Nick Minaj

Nicki Minaj is a rapper and singer-songwriter from New York City. Minaj has 3 mixtapes and one studio album. She was discovered by rapper, Lil Wayne and signed her to Young Money Entertainment.

As a child Minaj’s parents fought a lot and therefore Minaj created alter egos to help deal with it. ‘Cookie’ was her first identity then went to Harajuku Barbie and now Nicki Minaj. With her debut album came another alter-ego, Roman Zolanski. Roman is said to be the equivalent of Eminem’s Slim Shady and in the song Roman’s Revenge, the 2 rappers brought them together.

Her first 'album' is Playtime Is Over and was released in 2007. Then a year later in 2008 she released another mixtape Sucka Free and a third in 2009 called Beat Me Up Scotty. But most recently in 2010 Minaj released her debut album Pink Friday.

Pink Friday was a success and shortly after the records release, it was certified as a platnum record. Minaj had 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first artist to do so. She also became the first female artist to top the chart since 2002, unaccompanied and the first female artist to be included on MTV’s Annual Hottest MC list.

The singer-songwriter has had 20 singles, 13 of which as a featured artist, 20 music videos and one promotional single. Being featured in songs of other artists, Minaj has earned 14 appearances on the Billboard Hot 100.

Her first single was Your Love and landed number 14 on Billboard Hot 100, topped the rap charts and 7 on the Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs.
Starting this summer in June, Minaj will be a supporting artist for Britney Spears’ tour, Femme Fatale Tour, along with Jessie and The Toy Boys and Nervo.