Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982 or December
8, 1984), known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born
American rapper, singer, songwriter, voice actress, and record producer
credited as Pink Friday Productions. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and
Tobago. When she was five years old, she moved to the New York City borough of Queens.
Minaj trained as an actress before she released three mixtapes between 2007 and
2009 and signed to Young Money Entertainment. Minaj rose to prominence when she
released her debut album, Pink Friday, in November 2010, peaking at
number one on 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 female solo artist to have seven singles on the Billboard
Hot 100 at the same time.Her seventh single, "Super Bass" has since
been certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA), and has sold more than four million copies, becoming one of the
best-selling singles in the United States. Minaj released her second album, Pink
Friday: Roman Reloaded, in April 2012, which topped charts internationally,
also spawning the top 10 singles "Starships" and "Pound the
Alarm". Since, the album has become one of the best-selling albums of
2012, according to the Nielsen SoundScan, selling 1,000,000 copies worldwide.In
2012, Minaj embarked on two worldwide tours, the Pink Friday Tour and the Pink
Friday: Reloaded Tour. In 2012, Minaj joined the judging panel for the twelfth
season of American Idol, alongside original judge Randy Jackson and
fellow new judges Mariah Carey and Keith Urban.Listen song here:YouTube
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