India, May 30 -- Rapper Nicki Minaj says she had to sacrifice a lot for her career, especially when it came to motherhood and living a "normal" life, to reach where she is today. "I had to earn everything, I had nothing and I wanted it more than the others. And when my friends drank or smoked weed or wanted to go to clubs, I went, yes, but not so often. Everyone said I had a 'natural high'. I was happy, but determined. I told people: 'I can do it'. Almost as if I knew it," she says. When asked about what she gave up to reach the peak of her career, Nicki discussed the sacrifices surrounding motherhood. "As a woman, I put off becoming a mother. A lot of women in the industry, especially older than me, haven't had children. Some don't regret it, but others do. I put it off. And then I didn't go to every Thanksgiving, Christmas or birthday party, because I had to work to support my family. I think the price was not having a 'normal' life." The mother to a 4-year-old son, who she nicknamed Papa Bear, added, "Today, things are different, because I can give my son what I couldn't have, but there are things I would like to ensure for him and that I have to figure out how to give him. When we go out, for example, I have to worry about someone taking pictures of him. So every day I have to decide: is it more important to go for a walk with my son or to avoid him being photographed?" HTC...