NIicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj born as Onika Tanya Maraj was born on 8 December 1982 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago. She is the daughter of Robert Maraj who was a part-time gospel singer and a financial executive. Her mother Carol Maraj was also a gospel singer. They are of Indo-Trinidadian and Afro-Trinidadian descent respectively. Despite Nicki Minaj's height is 5 feet and 2 inches, her career speaks louder for her.

Nicki and her two other siblings had to deal with family issues since her small age, her father was a drunkard and drug user. As he has a very bad temper once he almost burnt their home in December 1987 with a botched attempt to kill her mother. They then lived with their grandmother in Saint James.

Her mother shifted to The Bronx, New York and went to Monroe College. Later she brought Nicki Minaj and rest of her family to New York. Nicki then got admitted to LaGuardia High School located in Manhattan after getting through an audition. As she completed her graduation she had a keen desire to be an actress and was even cast in the Off-Broadway play 'In Case You Forget' in the year 2001.

Minaj has been in a high-profile relationship with some of the biggest names in the industry. She previously dated Future and Meek Mill. Her relationship with Meek Mill was in lot hype and the ex-couple attended a number of events together but it was disappointing for her fans when they split off following the communication problems. As per the reports, she is currently dating Nas but the rumors have already floated in the air that the couple is on the verge of breaking up. Reportedly Nas has liked Mill’s photos and it’s not so cool as he happened to Nicki’s ex. She was also engaged to Safaree Samuels but later they called off their engagement.

Nicki Minaj was first seen in the Off-Broadway play 'In Case You Forget'. Then she had to struggle in the field, for her living, she did several jobs. According to her wiki page, she was a waitress at Red Lobster, however, she got fired for her rude behavior. Before that, she was fired for same resound at least fifteen times. She even was the part of Wall Street business as an office manager.

She signed with a group named 'Full Force where she rapped for 'The HoodStars'. Later Nicki recorded the entrance song for the WWE Diva Victoria which was 'Don't Mess With' featuring ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol. 6. Minaj left the group and began pursuing a solo career by uploading her several works on her Myspace profile, which apparently might be a big hint to the music industry. Her big break came in 2007 when CEO of Brooklyn label Dirty Money Entertainment Fendi signed her for a contract.

On July 5, 2007, she unleashed her debut mixtape ‘Playtime Is Over’. Following it Minaj second ‘Sucka Free’ was released on April 12, 2008, whereas her third mixtape ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’ was dropped in 2009. Her subsequent successful mixtapes introduced her to fellow rapper Lil Wayne and she ended up signing a record label with his Young Money Entertainment. Her first work as a part of a label was with Trina and Gucci Mane in the remix version of Yo Gotti ‘5 Star Bitch’. She also performed ‘Roger That’ and ‘Bed Rock’ in the compilation album We Are Young Money. Minaj next was a feature on Mariah Carey’s ‘Up Out My Face’ which successfully managed to get a place in Billboard Hot 100. She was also featured on Robin Thicke “Shakin’It 4 Daddy on the recommendation of Jay-Z.

On March 29, 2010, she released her most anticipated single ‘Massive Attack’ from her forthcoming album. A lot of speculation went around regarding her single after a commercial appearance and to put a brake on it, she released single ‘Your Love’ on June 1. Later the month she titled her album Pink Friday on the occasion of ‘Black Friday’. In the following month, Minaj released her follow-up singles ‘Right Thru Me’ and ‘Check It Out’. In April 2011, she released her fifth Single ‘Super Bass’ from the album. Minaj also featured on the Britney Spears ‘Till the World Ends’ along with Keisha. Her second studio album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released in April 2012. She further went on to release a promotional work ‘Roman in Moscow’ and ‘Stupid Hoe’ to promote her album.

Her Starships released in February 2012 was one of the best-selling singles of all time. Later the year Clive Tanaka, a Chicago based artist sued her for copyright. A short time after, she dropped her singles ‘Beez in the Trap’ and ‘Right by My Side’. The catchy lyrics and a mix of hip hop songs were able to catch the interest of the audiences. Minaj took the singles ‘Pound the Alarm’ and ‘Va Va Voom’ to wrap up the album. On May 2012, she started her first concert tour titled ‘Pink Friday Tour’ and make an amazing move by promoting ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ on its way.

She initially wanted to become an actress and to her surprise, she was cast to lend her voice to Steffie in the 2012 animated movie ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’. On November 19, 2012, she released ‘The Re-Up’ from her second studio album. And in between the work, she declared her plans on starting own record label. In September, Minaj was hired as a judge for the 2oth season of ‘American Idol’ alongside Randy Jackson, Keith Urban and Mariah Carey. In one of the auditions in Charlotte, Carey and Minaj were involved in not so good argument. Carey reportedly told that Minaj threatened her to kill and for the safety, she hired an extra security on the sets of ‘American Idol’.

Her popularity once again stood up from the crowd when Nick Cassavetes comedy film ‘The Other Woman’ where Minaj had a part of role became a huge hit. Minaj described that her up-and-coming third album ‘The Pinkprint’ was different than the rest of her album and it was, her single ‘Pills n Potions’ released in May 2014 was a smash hit. The follow-up was ‘Anaconda’ which reached no. 2 in Billboard Hot 100 and her highest single in US chart till date. On November 9, 2014, Minaj graced the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards with her presence and bang on hosting at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland. Shortly later she went on her third concert tour titled ‘The Pinkprint Tour’.

In May 2015, she appeared as Draya in Malcolm D. Lee comedy film ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’. Minaj featured and co-wrote the Jason Derulo’s Swalla in February 2017. Later the month, she signed a modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models, a modeling agency.

Nicki Minaj has also quoted numerous quotes; one of the inspiring is ‘People face difficulties, no matter who you are. I faced difficulties with a lot of things. I faced opposition every day, but I didn’t kill myself and now, thank God, I’m here.

According to celebrity net worth, Nicki Minaj has earned a whopping net worth amount to $75 million from her glorious music career and it’s just growing. Her net worth includes the income from the record sales and the ticket sales of her concert. She has also launched a mobile game ‘Nicki Minaj: The Empire and has played a song for it. She also receives a great deal of amount from numerous brand endorsements including Pepsi, Adidas, and MAC Cosmetics. She resides in a lavishing LA mansion and it was recently robbed worth of $200K jewelry and other property. Nicki Minaj is also rumored to have undergone a nose job and she has been denying the rumors of any plastic surgery on the face, which is straight away no nose job.

Nicki Minaj has won a number of music awards for her astonishing contribution in the music industry. In 2015, she won Blimp Award for ‘Bang Bang’. The same year she shared the BET Award with Lil’ Wayne, Chris Brown, and Drake. Previously she won the same award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist. She also collected VMA Award for ‘Anaconda’ in 2015. She had also won the VMA award for Starships and Super Bass in 2012 and 2011 respectively. In 2013, she shared Teen Choice Award with Justin Bieber for ‘Beauty and a Beat’. At the 2008 Underground Music Awards, Minaj earned herself a Female Artist of the Year. She is also the only artist to win ‘BET Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Award for six in a row.

When it comes down to charitable works, Minaj never holds herself back. When she promised to cover college tuition fees and students loans of 30 of her fans in May 2017, she definitely won millions of heart. Her soft side was once again discovered when she disclosed she has been donating funds to an Indian village. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, she bestowed $25000 to Red Cross and prayed for the people there.