Nicki Minaj
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Nicki Minaj (born Onika Maraj) is an American rapper.[1]
Biography
Nicki Minaj grew up in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York, her parents of Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Asian origin[2] She graduated from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting.[3] She started off singing background vocals and hooks for local rappers. In order to stand out from other aspiring singers, she began writing raps, and started out as the lone female in a group, (which she left in 2006).
Nicki Minaj also takes time out to suck former rapper lil wayne dick and another rapper drake.
Nicki Minaj was discovered on MySpace by Dirty Money CEO Fendi, who signed her to his Dirty Money label.After appearing on The Carter Edition of Dirty Money's The Come Up DVD series, Minaj was contacted by Lil Wayne. The two collaborated on a number of mixtape tracks.[4] In April 2007, she released her first mixtape, Playtime Is Over, where she posed as a Barbie doll on the cover. Lil Wayne appeared on the track "Can't Stop, Won't Stop".
In 2008, Minaj released her mixtape, Sucka Free. Minaj appeared in the July issue of XXL magazine, giving a brief overview of her life up to that point in time. Later that year, Minaj won Female Artist of the Year at the Underground Music Awards. .[5]
Minaj released Beam Me Up Scotty, another mixtape, in 2009. It received generally positive coverage on the websites of both BET and MTV.[6][7]
Discography
Mixtapes
- 2007: Playtime Is Over
- 2008: Sucka Free
- 2008: Dedication 3 (with Young Money Entertainment)
- 2009: Beam Me Up Scotty
Appearances
References
- ^ Starbury, Allen (2009) "Nicki Minaj Wants Fans To Focus On Her Music, Also Her Sexy Image", BallerStatus, 21 May 2009
- ^ McGarry, Kevin (2009) "The New Queen Bee | Meet Nicki Minaj", New York Times, 4 June 2009
- ^ Jeffries, David "Nicki Minaj Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 13 June 2009
- ^ "FEATURE: Nicki Minaj:Climax", XXL, 24 November 2008
- ^ "Nicki Minaj - Beware Sucka MCs", HipHopRuckus, 28 August 2008
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009) "Lil Wayne Introduces Nicki Minaj", MTV, 4 May 2009
- ^ "SoundOff TV: One On One With LowKey & Nicki Minaj", BET, 1 May 2009
External links
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Angel DeMar (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Who Run This" |
| 2006 | Gravy (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Affirmative Action" |
| 2007 | Ciara (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Make It Last Forever" (Remix) |
| 2008 | Pritty Boy (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Excellent" |
| Ashley (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Tempo" | |
| Angel DeMar (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Pamper Me" | |
| Wyclef Jean (featuring Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj) | "Sweetest Girl" (Remix) | |
| Lil Wayne (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Lollipop" (Remix) | |
| Gucci Mane (featuring Nicki Minaj, Bobby Valentino & So Icey Boys) | "Shopaholic" | |
| Gucci Mane (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "You A Failure" | |
| "Slumber Party" | ||
| Jeffree Star (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Lollipop Luxury" (Remix) | |
| Bow Wow (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Kiss My A.S.S." | |
| Beyoncé (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" (Remix) | |
| Ne-Yo (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Miss Independent" (Remix) | |
| Ricky Blaze (featuring ron browz, Nicki Minaj, Red Cafe), | "I Feel Free" | |
| 2009 | Gucci Mane (featuring Nicki Minaj & Rocko) | "Easy" |
| Drake (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Best I Ever Had" (Remix) | |
| Eric Benét (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Chocolate Legs" (Remix) | |
| Teairra Marí (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Automatic" | |
| Gucci Mane (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Girls Kissing Girls" | |
| Pearl Future (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "Lookin at Me" | |
| Jabari (featuring Nicki Minaj & Pusha T) | "Dopeman" | |
| DJ Diamond Kutz (featuring Nicki Minaj & Ron Browz) | "Strippin In Da Club" | |
| Randall Rock (featuring Nicki Minaj) | "1234" |