Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982 or December 8, 1984 known by her stage
name Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born American rapper,
singer-songwriter, voice actress and television personality. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago. When she was
five years old, she moved to the New York Cityborough of Queens. Minaj trained as an actress before she
released three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and signed to Young
Money Entertainment.
Minaj
rose to prominence when she released her debut album, Pink Friday, in
November 2010, peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release. She became the first female solo
artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at
the same time.[7] Her seventh single, "Super Bass" has
since been certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA, and has sold more than
four million copies, becoming one of thebest-selling singles in the United States.
Minaj released her second album, Pink
Friday: Roman Reloaded, in April 2012, which topped charts
internationally, also spawning the top 10 singles "Starships" and "Pound the Alarm".
Since, the album has become one of the best-selling albums of 2012, according
to the Nielsen SoundScan,
selling 1,000,000 copies worldwide. In
2012, Minaj embarked on two worldwide tours, the Pink Friday Tour and the Pink
Friday: Reloaded Tour, as well as re-releasing her second album asThe Re-Up. Minaj has tentatively announced
plans for a third studio album, entitled Pink
Friday: The Pink Print.
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