Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer and songwriter who was raised in Queens, New York. Born Onika Tanya Maraj in Port of Spain in 1982, she began rapping professionally in the early 2000s and built a following through mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Lil Wayne brought her into his Young Money imprint in 2009, and her debut album Pink Friday followed in 2010.

She is known as the Queen of Rap and is one of the best-selling female rappers. Pink Friday opened with the largest female rap album sales week of the 21st century, and her album The Pinkprint earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. Her 2020 single Say So with Doja Cat was her first Billboard Hot 100 number one, and she often speaks about her career and identity in calm, articulate terms.

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