Nicki Minaj

Profile

Real Name: Onika Tanya Maraj
Date of Birth: December 8, 1984
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Albums

Pink Friday (2010)

Biography

Nicki Minaj, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter.

Minaj was born to parents of Indian and Afro Trinidadian descent. She lived in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago with her grandmother until age five, because her parents were looking for a place to live in the Queens borough of New York City. Her mother would occasionally visit, and one day, when Minaj was five, her mother picked her up to move to Queens. According to Minaj, her father drank alcohol, took drugs, and once tried to kill her mother by setting the house on fire. She attended Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School 210, where she played the clarinet. She graduated from LaGuardia High School. At LaGuardia, a school specializing in music and the visual and performing arts, Minaj participated in the drama program. She had initially planned to sing at LaGuardia, but lost her voice on the day of the audition. She once worked at a Red Lobster restaurant in the Bronx. Her birthplace is disputed, with some sources claiming Queens, New York, and some Trinidad.

In August 2009, Minaj signed to Young Money Entertainment with distribution from Universal Motown.

Videos

Lyrics

Links

Official Website: http://mypinkfriday.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/nickiminaj
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj