NICKI MINAJ

Biography : Onika tanya maraj (born december 8, 1982), professionally known by her stage name nicki minaj (/mɪˈnɑːʒ/), is a trinidadian-born american rapper, singer-songwriter and actress. born in saint james, trinidad and tobago and raised in south jamaica, queens, new york, minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007–09. she signed a recording contract with young money entertainment in 2009.minaj's debut studio album, pink friday (2010), peaked at number-one on the u.s.