The 29-year-old 'Super Bass' hitmaker's records include adult-only versions of her mainstream tracks and she said that she is a puritan at heart who believes children need protecting, reported The Guardian online.
"I don't want children cursing. I'm very strict on my nieces and my little brother. They have to listen to clean versions of music," said Minaj.
"If you asked any adult, 'Would you like your children knowing every part of your life and speaking exactly the way you speak when you talk to adults?' they'd say no, so I'm a firm believer in children remaining children," she added.
The singer refuses to scrap swear words from her albums, insisting it's sexist to expect a female rapper to not use such words while her male peers continue to curse.
"Why do people ask me to lose swear words? Do people ask Eminem to lose swear words? Do they ask Lil Wayne to lose swear words? Nobody stops them and says 'Would you stop swearing... For the children, please?'" said Minaj. PTI CORR JCH
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