I mportant I nteresting Facts

I nformation - Her favorite fast food restaurant is I n The Life of

Popeye's.
Nicki Minaj is of African,
Trinidadian and Indo- Asian descent.
- She wrote her first rap song at the
age of 12.
Onika "Nicki
In middle school Nicki used to play
- Nicki Minaj used to sing as a
the clarinet.She had a many
backup singer for the local New
Minaj Maraj
nicknames before settling on Nicki
York City Rappers group before she
Minaj. Her very first name was
became so popular.
Cookie which was later changed to
- Her favorite actress is Zo Saldana.
Harajuku Barbie and finally what we
- She had an abortion as a teen.
recognize her as "Nicki Minaj."Her
- Her favorite fruit are mangos.
first mix tape titled "Playtime Is
- She is 5'4?tall.
Over" came out in 2007.In 2010,
Nicki Minaj's songs topped the charts
of Billboard's Top 100. She had a very
rough childhood with her father being
a drug addict and her mother being
abused by her father.She learnt
acting at the La Guardia High School
of Music and Art, the school that
You have to know that as long as you love
inspired the movie Fame. On her
who you are - your morals, your values,
song ?All Things Go?, Minaj addresses
that type of stuff - you're OK.
having an abortion in high school
with her then boyfriend Aaron at 15. -Nicki Minaj
 I ntroduction
Onika Tanya Maraj, or profession-
ally known as Nicki Minaj is an
American rapper, singer, song-
writer. She was born December 8,
1982 in Saint James, Trinidad and
Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad and
Tobago. Nicki Minaj grew up with
her family in Queens, New York.
Her father was a drug addict who
was very violent to her mother.
Nicki Minaj is famous because she
had featured on many tracks before
releasing her albums. She also had
put out many singles and mixtapes
that were a huge success.
She met Lil
Wayne who
is a rapper
and pro-
ducer and
he helped
her with her
career and
with meet-
ing the
right people
to help her.
Childhood and Upbringing
Before Nicki even moved to New York,
she was being raised in Trinidad and
Tobago by her grandmother while her
parents left to go to America to start
a new life for their family. Her mother
was abused by her drug addict father.
She grew up with three siblings.
Before she was famous she worked at
a Red Lobster and as an office
manager. She ended her long time
relationship with Safaree in 2014.
When she attended La Guardia High
School for the Arts, she was
introduced to Lil Wayne. She also did
plenty of mixtapes before then.
Adulthood
Before being the icon she is now she
was in a music group called ?The
Hoodstars?. After they produced their
songs, Nicki left the group and
updated her MySpace profile. Her
profile caught the attention of a CEO
for Dirty Money Entertainment, he
signed her to a 180- day contract. She
then started to release mixtapes that
became very popular. Nicki Minaj
and Safaree Samuels have been
together for 15 years, well before
Minaj became established as the
preeminent female rapper in
hip- hop, and the two were even
recently rumored to be expecting a
child, with wedding bells soon to
follow. Before she was famous Nicki
took up a job at the Red Lobster
restaurant as a waitress.