Nicki Minaj | |
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![]() Minaj in 2018 | |
Born | Onika Tanya Maraj December 8, 1982 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2004–present |
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Spouse |
Kenneth Petty (m. 2019) |
Partners | Safaree Samuels (2000–2014) Meek Mill (2014–2016)[1] |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Full list |
Musical career | |
Origin | New York City, US |
Genres | |
Instruments | Vocals |
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Website | nickiminajofficial |
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (née Maraj; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj (/ˈnɪki mɪˈnɑːʒ/ NIK-ee min-AHZH), is a Trinidadian-born[a] rapper, singer, and songwriter based in the United States. Often referred to as the "Queen of Rap", she is known for her musical versatility, animated rap flow, and alter egos. She first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009.
Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday (2010), topped the US Billboard 200 chart. Its single "Super Bass" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and eventually became the highest-certified single by a female rapper in the US, certified 12-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her follow-up album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), explored dance-pop, debuted at number one in both the UK and US, and yielded the international top-ten single "Starships". Minaj's collaboration "Bang Bang" (2014) with Jessie J and Ariana Grande became the first female collaboration to be certified diamond in the US. Minaj's third album, The Pinkprint (2014), marked a return to her hip hop roots. Its second single, "Anaconda", peaked at number two on the Hot 100. Minaj followed it with Queen (2018), which yielded the US top-ten single "Chun-Li". She achieved her first two US number-one singles in 2020 with the collaborations "Say So" with Doja Cat and "Trollz" with 6ix9ine. In 2022, she had her first solo number-one on the Hot 100 with "Super Freaky Girl", the lead single from her fifth studio album, Pink Friday 2 (2023), which also debuted atop the Billboard 200. To promote the album, Minaj embarked on the Pink Friday 2 World Tour in 2024, which became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time by a female rapper.
Minaj is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the best-selling female rapper worldwide, with over 100 million records sold.[3] Billboard ranked her as the top-selling female rapper of the 2010s and the greatest female rapper of all time.[4][5] Minaj has the most number-one albums (3), top-ten songs (23), and Hot 100 chart entries (148) among female rappers in the US. She is the only woman to achieve the highest female rap album sales week of two decades (2010s and 2020s) in the US, the second-highest-certified female rapper of all time on the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking, and has over 100 million certified units (albums and songs) sold in the US. Her various accolades include a Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, nine American Music Awards, eight MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award), 12 BET Awards, a Soul Train Music Award, three Guinness World Records, and 12 Grammy Award nominations. In 2016, Time named Minaj one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Throughout her career, her outspoken views, feuds with several rappers, personal life, and fanbase have received significant media attention.[6][7]
Outside of music, Minaj's ventures have included her radio show Queen Radio (2018–2023), and roles in the animated films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and the comedy films The Other Woman (2014) and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016). On television, she served as a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol (2013).
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