Nicki Minaj Biography, Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Height, Songs, Anaconda, and more

Birth name: Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty
Nickname: Nicki, Barbie, Queen
Date of birth: December 8, 1982
Place of birth: Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago
Profession: Singer, Actor, Rapper, Musician, Artist, Singer-songwriter, TV Personality, Voice Actor, Composer, Visual Artist
Marital status: married, 1 child
Spouse: Kenneth Petty (m. 2019)
Parents: Robert Maraj, Carol Maraj
Siblings: Ming Maraj, Jelani Maraj, Micaiah Maraj, Brandon Lamar
Nationality: American, Trinidadian
Height: 5 ft 1 in (1.57 m)
Original hair color: black
Eye color: Brown
Star ticket: Sagittarius
Net Worth: $100 million

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Nicki Minaj BEGINNINGS

Onika was born as Tanya Maraj on December 8, 1982, in Saint James, Port of Spain. He grew up in South Jamaica, New York. Her father, Robert Maraj, is a finance and gospel singer from Trinidad. His mother, Carol Maraj, is also a gospel singer, herself of Afro-Trinidadian descent. When Nicki was young, Carol worked in the payroll and accounting departments. His father was addicted to alcohol and drugs, and his angry nature worsened to the point that he burned down their house in December 1987. He has two brothers.

As a young child, he and one of his siblings lived with their grandmother in Saint James. Her mother, who had moved to The Bronx to attend Monroe College, took the family to Queens when Nicki was 5 years old. Nicki was successfully accepted to LaGuardia High School in Manhattan, which focuses on the visual and performing arts.

After graduating, she wanted to be an actress, in 2001 she appeared in the Off-Broadway play In Case You Forget. At the age of 19, while trying to pursue an acting career, she worked as a waitress at a Red Lobster restaurant in the Bronx but was fired for being rude to customers. He later said he was fired from at least fifteen places for similar reasons. She also worked as an administrative assistant in customer service and as an office manager for a Wall Street business.

Nicki Minaj CAREER

Beginning of his career (2004-2009)

In a short time, he signed a contract with Full Force and in a four-man team called The Hoodstarsstarted rapping in The team also included Lou$tar, Safaree Samuels and 7even Up. In 2004, the team recorded entrance music for WWE Diva Victoria, which was featured on ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol.6. was included in the album. 7even Up said that he and Nicki weren’t fans of Safaree’s reggae style that he brought to the team, which he says was the reason they weren’t signed.

Minaj later left the band and began uploading songs to her Myspace page, which she sent to people in the music industry. During this time, Debra Antney was her manager. In 2007, she signed to Dirty Money Entertainment on a 180-day contract and changed her stage name from Nicki Maraj to Nicki Minaj.

He released his first mixtape on July 5, 2007, Playtime is Over, and his second, Sucka Free, on April 12, 2008. She was named Female Artist of the Year at the 2008 Underground Music Awards. In 2009, she clashed with Ego trip’s Miss Rap Supreme reality show winner Rece Steele, who was annoyed that Minaj interrupted her during an interview. His third mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, was released on April 18, 2009. One track, I Get Crazy, peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

After being discovered by Lil Wayne in August 2009, it was announced that he had signed with Young Money Entertainment. In November of this year, he collaborated with Gucci Mane and Trina on the remix version of 5 Star Bitch. He also contributed to the songs BedRock and Roger That on the We Are Young Money album. The songs peaked at Nos. 2 and 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the album peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified gold.

Breakthrough with Pink Friday (2010-2011) The first single from their debut album, Massive Attack
, was released on March 29, 2010. Later, due to dissatisfaction, plans changed and eventually Your Love was released as the first single on June 1 and reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart. In August, she announced her first album, Pink Friday, and released Check It Out and Right Thru Me as singles the following month. In October, she became the first female solo artist to have 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.

Pink Friday was released on November 19 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 375,000 copies in its first week. Shortly after, Moment 4 Life was released as the fourth single. The album was certified platinum in December and was number one in the US in February 2011. The fifth single, Super Bass , was released in April and later went eight times platinum in the US and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

From June 16 to August 13, he was one of Britney Spears’ opening acts on her Femme Fatale tour. Later, he made a remix version of Till the World Ends with Britney, Nicki and Kesha, which landed at number 3 on the Hot 100. Donatella Versace invited him to perform with Prince at the launch of Versace’s H&M collection, and he performed Super Bass at the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

After her breakthrough with Pink Friday, she became embroiled in a feud with rapper Lil’ Kim, who accused her of copying her style. Although some say Roman’s Revenge was addressed to her, Nicki denied it: “..nobody deserves to be singled out. Nobody deserves to have their name in my mouth and they never will.” Kim upped the ante with her mixtape, Black Friday, whose title and cover mimic Nicki’s album. Their conflict also fueled a feud between Minaj and rapper Foxy Brown, who said Minaj misrepresented their conversation about Kim. Two of his discrediting songs, Hold Yuh and Massacre, were also addressed to Nicki and Kim, and were released in November 2010 and January 2011, respectively. Nicki and Brown later settled their relationship in June 2012.

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and American Idol (2012-2013)

The album was preceded by two promotional singles, Roman in Moscow and Stupid Hoe. Minaj and rapper MIA joined Madonna to perform their song, Give Me All Your Luvin, at halftime of the 46th Super Bowl on February 6. She was the first solo female rapper to perform at the Grammy Awards, performing at the Roman Holiday 2012 ceremony on February 12. His exorcism-themed performance drew controversy from the American Catholic Spirit organization, who criticized him for bringing a “fake pope” to the red carpet. The “exorcism” scene that was performed during his performance was also criticized.

Starships, as the debut single from the album, was released in February 2012. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the 5th best-selling single of 2012. In September 2013, Minaj was sued by Chicago musician Clive Tanaka for copyright infringement. The next two singles, Beez in the Trap and Right by My Side, were released not long after. Her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was released in April 2012.

The album itself debuted at number one on the Billboard 20, selling 253,000 copies in its first week. It later went platinum in America. However, it received quite mixed reviews from critics. The last two singles are Pound the Alarm and the It became Va Va Voom. Her Pink Friday Tour began on May 16, 2012, and was followed by the Pink Friday: Reloaded tour in October. He was scheduled to perform on Hot 97’s Summer Jam concert series in New Jersey on June 3, but canceled his performance at Lil Wayne’s request after a member of the station, Peter Rosenberg, said that Starships was not real hip-hop music. The following month, she voiced Steffie in the animated film Ice Age: Continent Wandering.

She won Best Female Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Hip-Hop at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards. His collaboration with Pearl Future, Looking At Me, reached the Top 20 on BBC Radio 1. An extended version of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, a The Re-Up was released on November 19. Later this month, E! produced a three-part documentary, Nicki Minaj: My Truth. In it, he announced plans to launch his own label after signing Parker Ighile, Brinx, Keisha and Blackout Movement.

In September, he joined the 12th season of American Idol as a judge, alongside two new judges Mariah Carey and Keith Urban, and the returning Randy Jackson. In October, a video of Nicki and Mariah arguing during the auditions was leaked. Mariah accused her of saying “If I had a gun I’d shoot that ar*bit”, but Minaj denied the claim. Mariah also added that Nicki created an unsafe work environment, which is why she increased her security. Tensions escalated after the singer said in an interview that Nicki didn’t have a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, to which the rapper responded with “extremely rude” tweets. They both left the show that month, at the end of the season. That year, Minaj became the most successful female rapper in Billboard Hot 100 history with 44 songs. She is also the first rapper to win BET Best Female Hip-Hop Artist 4 consecutive times.

Film debut and The Pinkprint’s (2014-2015)

The first live-action film,  The Girls’ Revenge, began shooting in the spring of 2013 and premiered on April 25, 2014. She played Lydia, who was Carly’s (Cameron Diaz) assistant. In 2013, he presented his next album as a follow-up to The Re-Up with many others and will focus more on his hip-hop roots. “I’m really excited, and the people I’ve worked with are people I’ve never worked with before, so it’s like they’re bringing a new sound to the album that I’ve never experimented with before.” During the recording, Nicki recorded two songs inspired by the Irish singer Enya.

According to him, the songs have a gentleness and whimsy that remind him of Enya. The Pills n Potionswas released as the lead single from Pinkprint in May 2014. Anaconda, the second single, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her highest-charting song. Her video clip also broke a Vevo record, with a total of 19.6 million views in the first 24 hours, pushing Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball off the top spot. The album was officially released on December 15, 2014 and peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200.

In November 2014, he released a Nazi-style music video for his single ” Only “. The Anti-Defamation League immediately attacked him, calling the video “insensitive to Holocaust survivors and trivializing history. On November 19, he hosted the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland, and a won an award in the Best Hip-Hop category. In December, he received two Grammy nominations: Best Rap Song with Anaconda and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Bang Bang, Jessie J and Ariana Grande. In March 2015, his third world tour started, The Pinkprint Tour. During the tour, he also visited Europe, North and South America, and Canada.

Barbershop: The Next Cut and other projects (2016-2018)

In May 2015, it was announced that Nicki would appear in the third installment of the Barbershop film series. The film was released as Barbershop: The Next Cut on April 15, 2016. In the film, Nicki played the sassy hairdresser Draya. ABC Family (now Freeform) produced a movie about Nicki’s life, how she grew up in Queens. The filming of the show, named Nicki, began in January 2016 and was originally supposed to be shown in 2016, but it was postponed.

In March 2017, three songs were released, Regret in Your Tears, No Frauds and Changed It. This year he also collaborated with many big-name artists, in February 2017 he collaborated on Jason Derulo’s song Swalla, which topped the British charts. In March, she signed a contract with Wilhelmina Models. On March 17, he released the song ” Light My Body Up ” with David Guetta and Lil Wayne, and on April 17, his collaboration with DNCE, Kissing Strangers, was released. On May 19, they released the song Swish Swish together with Katy Perry. On June 1, Yo Gotti Rake It Up collaborated with Mike WiLL Made-It on his song. His collaboration with Future, You da Baddest, was released on July 28. In addition, MotorSport with Migos and Cardi B was also released.

Queen (2018-2019) released two songs from her fourth studio album, Chun-Li and Barbie Tingz
, on April 12, 2018. It was later announced that the former would be the album’s lead single, while the latter would ultimately not be included on the album. On May 7, at the Met Gala, she revealed that the title of the album will be Queen. He moved the release date from June 15th to August 10th, and announced that a documentary will be released along with the album. He will go on tour with Future as part of the NickiHndrxx tour, which he announced on June 11. Also on this day, a promotional song from the album featuring Rich Sex Lil Wayne was released. The second single is Bedwas released with Ariana Grande on June 14. A few days later, their joint song, The Light Is Coming, appeared again, which, unlike the previous one, was included on Ari’s album.

On July 22, Tekashi 6ix9ine’s song Fefe was released, featuring Nicki. The song later debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. A day before the album’s release, he launched his own Beats 1 radio show, Queent Radio. The album eventually debuted at number 2 in the US, number 5 in the UK and number 4 in Australia, making it his most successful album in those countries. Following the release, on August 13, he released a music video for the opening track, Ganja Burns. The third single from the album is Barbie Dreamschose t. On August 24, his joint composition with the Korean boy band BTS, Idol, was released.

On September 2nd, Nicki performed at the Made in America Festival and performed several of her songs on The Ellen Degeneres Show the following week. On October 12, she released her joint song, Woman Like Me, with the British girl band Little Mix. The song reached number 5 in the UK. He contributed to Tyga’s Dip, which peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100, his 100th entry on the chart. In November, he was supposed to perform at the DWP music festival in China, where it would have been his first appearance, but due to problems with his team there, he did not take the stage. In December, it was announced that one of the actors would lend his voice in The Angry Birds Movie 2, which is expected to be released in August 2019.

His collaboration with Avril Lavigne, Dumb Blonde, was released in February 2019. In April, he performed at Coachella during Ariana Grande’s show, where they performed their joint hits, Side to Side and Bang Bang. Earlier this month, it was announced that, based on a mutual decision, he would say goodbye to the management team after a long time. On April 18, his song ” Wobble Up ” with Chris Brown and G-Eazy was released. They then announced in May that they had tour plans with Chris for the summer.

His first solo hit of the year, Megatron, debuted on June 21. In August, Megan collaborated on Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl Summer, which also featured Ty Dolla Sign. He was voiced in the second Angry Birds movie. In November, his song Bad To You with Ariana Grande and Normani was included on the soundtrack of the new Charlie’s Angels reboot. The following week, his collab with Karol G, Tusa, was released.

COLLABORATION AND OTHER PROJECTS (2020-PRESENT)

After a long hiatus, she returned to both Instagram and Twitter on January 30, 2020 to announce that she will be a guest judge on the season 12 premiere episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Nice To Meet Ya was released the next day, a collaboration with Meghan Trainor. His first solo song, Yikes, was released on February 7. On May 1, Doja Cat Say Sowas included in the remix version of his song. The following week, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Nicki’s first number-one hit and the first song by two female rappers. It’s the first female collaboration to top the chart since 2014, and Nicki broke the record for the longest time someone has had to wait at No. 1 in her career, as it was her 109th song to enter the chart. On June 12, his joint collab with 6ix9ine, Trollz, was released . This song also topped the Billboard 100 chart. On July 30, he released Move Ya Hips with ASAP Ferg and MadeinTYO. A month later, he collaborated on Ty Dolla’s Sign Expensive.

On May 7, 2021, the song ” LLC ” from Queen’s 4th studio album reached No. 1 on the US iTunes chart after her fans organized an “LLC Party” in which the song was purchased and streamed. It became the album by a female rapper in US history with the most number 1 songs on iTunes. On May 14, he re-released his 2009 mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, and one of its singles, Seeing Green with Drake and Lil Wayne, reached number one on the US iTunes.

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Nicki Minaj PRIVATE LIFE

After his father went to rehab and started going to church, he said he was saved and started to change his life. In July 2011, his cousin Nicholas Telemaque was murdered in Brooklyn, which he mentions in his songs Champion and All Things Go.

In late 2014, she broke up with her longtime boyfriend Safaree Samuels. A couple of tracks from The Pinkprint are said to have finally been inspired by their relationship. She also admitted in one of her songs that she had an abortion as a teenager. She has been dating rapper Meek Mill since early 2015. On January 5, 2017, she announced on Twitter that they had broken up.

In July 2020, she announced that she was expecting her first child, and on September 30 she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. In February 2021, his 64-year-old father died as a result of a car accident. The other participant was brought forward, as he drove away from the scene after the accident and manipulated the physical evidence. Nicki commented on her father’s death: “[..] it was the most devastating loss of my life. I find myself wanting to call him every time, especially now that he’s gone. […] May he rest in peace in paradise. We loved him dearly & he will be missed.”

Nicki Minaj OTHER PRODUCTS

Nicki has worked with many manufacturers and launched different products. The first product in 2010 was a lipstick called Pink 4 Friday released by MAC Cosmetics on four consecutive Fridays to promote its Pink Friday album. In 2011, she helped launch Casio TRYX, a six-piece nail polish set from OPI Products, with each color named after her songs. In December, Mattel created a Minaj-style barbie doll that sold for $15,000. In April 2012, he helped launch the Nokia Lumia 900 brand. The following month, she was the face of Pepsi’s LiveForNow advertising campaign. He signed a contract with designer Jeremy Scott to promote Adidas’ fall and winter 2012 collection. At the beginning of 2013, she took over the Viva Glam campaign herself, in which she presented the Nicki 2 lipstick and lip gloss. She also presented a collection at Kmart that included clothing, accessories and home products. In April 2013, the Pink Pill speakers were released.

In September 2012, he launched his first fragrance line. In partnership with Give Back Brands, he presented his first fragrance, Pink Friday. A special edition, Pink Friday: Special Edition, was released in April 2013. Also, a new edition Pink Friday: Deluxe Edition arrived in December 2013. Minajesty’s second fragrance line was launched in September 2013. Minajesty: Exotic Edition was released exclusively for the Home Shopping Network in June 2014. This was followed by the third fragrance line, Onika, in September 2014. In December, she was announced as the face of Roberto Cavalli’s Spring/Autumn 2015 collection.

Nicki Minaj CHARITY

Nicki supports several foundations, charity has always been important to her. He is a regular supporter of the non-profit organization Get Schooled Foundation, whose goal is to use the power of media, technology and popular culture to encourage and inspire teachers, students and their family members to achieve the best possible results. He also supports the Save The Music Foundation and regularly helps and donates to the American Red Cross Foundation.

Nicki Minaj SCANDALS

On August 7, 2011, Nicki accidentally flashed her nipple during a live performance on Good Morning America. She was criticized by many for wearing a low-cut top, which led to her breasts being broadcast live on TV. Nicki later apologized and denied that the incident was intentional. The incident also drew outrage from the Parents Television Council, which, in addition to criticizing Nicki’s wardrobe, also blamed GMA for not using the five-second delay during the live broadcast.

In 2015, Miley Cyrus and Nicki got into a conflict after Cyrus showed disrespectful behavior. They got into a war of words at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, after which Minaj said, “Now, back to this ar*bi who had a lot to say about me in the press recently: Miley, what’s good?” Miley later said her interview was manipulated. In 2016, Nicki referenced Cyrus in a remix called Down in the DM.

TOURS

Pink Friday Tour (2012)
Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour (2012)
The Pinkprint Tour (2015) NickiHndrxx
Tour (with Future) (2019) America’s Most Wanted Tour (2008) I Am Still Music Tour (2011) Femme Fatale Tour ( 2011)

AWARDS

Nicki has won 190 awards throughout her career, including six American Music Awards, twelve BET Awards, eight BET Hip Hop Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two People’s Choice Awards and four Teen Choice Awards Award.

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Nicki Minaj Movies

2016: Barbershop: The Next Cut … Draya
2014: Revenge of the Girls … Lydia
2012: Ice Age: Continent Wandering … Steffie (voice)

Studio albums
Pink Friday (2010)
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012)
The Pinkprint (2014)
Queen (2018)

New Released Albums
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up (2012)

Mixtapes
Playtime Is Over (2007)
Sucka Free (2008)
Beam Me Up Scotty (2009)

Nicki Minaj – Anaconda and Lyrics

Lyrics

Source: Musixmatch