She’s at the peak of her career – or as she puts it, ‘the top of this totem pole’.
But Nicki Minaj is already planning her next big project – motherhood.
In a new interview with Wonderland magazine, the 35-year-old revealed her baby plans were ‘closer than people think’.
Revelations: Nicki Minaj said she is ‘closer than people think’ to marriage and would ‘love’ a baby… as she writhes in her underwear for Wonderland magazine
![Big plans: Nicki is already working on her next big project - motherhood](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7733800000578-0-image-a-2_1538155925032.jpg)
Big plans: Nicki is already working on her next big project – motherhood
However, the rapper explained, she was going to get married first.
Nicki, who is thought to be dating British racing car driver Lewis Hamilton, hinted that things were getting serious with a certain someone.
‘I’ve got to get married first then I’ll have a child. I might be closer than people think actually, I love children. I’m not going to put that off for much longer.’
Her interview with Wonderland also addressed her intense fame, with Nicki saying most people wouldn’t be able to ‘handle’ it.
![Who's the guy? Nicki, who is thought to be dating British racing car driver Lewis Hamilton, hinted that things were getting serious with a certain someone](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C775B100000578-0-image-a-3_1538155928285.jpg)
Who’s the guy? Nicki, who is thought to be dating British racing car driver Lewis Hamilton, hinted that things were getting serious with a certain someone
![It is Lewis? 'I've got to get married first then I’ll have a child,' she said. 'I might be closer than people think actually, I love children. I’m not going to put that off for much longer'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C775CB00000578-0-image-a-4_1538155933933.jpg)
It is Lewis? ‘I’ve got to get married first then I’ll have a child,’ she said. ‘I might be closer than people think actually, I love children. I’m not going to put that off for much longer’
![Pure Nicki: Now world famous, Nicki said the audience for female rappers had changed since she entered the scene](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7737400000578-0-image-a-5_1538155943044.jpg)
Pure Nicki: Now world famous, Nicki said the audience for female rappers had changed since she entered the scene
![The one? Nicki with rumored boyfriend Lewis Hamilton in 2015](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7A15600000578-6219865-image-a-24_1538156348088.jpg)
The one? Nicki with rumored boyfriend Lewis Hamilton in 2015
‘The average person wouldn’t be able to deal with it, my level of ridicule. Most people mentally aren’t strong enough to handle this pressure.’
She added: ‘I’ve been at the top of this totem pole for a very long time… Sometimes people just want to see someone who’s been at the top fall, just to see if it can happen. It’s a sadistic part of being a human.’
Now world famous, Nicki said the audience for female rappers had changed since she entered the scene.
![Created her own genre: 'When I was first trying to rap, female rappers weren’t out here getting paid a million dollars a show,' she said.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C771DE00000578-0-image-a-6_1538155948694.jpg)
Created her own genre: ‘When I was first trying to rap, female rappers weren’t out here getting paid a million dollars a show,’ she said.
![Posing: Nicki embraced her own reflection in the images for the magazine](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C771B600000578-0-image-a-7_1538155955984.jpg)
Posing: Nicki embraced her own reflection in the images for the magazine
![Intense: Her interview with Wonderland also addressed her intense fame, with Nicki saying most people wouldn't be able to 'handle' it](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7725F00000578-0-image-a-8_1538155962907.jpg)
Intense: Her interview with Wonderland also addressed her intense fame, with Nicki saying most people wouldn’t be able to ‘handle’ it
![Wild at heart: In the accompanying photoshoot the Chun Li rapper looked smoldering in a renaissance-inspired one-piece dripping in pearls, gold, diamonds and other upscale adornments](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C771CD00000578-0-image-a-9_1538155965736.jpg)
Wild at heart: In the accompanying photoshoot the Chun Li rapper looked smoldering in a renaissance-inspired one-piece dripping in pearls, gold, diamonds and other upscale adornments
![Curve alert: Nicki's bust could barely be contained by the lavish leotard, which was paired with platinum blonde locks, shimmering skin and sultry makeup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7745B00000578-0-image-a-10_1538155970632.jpg)
Curve alert: Nicki’s bust could barely be contained by the lavish leotard, which was paired with platinum blonde locks, shimmering skin and sultry makeup
‘When I was first trying to rap, female rappers weren’t out here getting paid a million dollars a show.’
In the accompanying photoshoot the Chun Li rapper looked smoldering in a renaissance-inspired one-piece dripping in pearls, gold, diamonds and other upscale adornments.
Nicki’s bust could barely be contained by the lavish leotard, which was paired with platinum blonde locks, shimmering skin and sultry makeup.
![Read it now: Nicki Minaj is seen in Wonderland Magazine’s Autumn 2018 issue, out this weekend globally](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7749B00000578-0-image-a-11_1538155976936.jpg)
Read it now: Nicki Minaj is seen in Wonderland Magazine’s Autumn 2018 issue, out this weekend globally
![Cover girl: The rapper features prominently in the magazine](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/09/28/18/50C7748800000578-0-image-a-12_1538155979938.jpg)
Cover girl: The rapper features prominently in the magazine