Nicki Minaj Reflects on Motherhood, Anxiety and Adele in 1st New 'Carpool Karaoke' in 2 Years -- Watch!

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Nicki Minaj joined James Corden for the first «Carpool Karaoke» segment in two years, and the celebrated rapper proved to be one of the funniest, most exciting guests to date.The lengthy segment saw the duo belt out some of Minaj's biggest hits, while also getting personal and deep along the way.In one particularly candid moment, the 39-year-old «Anaconda» artist reflected on her own struggles with anxiety, and putting up a wall of confidence while in the center of the media spotlight.«I think when I was younger, my more natural state was to be more confident.

But I think when you're a woman and you're in the public eye all the time, if you're not careful you can become less confident because you're being constantly scrutinized,» Minaj shared. «I just don't think it's natural.

It's not natural for a human being to feel like everyone's critiquing them.»Minaj explained that when she first became an artist in the music industry, «I had this amazing sense of freedom because nobody gave a s**t about what I was doing.

Like, I could get away with anything.»«And then it goes from that to the complete, complete opposite. If I blink my eye wrong, they'll have a story made up about why I blinked my eye that way,» she added. «Whenever I am off of social media and I take that s**t off my phone, I have just this enormous sense of peace.