Onika Tanya Maraj famed as Nicki Minaj is one of the Trinidadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actress who is also the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously on the Billboard 100 chart. She gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). She released her first studio album, Pink Friday (2010) after signing with Young Money Entertainment. She made her film debut in the 2012 animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift. She was a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol in 2012. Her fourth studio album, Queen, was released in 2018. She has received numerous accolades, including six American Music Awards, 11 BET Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award, and 10 Grammy Award nominations.
Cardi B and Nicki Minaj Both Hit Met Gala Red Carpet 8 Months After Brawl
- Cardi B and Nicki Minaj were on their best behavior at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala on Monday night.
- They left their cattiness at home for fashion prom, eight months after their explosive New York Fashion Week fight, and channeled all their energy into the 2019 Met Gala Theme: Camp!
- Cardi brought the red carpet with her to the Met, covered head to toe, in a custom oxblood Thom Browne gown that featured a train which extended outward in concentric circles for about 10 feet.
- Minaj had a little more skin exposed in her custom Prabal Gurung blush dress featuring hand-embroidered chandelier crystals and a silk taffeta train. She teamed the look with custom pink satin and Swarovski Crystal Brother Vellies heels.
- While the duo did not exchange any pleasantries on the carpet, the also did not engage in any yelling or high-heel throwing.
- Cardi responded by posting a screenshot of Minaj’s tweet on Instagram and writing: “@Nickiminaj alright then! Let’s keep it positive and keep it pushing!”
What is the religion of Nicki Minaj?
Nicki Minaj was born on 8th December 1982 as Onika Tanya Maraj at Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago. She was raised in Queens, New York City. Her father name is Robert Maraj who is a financial executive and part-time gospel singer. Her mother name is Carol Maraj who is also a gospel singer. She has four siblings named Micaiah, Brandon, Jelani, and Ming. She attended Monroe College. She auditioned for admission in LaGuardia High School. In 2001, due to her interest in becoming the actress, she cast in the play ‘In Case You Forget’. She had struggled a lot of careers. She was a waitress as well. But she was fired due to being disrespectful to customers. She said that she got fired from 15 jobs at least for similar kind of reason. Her religion is Christian and her horoscope sign is Sagittarius. Her nationality is Trinidadian-American and her ethnicity is Mixed.
How old is Nicki Minaj?
At present, her age is 36 but her age will be turning to 37 on her upcoming birthday in December 8 as of 2019.
How tall is Nicki Minaj?
Nicki is a very beautiful singer. She has a tall height of 1.57 m and weight is 62 kg. She has black color hair and dark brown color eye. She has a balanced and healthy body.
How was the career of Nicki Minaj?
- Initially, Nicki was signed with Brooklyn group ‘Full Force’.
- In the year 2004, the group recorded the entrance song named as ‘Don’t Mess with’ which was featured in the album ‘Theme Addict: WWE The Music, Vol 6’.
- Later, in the year 2007, she released her first mixtape named as ‘Playtime is Over’ and second in 2008 as ‘Sucka Free’.
- In the year 2009, she signed a contract with Young Entertainment Money.
- In the year 2010, she received her first Grammy Award nomination.
- She released her first studio album ‘Pink Friday’.
- In 2011, she performed at the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show.
- She was also nominated for three Grammy Award which included Best New Artist and Best Rap Album for ‘Pink Friday’.
- In 2012, she also voiced in the animated film ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’.
- She won awards for best hip-hop at 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards and Best Female Video at 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
- She was also the subject of three-part E! documentary titled Nicki Minaj: My Truth.
- In the twelfth season of American Idol, she joined the judges' panel. In the year she was the most charted female rapper I the history of Billboard Hot 100. She was the first rapper to win BET Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Award.
- She also launched the prominent fragrance line named as ‘Pink Friday’.
- She was filmed in spring 2013 which was premiered on 25 April 2014. She described her forthcoming third album named as ‘The Pink Print’.
- She received two Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Song and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
- In 2014, her album ‘The Pink Print’. She also received three Grammy Award nomination including a second Best Rap Album. She also won the BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist.
- She also hosted the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. She was also the new face of the Roberto Cavalli 2015 campaign.
- In 2015, she won the Best Hip-Hop award for the second time. She also won Best Female Hip-Hop Artist on 2015 BET Awards.
- In 2016, she was nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy. She again launched her new fragrance ‘Trini Girl’.
- In 2017, she broke the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries for a female artist. She also performed several singles. Her songs were certified platinum.
- On 10 August 2018, she released her fourth studio album named as ‘Queen’ which was postponed from 15 June. She was the musical guest for the finale of the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live. She premiered Queen on 10 August 2018 on her own Beats 1 radio show, Queen Radio.
- In December 2018, it was announced that Minaj would have a voice role in The Angry Birds Movie 2, set for release on August 16, 2019.
- She made a guest appearance at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival during Ariana Grande's set in 2019 of April.
- There, she performed alongside Grande to their collab hits such as "Side to Side" and Bang Bang".
Who is the Nicki Minaj dating to?
Regarding Nicki Minaj's marital status, she is not married yet. Previously, Nicki dated Safaree Samuels since 2000 but ended in 2014. It was rumored that she had dated Aubrey Graham (2010-2011) and Lil’ Wayne (2011). She dated Meek Mill who is a rapper in 2015 but she announced that she ended with him on 5 January 2017. In 2017 she dated Future and also Nas from 2017 to 2018. In 2018 it was rumored that she is dating Eminem. Kenneth Petty's popularity grew unwilling after his relationship was confirmed with Nicki Minaj. According to Nicki Minaj's posts on her Instagram account, the two are involved in a broken relationship. Nicki Minaj has shared a regarding their photo together, unofficial announcing that they are dating. In one among the Instagram photo shared, she captioned it, "Oh they wanna talk? Let’s give’m smthn to talk in regards to. *Shania voice*". As of today, who she is dating is still unknown but will be added soon.
What is Nicki Minaj's worth?
Nicki Minaj's net worth is estimated to be $70 million and her exact salary will be unfolding very soon.
