Nicki Minaj

Onika Tanya Maraj born December 8, 1984, better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj pronounced Mi’Nag, is a rapper and singer-songwriter from New York City. Born in Trinidad, Minaj moved to the Queens borough of New York City as a child and graduated from LaGuardia High School in 2003. She released her first mix tape “Playtime is over” in 2007, which was followed by “Sucka Free” and “Beam Me up Scotty” in 2008 and 2009. Minaj was discovered by fellow American rapper Lil Wayne and signed a deal to Young Money Entertainment with distribution from Universal Motown in August 2009.Her debut studio album “Pink Friday” 2010 became a commercial success, peaking atop of the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA a month after its release. She became the first artist ever to have seven songs within the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.