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Nicki Minaj, who was born in December 8, 1982, began her rapping career by joining the group Full Force. She has emerged as one of the most successful female rappers in history. The music video for ‘Anaconda,’ a single she released in 2014, had more than seven billion views on YouTube, making her one of the most viewed rappers on the video-sharing platform. As either a lead artist or a featured artist, Minaj has sold millions of copies of her songs.
| Real Name/Full Name | Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty |
| Date Of Birth | 8 December 1982 |
| Age | 42 years old |
| Birthplace | Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Height | 5 feet 2 inch |
| Weight | 62 kg |
| Spouse | Kenneth Petty |
| Children | Papa Bear |
| Siblings | Ming Maraj, Jelani Maraj, Brandon Lamar, and Micaiah Maraj. |
| Profession | Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Radio Personality. |
| Net worth | $150 Million. |
Biography
In Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, on December 8, 1982, Onika Tanya Maraj was born, the name given to Nicki Minaj by her birther: Nicki Minaj. Robert Maraj was her father and he worked as a financial executive. Carol Maraj, her mother, was an exchange teller and gospel singer. Brandon Lamar, Michaiah Maraj, and Ming Maraj, Jelani Maraj are her siblings, along with four others. When Nicki was very young, her parents moved to the United States. Until her mother sent for her and her brother when she was five, she and her grandmother lived in Saint James.
She has been a clarinet player in her middle school band since she was young and has a keen ear for music. Subsequently, she took an audition and was granted admission to La Guardia High School, a school that emphasizes the arts. After failing to pursue an acting career after high school, she took on a variety of odd jobs, many of which she was fired from for what seemed to be poor customer service.
Personal Life
In her early career, Minaj had claimed that she was bisexual, but later, in an interview to the ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, she clarified her sexuality saying she had deliberately called herself bisexual to get attention.
Safaree Samuels was her long-term romantic partner from 2000 to 2014. Late 2014 marked the end of her relationship with her longtime boyfriend.
Nicki Minaj began dating rapper Meek Mill in early 2015. They were engaged sometime in 2015, but she announced their separation from Meek Mill on January 5, 2017.
Kenneth Petty and Nicki Minaj got hitched in October 2019. In July 2020, she made an announcement about her pregnancy and welcomed their first child, a son, on September 30, 2020. She always calls him ‘Papa Bear’ in public.
Career
Her musical career started when she rapped in a foursome named ‘The Hoodstars’ that comprised 7even Up, Lou$tar, and Scaff Breezy. The song ‘Don’t Mess With’ by ‘The Hoodstars’ was included on the compilation album ‘ThemeAddict: WWE The Music’, Vol. 6′ for the WWE in 2004.
Minaj parted ways with ‘The Hoodstars’ and shared many of her creations on her MySpace profile page. Fendi, CEO of Dirty Money Entertainment, was captivated by this and signed her for a 180-day contract in 2007. Her first mixtape was released on July 5, 2007, and she released a follow-up called ‘Sucka Free’ in April the following year. Beam Me Up Scotty, her third mixtape, was released by her on April 18, 2009. The US Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs listed the album’s hit song “I Get Crazy” at number 20. In August 2009, Minaj signed a contract with Young Money Entertainment after gaining the attention of fellow rapper Lil Wayne.
Nicki’s debut album was met with a great deal of anticipation in 2010. Her dedication to Lil Wayne inspired her to win Best Hip-Hop Female at the annual BET Awards after releasing her single ‘Massive Attack’. Pink Friday, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and The Pinkprint are three of the singer’s three platinum-selling studio albums.
In 2012, she released another album titled ‘Roman Reloaded’. The record proved to be a big hit, with tracks like the infectious dance songs Starships, Pound the Alarm, Va Va Voom, and Roman Holiday, where she went on to perform at the Grammy Awards that same year.
Nicki Minaj’s collection, The Pinkprint, released eight more singles on December 12, 2014. Beyonce, Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, and Drake were among the big names in the music industry who appeared on the album. The album achieved double platinum status, and she won the Best Female Hip Hop Artist award at the BET Awards for the seventh time in a row.
In 2012’s Ice Age: Continental Drift, she played the role of Steffie, the mammoth character, as well as having a voice role in The Angry Birds Movie 2. Her first film appearance was in 2014’s The Other Woman, where she played opposite Cameron Diaz. She was later nominated for the Teen Choice Awards 2016 for her performance in Barbershop: The Next Cut.
Nicki Minaj was a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 premiere after launching 2020 with Meghan Trainor’s ‘Nice to Meet Ya’. Nicki Minaj’s first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100 was a remix of ‘Say So,’ which she collaborated with Doja Cat on.
Net Worth
Nicki Minaj is a singer-songwriter from Trinidadian-American descent who has a net worth of $150 million. Between 2007 and 2009, Nicki Minaj’s meteoric rise was fueled by the release of three immensely popular mixtapes. The year 2010 saw the release of her debut album, ‘Pink Friday’. The quadruple Platinum track ‘Super Bass’ was created as a result of its massive success.
Social Media
| Platform | Username | Followers/Subscribers |
| @nickiminaj | 227M | |
| TikTok | @nickiminaj | 21.1M |
| YouTube | @nickiminaj | 27.2M |
| X(Twitter) | @NICKIMINAJ | 28.1M |
| Face Book | @nickiminaj | 48M |
