay Z and Puff Daddy when it comes to earning potential.

The two US stars have business interests and as such are sitting on huge bank accounts - something that Minaj wants for herself.

Speaking about her desire to become as big as the two rap moguls, the former American Idol judge said:

"I have to make $500 million dollars first, too though. That figure has been in my brain for a long time. I want to be the female who earned the same amount of money that the Jay Zs and the Puffys were able to earn."

Minaj continued: "I just want women to always feel in control. Because, we’re capable – we’re so capable. It’s one of the reasons that I have these women that I look up to – because they did not allow being a woman to make them feel like they should settle for less, financially.

"No, money doesn’t mean everything. But it says a lot."

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