Nicki Minaj is a rapper, singer, and songwriter. Nicki Minaj first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously.
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Early life
Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1982. As of now, she is 39 years old. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Nicki Minaj was raised in Queens, New York City, New York. Her father’s name is Robert and her mother’s name is Carol Maraj.
Furthermore, she grew up in a troubled family with a father that was a drug addict. Moreover, she studied at LaGuardia High School and studied singing and acting.
When her family moved to Queens, New York, from Trinidad and Tobago when Maraj was about five years old. Her childhood was dominated by a violent drug-addicted father. Moreover, she adopted a new name, Nicki Minaj, from that practice. She follows the Christian religion.
Career
In a foursome called ‘The Hoodstars’, Nicki Minaj began her musical career rapping, which included 7even Up, Lou$tar, and Scaff Breezy. ‘The Hoodstars’ recorded the song ‘Don’t Mess With’ In 2004, which was a contribution to a compilation album for the WWE.
Later on, Minaj uploaded much of her work to her Myspace profile page and left ‘The Hoodstars’. This caught the attention of the CEO of ‘Dirty Money Entertainment Fendi, in 2007 he signed her for a 180-day contract.
On July 5, 2007, Nicki Minaj released her first mixtape, ‘Playtime is Over, and in April of the following year, she released a follow-up entitled ‘Sucka Free. She released her third mixtape ‘Beam Me Up, Scotty’ on April 18, 2009.
The album reached number 20 on the US Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs and featured the hit song ‘I Get Crazy’. In August of 2009, Minaj signed a contract with his record label ‘Young Money Entertainment after gaining the attention of fellow rap artist Lil Wayne.
She appeared as a featured cameo on other artists’ songs In November of 2009, including those of Robin Thicke and Mariah Carey. She released her debut album ‘Massive Attack’ on March 29, 2010. Moreover, the album featured the hit song ‘Your Love. The song reached number 14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and number 1 on Billboard’s Rap Songs.
More about her career
Furthermore, featuring Madonna and rapper M.I.A. she performed ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ for the 2012 Super Bowl half-time show. On April 2 2012 her follow-up studio album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released. The album featured singles ‘Roman in Moscow’ and ‘Stupid Hoe.’ In ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift she voiced the character Steffie in June of 2012.
On December 15, 2014, her third album, ‘The Pinkprint, was released. The album featured her largest hit to date, ‘Anaconda’. Likewise, the song reached number 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100. From critics, it received mostly positive reviews. She also received three Grammy Award nominations for the album.
She announced her fourth album at the 2018 Met Gala, ‘Queen,’ which was scheduled to release on June 15, 2018. On April 12, 2018, Nicki Minaj released the album’s lead single, ‘Chun-Li, and it ranked at number 10 on the ‘Billboard Hot 100.’ On June 14, 2018, Queen’s second single, ‘Bed,’ was released, and it ranked at number 42 on the ‘Hot 100.’
She announced that the release date of Queen was being pushed to August 10, 2018, in May 2018. Nicki again pushed back the release date of Queen from August 1, 2018, to August 17, 2018.
The album ranked number two on the ‘US Billboard 200,’ number four in Australia, and number five in the UK. Moreover, Minaj released a music video for its opening track, “Ganja Burns” after the release of this album.
Caption: Nicki Minaj singing a song. Source: Encyclopedia
Net worth
Nicki Minaj is earning lots of money with her career. Likewise, she has a net worth is $130 Million. She is earning a lot of money with brand endorsement on her social media sites.
Personal life
Nicki Minaj had a long romantic relationship with Safaree Samuels. She dated him from 2000 to 2014 later they get broke up. Later on, Nicki Minaj started dating rapper Meek Mill in early 2015. Moreover, they got engaged sometime in 2015, but sadly she announced her separation from Meek Mill on January 5, 2017. Later on, she marries Kenneth Petty in 2019. Similarly, the couple has a kid together named Jeremiah Maraj-Petty.
Moreover, her husband had previously been found guilty of a sex offender in a 2020 court appearance but changed his plea last September.
Caption: Nicki Minaj with her Ex-boyfriend. Source: Otakukart
Body Measurement
Nicki Minaj has 40-28-45 inches or 102-71-114 cm. Her chest Size is 40 inches or 102 cm. Additionally, she has a height of 5 foot 2 inches. She has a weight of around 62kgs. Moreover, her eyes color is black and she has dark brown hair.
Caption: Nicki Minaj posing for a photo. Source: Instagram
Social Media
Nicki Minaj has got 201 million followers on her Instagram. She has gained 25.6 million followers on Twitter. Likewise, she has 48 million followers on Facebook and she has 24.5 million subscribers on her youtube channel.
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