Nicki Minaj is a famous hip-hop artist born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1982. She moved to Queens, New York as a child and was influenced by her father's drug addiction and abuse. Her debut album Pink Friday topped the charts in 2010. She has since released multiple successful albums and has been a judge on American Idol. Her latest fragrance, The Pinkprint, was announced in 2015 and is inspired by her album of the same name.
2. ALL ABOUT MY FAVOURITE RAPPER
Nicki Minaj
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3. Early Life
• Hip-hop artist and singer born Onika Tanya Maraj on December 8,
1982, in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago.
• Moved with her family to Queens, New York, when she was 5 years
old.
• Father a severe drug addict with a long history of violence.
• Her early struggles helped fuel her drive to rise in life.
"I've always had this female-empowerment thing
in the back of my mind because I wanted my
mother to be stronger, and she couldn't be.
I thought, 'If I'm successful, I can change her life.'"
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4. The young Minaj developed personas for herself that would allow her to
be a "new person.
"Fantasy was my reality,"
At the age of 12, she authored her first rap, then went on to delve into
acting at La Guardia High School of Music and Art, the school that
inspired the movie Fame.
Early Life
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5. BORN ON 23 OF DECEMBER 1982
• Born in 1982, famed hip-hop artist grew up with an
abusive, drug-addicted father.
• After attending La Guardia High School for the Arts,
she was introduced to rapper Lil Wayne, who
launched her career.
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6. Hip-hop artist Nicki
Minaj was featured in
seven songs on
Billboard's Hot 100 at
the same time, even
before the release of
her debut album in
2010
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Teenage Years
7. • Her 2010 debut album, Pink Friday, and her single,
"Your Love," topped the Billboard charts.
• A frequent "cameo" singer, her voice was featured in
even songs on Billboard's Hot 100 in 2010.
In 2012, she was announced as one of the new judges
of the popular singing show American Idol twelfth season.
She also released the hit album
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
that same year.
First Album
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8. Nicki Minaj, 32, has been hard
at work with her world tour for
her third album, The PinkPrint
— and now the “Anaconda”
singer has announced the
release of her new, album-
inspired fragrance of the same
name. Nicki’s latest fragrance
will be available exclusively to
Kohl’s in August 2015!
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Nicki Perfume
9. After performing “Feeling Myself” and
“The Night Is Still Young” at the GMA
Summer Concert Series, Nicki shared
the news of her new fragrance looking
gorgeous with natural curls, winged
out black eyeliner and glossy pale pink
lips. Moments later, she took to
Instagram to show it off to her fans,
saying: “Introducing my new fragrance
The Pinkprint – launched this morning
on Good Morning America, it will be
available in September! This smells so
good. It’s by far my best! 💕💘.”
Pink Print
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