Nicki Minaj is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She was born Onika Tanya Maraj on December 8, 1982, in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to the United States at the age of five. Her debut album, Pink Friday (2010), peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the singles “Super Bass” and “Starships”, both of which topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Born in Trinidad, Nicki Minaj is an actor, rapper, model, and singer of R&B music. Nicki Minaj is currently estimated to be worth $100 million. American rapper Lil Wayne is the one who first made Minaj aware of himself.
She has won more than 100 honors, including three Emmy nominations, three Emmy wins, three BET Awards, four Music Awards, six American Music Awards, two People’s Choice Awards, and ten BET Awards. Eleven Grammy Award nominations have been made for her.
Early Life
Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Born in Saint James, Trinidad, and Tobago, and raised in Queens, New York City, she gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). After signing with Young Money Entertainment in 2009, Minaj released her first studio album, Pink Friday (2010), which peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The father of Minaj had a bad temper and was an alcoholic and drug user. He destroyed the family house in a fire in December 1987.
Career
Nicki Minaj is a rapper, singer, actress, and songwriter who has a net worth of $85 million. She is one of the most successful female rappers in history.
Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj in Saint James, Trinidad, and Tobago on December 8, 1982. Her parents are of Indian and African descent. When she was 5 years old, her family moved to Queens, New York. As a child, Nicki enjoyed singing and acting. She began writing rap lyrics when she was 12 years old.
After graduating from high school, Nicki enrolled at LaGuardia Community College with the intention of studying acting. However, she dropped out after just one semester to pursue her music career full-time.
In 2007, Nicki released her first mixtape entitled Playtime Is Over. The following year, she released another mixtape called Sucka Free. These mixtapes helped her gain a large following online.
Lil Wayne, a fellow American rapper, introduced Minaj to him, and she soon signed a contract with his Modern Financial Productions record company and management company. Playtime Is Over, Minaj’s debut mixtape, was released in 2007.
After that, she released more mixtapes, like Sucka Free in 2008. In 2008, Minaj earned the honor of the Underground Music Awards’ Female Artist of the Year. 2009 saw the release of Minaj’s third mixtape and an appearance in XXL magazine. In 2009, Minaj released Beam Me Up Scotty, another mixtape. Pink Friday, Minaj’s debut album, sold 4 million copies worldwide after being published in 2010 upon this Modern Money Entertainment label. In April 2012, she issued her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Later on, that album received a platinum certification. Nicki Minaj was one of the celebrity judges on American Idol for the 2013 season.
Her third studio album, A Pinkprint, was made available in December 2014. Over 650,000 albums have been sold globally as of this publishing for that album. Queen, Nicki’s fourth studio album, was released in August 2018. The Billboard 200 chart for this album showed it at #2. After selling one million copies, it was eventually given the Platinum certification in the US.
Earnings from Endorsements
Throughout her career, Minaj has given her approval to several goods. To promote her mixtape Pink Friday, MAC Cosmetics launched a lipstick dubbed “Pink 4 Friday” for four consecutive Fridays in November 2010 as part of her first collaboration with the company.
Minaj helped establish the Nokia Lumia 900 throughout Times Square in April 2012. The following month, Minaj appeared in Pepsi’s “LiveForNow” campaign television and internet advertisements that further showcased a mix tape of her single “Moment 4 Life.” She supported Ricky Martin’s 2012 Viva Glam campaign, which tried to raise $270 million for the Mac AIDS Fund.
Minaj was appointed head face of the Roberto Di Pesce season 2015 campaign in December 2014.
She appeared in H&M’s holiday initiative in 2017
