This whole thing was goofy as hell. I've always thought Nicki was a bit more self aware than people like to give her credit for, but she's definitely confused about the state (and future) of her career.
I think she wants to evolve beyond her look and sound, but doesn't know how to do anything outside of the hypersexual lane. That's probably why she's talking about taking it back to the 80's and telling girls that it's okay to keep their legs closed in this article while comparing her pussy to the price of a Benz truck on trap songs.