NICKI MINAJ

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, born December 8, 1982, is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. She is known professionally as Nicki Minaj. She has been called the "Queen of Rap" and is recognized as one of the most influential rappers of all time. Minaj is noted for her dynamic rap flow, witty lyrics, musical versatility, and alter egos. She is credited with contributing to the mainstream resurgence of female rap since the 2010s. Raised in New York City, Minaj began her professional rapping career in the early 2000s. She gained recognition through three mixtapes released between 2007 and 2009. Her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010), topped the US Billboard 200 and had the largest female rap album sales week of the 21st century. The album included the single "Super Bass." Her second US number-one album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), featured the top-five single "Starships" and explored dance-pop. She returned to her hip-hop roots with The Pinkprint (2014) and Queen (2018), which included the singles "Anaconda" and "Chun-Li." Minaj achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles with the 2020 duets "Say So" and "Trollz"; the former was the first female rap collaboration to top the chart.