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Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj
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Onika Tanya Maraj was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobag
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Minaj wanted to become an actress, and in 2001, she was cast in the Off-Broadway play, "In Case You Forget
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Minaj became the first female artist to top the Rap Songs chart unaccompanied since 2002, and later became the first female artist to be featured on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List.
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In 2004 the group recorded the entrance song for WWE Diva in 2004 whit a group called. The Hoodstars, which consisted of group members Lou$tar (son of "Bowlegged Lou"), Scaff Beezy and 7even Up
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She then graduated from LaGuardia High School, which specializes in music and the visual and performing arts
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Minaj released her first mixtape, Playtime Is Over, in 2007 with Dirty Money Records.
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Her second mixtape, Sucka Free, was released in April 2008. She won the Female Artist of the Year award at the 2008 Underground Music Awards shortly after
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In August 2009, Minaj signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, with distribution from Universal Motown Records, after fellow American rapper Lil Wayne discovered her on "The Come Up" DVD
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On August 3, 2010, Minaj revealed on a Ustream.tv channel that the album's name would be Pink Friday, a nod to Black Friday.
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On February 9, 2011, Pink Friday reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 in its eleventh week on the chart.
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On February 12, 2012, Minaj debuted "Roman Holiday" at the 54th Grammy Awards,[64] becoming the first solo female rapper to perform a song on the Grammy stage.
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Minaj's second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was announced in November 2011 through her Twitter account and was released on April 2, 2012, two months later than initially planned
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Minaj began her first worldwide tour, the Pink Friday Tour, on May 16, 2012. It was followed by the Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour, which began in October which was later removed from her account because of copyright issues.
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In September 2012, Minaj was confirmed to join the judging panel for the twelfth season of American Idol, alongsidge fellow new hires Mariah Carey and Keith Urban and returning judge
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Minaj planned to launch her clothing line "The Nicki Minaj Collection" in the fall of 2013, and has described it as "Harajuku Barbie". Minaj's line includes fashion, accessories and houseware. It was announced in January 2013, with Adam Levine on the same contract, that it would be sold in mass retail stores such as Walmart and Target. Minaj's
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On April 12, 2013, Minaj became the most-charted female rapper in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, with 44 appearances
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On December 30, 2013, she released a freestyle rap to the viral song "Boss Ass Bitch" by PTAF via SoundCloud
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On January 28, 2014, Minaj released a freestyle on her SoundCloud to "Danny Glover" by Young Thug.[1
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On February 12, 2014, she released a video for the song "Lookin Ass" from her upcoming third studio album The Pink Print,
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The album's lead single was revealed to be called "Pills N Potions" on May 18, 2014, by Minaj at the Billboard Music Awards.
