Biography of Nicky Minage


Niki Minage is a rap singer, she became famous for seven songs in “Billboard Hot 100”, even before the release of her debut album in 2010. Her debut album, 2010 “Pink Friday” and her single “Your Love” topped the Billboard charts. In 2012, Minazh was one of the new judges of the twelfth season of the popular American American Idol song show. She also released the hit album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” in the same year.

Early life

Hip-hop singer and singer Nicky Minage was born on December 8, 1982 in St. James, Trinidad and Tobago, and moved with her family to Queens, New York when she was 5 years old. Father Minazh was a heavy addict. Once he set fire to the house where they lived, it was an attempt to kill Mother Minazh. She said that the early years of the struggle fueled her desire to become better than her parents. “In the depths of my mind, I have always been for empowering women,” she told the “Details”

magazine, “because I wanted my mother to be stronger, but she could not.” And I thought, “If I become successful, I I can change my life. “

Young Minazh sought for an image that would allow her to become a “new man.” At first she called herself “Cookie”, then – “Harajuku Barbie”, until finally, she stopped at “Nicki Minaj”. “Fantasy was my reality,” she said. Minazh clearly had an artistic gift. At the age of 12 she wrote her first rap, and then went to study the acting in La Guardia High School of Music.

Rapper and singer

Minazh was determined to make a career in the music business. Soon she began to write her own material. In the end, she noticed Dirty Money CEO Fendi, who found the page Minazh on MySpace. He liked what he heard, and immediately signed a contract with her.

This connection led Minage to Lil Wayne, who collaborated with her on a series of mixtapes, the first of which, “Playtime is Over”, was released in April 2007.

In early 2010, there was a lot of discussion

around the most anticipated debut album Minazh, which was scheduled for release in the fall. In April of the same year, she released her first single “Massive Attack”. Two months later she became Best Hip-Hop female performer in the annual BET Awards. She dedicated this award to Lil Wayne.

Judge “American Idol”

In March 2012, Minaj became a guest on the popular television contest “American Idol”. She said Jennifer Lopez, who was the judge on the show, “move slightly” ?? to make room for her at the judges table. There was a rumor about the feud between Minaj and Lopez, which Minaj later refuted. The singer entered the jury of the show. But not much time has passed since the start of a new clash between her and Judge Mariah Carey. It seemed that they had an instant dislike for each other, and they openly feuded in the early auditions of the show.

Viewers were able to see the two sides, set up against each other after the show of the twelfth season was aired in early 2013. Minazh and Carey came into dispute during the auditions of Charlotte from North Carolina. Cary later claimed that Minaj threatened her with physical violence, as a result of which, the singer decided to hire additional protection.

Minaj also criticized the show. She wrote on Twitter that “American Idol” is not a song contest. “

Recent Projects

As a rising star of rap and dance music, Minazh was recognized by the national audience in 2012. She performed with pop superstar Madonna. After a while, Minazh released the album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”. The record was a hit, reaching the top in pop, R & B and rap charts. The infamous dance song “Starships” became a breakthrough. Soon followed by “Pound the Alarm” and “Wa Wa Voom.”

In the same year, Minazh released a new version of her album entitled “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded-Re-Up”. His first single “Freedom” became extremely popular among the fans of the star.


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Biography of Nicky Minage