TIME 100: Nicki Minaj, Leonardo DiCaprio Grace The Covers
Nicki Minaj, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among the superstars to grace the cover of TIME’s annual 100 Most Influential People list. The full list includes visionaries in walks of life, from Usain Bolt to Hillary Clinton to Aziz Ansari to Kendrick Lamar.
As always, TIME asked other luminaries to write about the year’s honorees, and Lil Wayne, Nicki’s Young Money boss and early champion, wrote about the rap icon. Read his full text (also found here) below:
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