Pepa speaks on Nicki Minaj

Sandy “Pepa” Denton from the rap group Salt N’ Pepa sat down wiht Vibe to talk about Nicki Minaj.
Pepa says she can relate to the position Nicki’s in now as she tries to balance her racy sex appeal with her newly crowned position as a role model.
As previously reported, Nicki told Baby of Cash Money Records that she feels “guilty” about children being influenced by her overtly sexual image and lyrics.
Pepa says she knows exactly where Nicki is coming from she says she can realate…

This is what she told VIBE,

“[Salt-n-Pepa are] old in the game, we started out a little raw, so after a little while I’ve learned and changed because my audience changed. Kids started coming to my concert and I realized that I had sense of responsibility. I was cursing in my shows, and then I started seeing little kids and was like, ‘Oh what are they doing here?’ And after a while I had to stop, I didn’t feel right.”

Pepa says that she’s constantly asked her opinion on the openly bisexual emcee….

“She reminds me of Lil’ Kim. Bold and you know… she’s young. And a lot of people are like ‘Oh what do you feel about her because of the message?’, but to me she hasn’t learned the message yet.”

Pep then goes on to say …

“Not everyone’s role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents. But [Nicki's] young, so how’s she gonna enlighten?’ She’s new, she’s excited and what happens when you have a male camp backing you? Yeah, you might be singing those kinds of lyrics. That’s what happens when you have a male camp dictating how you should be.”

Pep  says she has no issues with Nicki…

“I’m not mad at Nicki. I think she’s talented. I love her style. She has a lot of attitude, she has a lot of things she wants to express so I wouldn’t be mad at that. I was there at that age, so I don’t expect her to be like ‘Oh let me start being this way.’ This is what she’s feelin’.”