With Nicki Minaj now taking over The Queen Bee spot in Hip-Hop, anticipation for her debut is higher than ever and with the help of her new hit single “Your Love,” it’s not cooling off.

Recently speaking with Entertainment Weekly, she revealed she’s been in the studio with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am who’s been crafting beats for Hip-Hop’s “Barbie”

“I don’t want to say too much, but I just did some work with will.i.am.  Just something for my album that I’m really excited about.”

Giving more insight on the project, Nicki stated,

“The album is much more emotional than you anticipate, which is a great thing.  And I know women are gonna connect to the album so much. I felt like for so many years I was the girl who did the catchy little raps, and it’s time for me now to tell my story, and in telling my story, I’m really telling every girl’s story. We all go through the same thing. So the album is gonna feel very personal to every female.”