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Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (née Maraj; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj (/mɪˈnɑːʒ/ min-AHZH), is a Trinidadian-born[a] rapper, singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents. Minaj first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut album, Pink Friday (2010), topped the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. Its fifth single, “Super Bass”, reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Minaj’s follow-up album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) explored dance-pop. The lead single, “Starships”, peaked in the top five worldwide.

Her third album, The Pinkprint (2014) explored more personal topics and marked a return to her hip hop roots. Its second single, “Anaconda” peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and became the first music video by a solo female rapper to reach one billion views on YouTube. She released her fourth album, Queen, in 2018 and it spawned the U.S. top ten single “Chun-Li”. In 2019, her collaboration with Karol G, “Tusa”, became the longest-running number-one single on the Argentina Hot 100 chart. Minaj achieved her first two Hot 100 number-one singles in 2020, “Trollz” and “Say So” and her third with the lead single of her forthcoming fifth studio album, “Super Freaky Girl”. It became the first solo song by a female rapper to debut at number one in the U.S. since 1998.