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Nicki Minaj

1982 - Today

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Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( NIK-ee min-AHZH), is a rapper, singer, and songwriter born in Trinidad. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her dynamic rap flow, witty lyrics, musical versatility, and alter egos, and is credited as a driving force in the mainstream resurgence of female rap since the 2010s. Based in New York City, Minaj began rapping professionally in the early 2000s and gained recognition with her three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010), topped the US Billboard 200 and achieved the largest female rap album sales week of the 21st century, spawning the global hit single "Super Bass". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicki Minaj is the 122nd most popular singer (up from 1,079th in 2019), the most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Trinidadian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nicki Minaj ranks 122 out of 4,381. Before her are Enrique Iglesias, Nancy Sinatra, Gigliola Cinquetti, Anastacia, Gilbert Bécaud, and Steve Perry. After her are Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Dolly Parton, Psy, Harry Belafonte, and Mercedes Sosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Nicki Minaj ranks 5. Before her are Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Anne Hathaway, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Priyanka Chopra. After her are Kaká, Lil Wayne, Adriano, Pepe Reina, Petr Čech, Eddie Redmayne, and Sultan Kösen.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Nicki Minaj ranks 1 out of 71. After her are V. S. Naipaul (1932), Stokely Carmichael (1941), Haddaway (1965), Dwight Yorke (1971), George Maxwell Richards (1931), Billy Ocean (1950), Paula-Mae Weekes (1958), Keith Rowley (1949), David Jenkins (1952), Stephen Mallory (1813), and Michael Fisher (1931).

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Among SINGERS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among singers born in Trinidad and Tobago, Nicki Minaj ranks 1. After her are Haddaway (1965), Billy Ocean (1950), Edmundo Ros (1910), Heather Headley (1974), and Trinidad James (1987).

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