
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982) is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer and songwriter, as well as an actress and voice actress. Known professionally as Nicki Minaj, she is hailed as the most famous female rapper in the planet, notably acclaimed for her versatility as an artist, her sharp lyrics and animated flow in her rapping, including alter egos and hyper accents. As a small child, Minaj lived with her grandmother in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobego until moving to New York City to live with her parents when she was five years old. Her father, Robert Maraj, a financial executive and part-time gospel singer, is of Indo-Trinidadian and Afro-Trinidadian descent, while her mother, Carol Maraj, also a gospel singer, is of Afro-Trinidadian ancestry. Minaj graduated from the LaGuardia High School in Manhattan, which focuses on visual and performing arts with the intention to become an actress, and in 2001 was cast in the Off-Broadway play 'In Case You Forget'. Nicki Minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009, signing to Young Money Entertainment and outshining other artists in her infamous features all before the release of her first studio album 'Pink Friday' in 2010, which skyrocketed her into a global and cultural icon, her influence, popularity and acclaim only growing to cement her as an icon of over the course of the decade. She is the most followed rapper of all time on the social media platform, Instagram. Nicki Minaj made her film debut in a voice acting role for the 2012 animated film 'Ice Age: Continental Drift', followed by supporting roles in 'The Other Woman' (2014) and a voice acting role in 'Angry Birds Movie 2' (2019). She has appeared as self-archive footage in multiple films and documentaries, and stated in early 2022 her intention to return her focus to acting with her biggest role to date.
- Known ForActing
- Born8 December 1982 (age 43)
- Place of BirthPort of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Nicki Minaj

- Known ForActing
- Born8 December 1982 (age 43)
- Place of BirthPort of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025

LEFT TO DIE
2024

LIL WAYNE LIVE Rolling Loud Cali 2023
2023

Feels Good Man
2020

The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019

Ariana Grande: Live at Coachella 2019
2019

Nicki Minaj - Road To Success
2018

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
2017

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016

Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016

Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour
2016

Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
2015

Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
2015

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
2014

The Other Woman
2014

On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2014

New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor
2014

Justin Bieber's Believe
2013

Madonna: MDNA World Tour
2013

Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
2013

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012

The Re-Up
2012

Britney Spears - Live The Femme Fatale Tour
2011

Playtime Is Over
2011

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010

Nicki Minaj: My Time Now
2010

Runaway
2010

The Carter
2009
