Minaj is one of the best selling female artists of all time with 100 million records sold worldwide. Her 2021 re-release of her 2009 mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, the highest-debut for a female rap mixtape. Her collaboration with Karol G, ' Tusa', became the longest-running number-one single on the Argentina Hot 100, having spent six months at number one on the chart. She has nineteen top 10 singles on the chart, the most for any female rapper so far, with four of those being solo songs. Minaj is the female artist with the second-most entries on the Hot 100, behind singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, including features, with each accumulating over 100. Her feature on the remix of Doja Cat's ' Say So' and her collaboration with 6ix9ine, ' Trollz', both released in 2020, marked her first and second number-one singles on the Hot 100, respectively, with the latter making her the second female rapper to debut at number one, following Lauryn Hill in 1998. The former's second single, ' Anaconda', peaked at number two on the Hot 100. Minaj's third and fourth studio albums, The Pinkprint (2014) and Queen (2018), marked a departure from her previous style and a return to her hip hop roots.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with its lead single, ' Starships', peaking at number five on the Hot 100. Her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), saw Minaj move towards a dance-pop and pop rap sound. It yielded Minaj's first top-five single, ' Super Bass', which peaked at number three, at the time becoming the highest-charting solo song by a female rapper since 2002.

In 2010, Minaj released her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010), which was certified triple-platinum by RIAA and peaked at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart. Early in her career, Minaj became known for her colorful costumes and wigs, her distinct flow, and the use of alter egos and accents, primarily British cockney. īorn in the Saint James district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and raised in Queens, New York City, she gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). She is known for her animated flow in her rapping and versatility as a recording artist. Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( / m ɪ ˈ n ɑː ʒ/), is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter.

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