Nicki Minaj wants to have a serious acting career

Nicki Minaj, real name Onika Miraj, wants to return to her roots.

The successful Young Money rapper revealed to Entertainment Weekly that although she has made a name for herself as a female MC, she originally wanted to become an actress.  

“I went to school to be an actress. I never expected to be a rapper. It just fell in my lap,” she told the magazine at The MTV Movie Awards. “So I would like to get an acting gig. I hope that when I am done with the [Britney Spears] tour I can go back and do some acting. That is my long-term goal.”

Minaj would like to take on projects with Will Smith and director Tim Burton.

“I want to work with Will Smith, because he’s a very successful rapper turned actor and therefore a role model,” Minaj continued. “And Tim Burton because I love his crazy imagination. He comes up with these characters that are just so fascinating and the costumes and just creates these whole worlds.”

Minaj is no stranger to the craziness. Her persona as Nicki Minaj has had her wearing her fair share of crazy outfits and alter-egos. Her best known alter-ego is Roman, the angry boy that lives inside her.

As for now, Minaj promises Britney Spears fans heading to the Femme Fatale tour won't be disappointed.

She told Entertainment Weekly: "I want to go all out and make it over the top and theatrical. There will be costume changes and hair changes. Lots of sexy outfits and dancing. I don’t know how to do things normal and boring. Why? People pay good money for concert tickets these days.”

Britney Spears' summer tour kicks off June 17.