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Trinidadian rapper (born 1982) pp-blp|small=yes Use American English April 2017 Use mdy dates December 2023 Infobox person | name = Nicki Minaj | image = Nicki Minaj MTV VMAs 4.jpg | caption = Minaj in 2018 | birth_name = Onika Tanya Maraj | birth_date = Birth date and age|1982/12/8 | birth_place = Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | occupation = Flatlist| * Rapper * singer * songwriter | years_active = 2002–present | works = Flatlist| * Nicki Minaj discography|Discography * List of songs recorded by Nicki Minaj|songs * Nicki Minaj videography|videography * List of Nicki Minaj live performances|performances | spouse = marriage|Kenneth Petty|2019 | children = 1 | awards = List of awards and nominations received by Nicki Minaj|Full list | module = Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | genre = Flatlist| * Hip-hop * Contemporary R&B|R&B * Pop music|pop | origin = New York City, US | label = flatlist| * Young Money Entertainment|Young Money * Cash Money Records|Cash Money * Republic Records|Republic * Heavy On It | website = URL|nickiminajofficial.com Infobox | child=yes | header = Logo | headerstyle = background:#b0c4de | data1 = | signature = Nicki Minaj sig.svg ''Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty'' (née ''Maraj''; born December 8, 1982, known professionally as ''Nicki Minaj'' (IPAc-en|'|n|ɪ|k|i|_|m|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɑː|ʒ|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Nicki Minaj.wav respell|NIK|ee|_|min|AHZH, is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her dynamic Flow (rapping)|rap flow, witty lyrics, musical versatility, and alter egos, and is credited as a driving force in the mainstream resurgence of female rap since the 2010s. Minaj began rapping professionally in the early 2000s and gained recognition with her Nicki Minaj discography#Mixtapes|three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut studio album, ''Pink Friday'' (2010, topped the US Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200, achieved the largest female rap album sales week of the 21st century, and spawned the global hit single "Super Bass". Minaj explored dance-pop on her second US number-one album, ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012, which produced the top-five single, "Starships (song)|Starships". She returned to her hip hop roots with her third and fourth albums, ''The Pinkprint'' (2014) and ''Queen (Nicki Minaj album)|Queen'' (2018, which yielded the hit singles "Anaconda (song)|Anaconda" and "Chun-Li (Nicki Minaj song)|Chun-Li". Minaj achieved her first two Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles in 2020 with the duets "Say So#Remix|Say So" and "Trollz (song)|Trollz"; the former was the first female rap collaboration to top the chart. She had her first solo US number-one song in 2022 with "Super Freaky Girl", the lead single from her fifth studio album, ''Pink Friday 2'' (2023). The album debuted at number one in the US, making Minaj the female rapper with the most US number-one albums in history. Its Pink Friday 2 World Tour|concert tour became the fourth-highest grossing tour for a rapper and highest-grossing tour for a female rapper in history. Minaj is one of the List of best-selling music artists|world's best-selling music artists, and the List of best-selling female rappers|best-selling female rapper, with over 100 million records sold.cite news https://www.postandcourier.com/free-times/music/october-concerts-live-music-shows-columbia-sc/article_bac35a4a-7c1a-11ef-8085-3723be13c3ac.html Columbia Concerts: 9 shows to see this October, including Nicki Minaj, Method Man and Redman| newspaper=The Post and Courier September 30, 2024| access-date=October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024 https://archive.today/20241011235334/https://www.postandcourier.com/free-times/music/october-concerts-live-music-shows-columbia-sc/article_bac35a4a-7c1a-11ef-8085-3723be13c3ac.htmllive She has three List of highest-certified digital singles in the United States|diamond-certified songs by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA and in 2024 became the first female rapper with multiple diamond-certified solo songs. She is among the RIAA's 50 List of highest-certified music artists in the United States#Top 50 certified music artists (digital singles)|highest-certified digital singles artists. In 2023, ''Billboard (magazine)|Billboard'' and ''Vibe (magazine)|Vibe'' ranked Minaj as Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time#Top 10 rappers|the greatest female rapper of all time. Her various List of awards and nominations received by Nicki Minaj|accolades include a Brit Awards|Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards, nine American Music Awards, eight MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, 13 BET Awards, a Soul Train Music Award, and three ''Guinness World Records''. ''Time (magazine)|Time'' named her one of the Time 100|100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she was honored with the ''Billboard'' Women in Music Billboard Women in Music#Game Changer Award|Game Changer Award in 2019. Minaj founded the record label imprint Heavy On It in 2023. Outside of music, her other endeavors include a fragrance line, a press on nails line, a Loci sneakers collection, and the radio show ''Queen Radio'' (2018–2023). She has also voice acted in the animated films ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' (2012) and ''The Angry Birds Movie 2'' (2019, and acted in the comedy films ''The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman'' (2014) and ''Barbershop: The Next Cut'' (2016). On television, she served as a judge on the American Idol season 12|twelfth season of ''American Idol'' (2013). Her outspoken views have received significant media attention.
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