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The “First Lady of Young Money” and “Queen of Barbie” Nicki Minaj has been in the spotlight with hits like “Anaconda,” “Starships,” and “Super Bass.”
She is the first female independent artist to have seven singles simultaneously chart on the Billboard 100 chart.
She is a Trinidadian singer, rapper, songwriter and actress whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty.
Trinidadian rapper
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 Nicki Minaj: History, Biography, Photos |
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| Name: | Onika Tanya Malarkey-Peaty |
| stage name: | Nicki Minaj |
| Date of Birth: | December 8, 1982 (41 years old) |
| place of birth: | St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| child: | Ninja |
| Country of Citizenship: | American, Trinidadian |
| parents: | Robert Maraj, Carol Maraj |
| high: | 1.57m |
| Brothers and sisters: | Ming Malarkey, Jelani Malarkey, Micaiah Malarkey, Brandon Lamar |
| Boyfriend • Husband: | Kenneth Petty |
| Profession: | Musician • Actress |
| net worth: | $80 million |
early life
Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1982, in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to Queens, New York with her family when she was five years old.
Her father, Robert Maraj, was a heavy drug addict with a long history of violent behavior, and at one point he set the house on fire in an unsuccessful attempt to kill Minaj’s mother, Carol Maraj.
These early struggles helped her stay focused and strengthened her drive and passion to surpass her parents and make a difference in their lives.
Before Nicki Minaj became famous, she went by the names Cookie and Harajuku Barbie.
Nicki Minaj has a great passion and enthusiasm for performing. At the age of 12, she first started rapping and later attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts to study acting.
According to her, though this school was not the catalyst for her overnight fame, this film was born from this school.
While growing up, she worked as a waitress at a Red Lobster restaurant but was fired for being rude to customers.
Profession
Nicki Minaj served as a backup singer for local New York rappers, including Full Force. Soon after, she began writing songs. Later, she was discovered by Dirty Money CEO Fenty, who stumbled upon Nicki Minaj’s MySpace page. He valued what he heard and wrote her off as one of his.
This relationship led Nicki Minaj to Lil Wayne, who collaborated with her on a series of mixtapes. The first mixtape, Playtime Is Over, was released in April 2007, and subsequent mixtapes included Sucka Free (2008) and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). In August 2009, she signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records, becoming the label’s first female artist. She solidified her career by collaborating with Mariah Carey and Robin Thicke.
In April 2010, she released her first single, “Huge Attack,” followed by “Your Love.” Two months later, she won Best Female Hip-Hop Vocal Performance at the annual BET Music Awards. She dedicated the honor to Lil Wayne. In November of the same year, the album Pink Friday was released, featuring eight singles. The album sold triple platinum and received critical acclaim.
In 2012, she released another album titled Roman Reloaded. The album was a huge success and included songs such as the infectious dance songs “Starships,” “Pound the Alarm,” “Va Va Voom” and “Roman Holiday,” which she performed at the Grammy Awards that same year.
On December 12, 2014, Nicki Minaj released eight more singles from her next album, The Pinkprint. The album included songs from some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Ariana Grande and Drake. The album went double platinum, and in 2016, she won her seventh consecutive BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist.
In 2017, she released several singles, including “No Frauds”, “Lament in Your Tears” and “Transformed It”, which were released simultaneously and became a great success. She became the female singer with the most tracks on the Billboard Hot 100, a record previously held by Aretha Franklin.
In terms of film roles, she voiced the behemoth “Steffie” in 2012’s Ice Age: Continental Drift and in The Angry Birds 2. She made her screen debut in Rivals in 2014, co-starring with Cameron Diaz. Later, she received a 2016 Teen Choice Award nomination for her role in Barbershop: The Next Haircut.
She has signed multiple endorsement deals and campaigns with big brands like MAC Cosmetics, Adidas Originals, and Pepsi. She even has her own line of fragrances. She is also an investor in Tidal’s web capabilities.
In April, Nicki Minaj released two new songs, “Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz.” She later released another song, “Rich Sex,” with Lil Wayne, and “Bed,” with Ariana Grande. She also collaborated with rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on “FEFE.”
On August 8 of the same year, Nicki Minaj launched her radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 station, two days after her fourth studio album “Queen” topped the charts.
In early 2019, Nicki Minaj kicked off the “Nicki World Tour” with the late rapper Juice Wrld in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition to collaborating with many singers, the singer also released her first solo single of the year, “Megatron,” in late June.
In September, Nicki Minaj posted a shocking tweet saying she had decided to retire to start a family but promised more music for her fans. In October, she married boyfriend Kenneth Petty.
After kicking off 2020 with a collaboration with Meghan Trainor on “Nice to Meet Ya,” Minaj appeared as a guest judge on the season 12 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She then teamed up with Doja Cat for a cover of “Say So,” which became Minaj’s first No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
Personal life
Nicki Minaj married Kenneth Petty in October 2019. In July 2020, she announced her pregnancy, and on September 30, 2020, they welcomed their first child, a son, whom she always calls “Daddy Bear” in public.
net worth
Nicki Minaj, a Trinidadian rapper from the United States, has an estimated net worth of $80 million.
