Where is nicki minaj biography

In , Minaj become the second female rapper to chart at number one on the Hot more than once with her 6ix9ine collaboration "Trollz". In the same year, she also was the most streamed female rapper on Spotify.

In , the music video for "Anaconda" became the first female rap solo song to reach one billion views on YouTube. This marked her sixth overall video to reach one billion views, becoming the first female rapper to do so. In , she was listed on the Time annual list of the most influential people in the world, becoming the only female rapper to appear that year; she was also featured on one of the physical covers of the issue.

Complex ranked her eighth on their list of best rappers of the s, being the only female rapper on the list. Minaj reportedly never confirmed or denied that the song was about Ma. Although Ma and Minaj shared words of encouragement in recent years, their relationship soon soured, and they began releasing verses and songs with lyrics aimed at each other, including Ma's "Money Showers" with Fat Joe and Minaj's "Make Love" with Gucci Mane.

On February 25, , Ma released "Shether". On March 3, , during a visit to The Wendy Williams Show, Ma accused Minaj of "trying to keep [her] off of red carpets" and "trying to make sure awards don't go to [her]". A week later, in an interview hosted by BuzzFeed News, Ma stated that she had second thoughts about releasing the diss track, and commented on the difficulties of being a woman in the music industry.

Minaj subsequently responded with the song "No Frauds", in which she accused Ma of spreading falsehoods and made fun of Ma's poor record sales with Plata O Plomo. Minaj has been embroiled in a feud with rapper Lil' Kim since her success with Pink Friday.

Kim accused Minaj of copying her image, saying: "If you are going to steal my swag, you gonna have to pay. Something gotta give. You help me, I help you. That's how it goes to me. She responded to the situation in an interview with HOT 97's Angie Martinez saying, "She picked a fight with Foxy , then she picked a fight with Eve , then she picked a fight with Remy , then it was Mrs. Wallace, then it was Nicki Minaj. Every time you in the news, it's 'cause you gettin' at somebody!

Where's your music? Put your music out, and when I see your name on Billboard, that's when I'll respond to you. Other than that, goodbye. It's Barbie, bitch. The artwork portrays Lil' Kim decapitating Minaj with a sword. A fragment of a diss track called "Tragedy" was released in response by Minaj in April Following the release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, critics suggested that the track "Stupid Hoe" may have contained attacks directed at Kim.

Lil' Kim later suggested in an interview with 's Breakfast Club that the song "Automatic" was similar to her unreleased material, also calling Minaj "obnoxious" and "catty".

Minaj seemingly alluded to the feud in a Genius interview, saying: "Someone got at me. A veteran got at me, and I hit them with Roman's Revenge and then I kept on going. During New York Fashion Week , at an after party hosted by Harper's Bazaar, fellow rapper Cardi B caused significant controversy when she threw one of her high heel shoes at, and attempted to physically attack Minaj. Cardi B later alleged that Minaj had previously "liked" comments made by other users on social media, who spoke negatively about Cardi B's abilities to take care of her newly born daughter.

Minaj subsequently discussed the incident in an episode of her Beats 1 radio show, Queen Radio, in which she denied the accusations and called the altercation "humiliating", said that she would never talk negatively about a child, and accused Cardi of allegedly cyberbullying someone named "Clarissa" in a heated Instagram exchange from In her song "All Things Go", Minaj revealed that she had an abortion as a teenager.

Minaj has said that although it has "haunted" her, she stands by her decision. In July , her cousin Nicholas Telemaque was murdered near his home in Brooklyn, an incident she references in her songs "All Things Go" and "Champion". Early in her career, Minaj identified as bisexual.

However, she eventually stated in a Rolling Stone interview that to get attention: "I think girls are sexy, but I'm not going to lie and say that I date girls. In late , Minaj separated from her longtime boyfriend Safaree Samuels, whom she had dated since According to Minaj, he had proposed to her, but she declined.

Several tracks on The Pinkprint are believed to have been inspired by the end of their relationship. Minaj began dating rapper Meek Mill in early In January , she announced that she had ended their relationship.

She briefly dated fellow rapper Nas in the year In November , Minaj's brother Jelani was convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child. Minaj has not publicly commented on her brother's arrest. In December , Minaj began dating her childhood friend Kenneth "Zoo" Petty and filed for a marriage license in August She announced that they had officially married on October She hyphenated his last name to hers upon marriage, becoming Maraj-Petty.

After facing federal charges for failing to register as a sex offender in California, her husband was entered into the California Megan's Law database in , having been convicted of attempted rape in the first degree in in New York. It's not about money, it's not about the fame. It's about I don't have to worry about if my little brother is gonna be able to get a new toy for Christmas.

It's those little tiny things that really make up the bigger picture. So, my happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle. When you're a girl, you have to be everything, You have to be dope at what you do, but you have to be super sweet, and you have to be sexy, and you have to be this and you have to be that and you have to be nice, and you have to-- it's like, i can't be all of those things at once.

I'm a human being. I don't think intimidated is the word. I definitely get excited by it. I don't want to let anybody down. I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I do feel it when people hold me to high expectations. I am so territorial, that [from the start] I just felt like whatever I was gonna do I was gonna write it myself, its my personal preference to always be in control of everything I do in life.

She appeared on a slew of singles in , and with the simultaneous release and successes of "No Frauds," "Regret in Your Tears" and "Changed It," she took over the record of most entries on the Billboard Hot by a female artist, a mark previously held by Aretha Franklin. Along with her many collaborations, the artist dropped her first solo single of the year, "Megatron," in late June. In September, after the release of The Angry Birds Movie 2 , in which she had a voice role, Minaj delivered the stunning tweet that she'd decided to retire to "have my family.

Minaj married Petty in October In July , she announced that she's expecting. Minaj and Petty welcomed their first child, a son, on September 30, We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.

Lil' Kim found success as a female rapper starting in the mid '90s, with her explicit lyrics and sexy persona under the guidance of hip-hop icon Biggie Smalls. Known for her razor-sharp disses, she was the only female member of the hip-hop collective, the Juice Crew.

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By the end of , Minaj had been announced as a judge for the 12th season of American Idol, although she left at the end of the season. It hardly affected her success, as she set two career records during the most-charted female rapper in the history of Billboard's singles chart, and the first person to win Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards four times in a row. In December , Minaj released her third studio album, The Pinkprint.

Filled with songs about guilt and failed relationships, the album was well received by critics and debuted at number two on the U. Billboard chart. She returned with the singles "Chun-Li" and "Barbie Tingz" in spring , paving the way for her fourth studio album, Queen , which arrived in August of that year. Upon release, Queen matched its predecessor with a number two debut on the Billboard More singles arrived the following year, including the non-album track "Megatron," "Tusa" with Karol G , "Trollz" with 6ix9ine.

The project was given new cover art and the track listing was altered somewhat, omitting some of the songs from the original release and including several new tracks. This new version of Minaj 's breakout project debuted in the number two spot on the Billboard , making it the highest-charting mixtape from a female rapper up to that point.

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