The latest star of MTV's VMA promos, Nicki Minaj, is also the star of this month's PAPER magazine. The "Check It Out" rapper tells the mag how her first manager told her not to be funny and that she, "shouldn't sound smart." The nerve! Flip through to see the Harajuku Barbie sporting a blonde wig and light pink lipstick. And to read how Shakespeare's Othello ties into Nicki's love of hip-hop head here.