Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian rapper

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2025 Ranked number 16 on Billboard's 'Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century' list.
January 2025 Brandon Garrett filed a lawsuit against Minaj alleging assault, battery, and 'intentional infliction of emotional distress'.
2024 Nicki Minaj continued releasing singles from her 'Pink Friday 2' album, including 'Everybody' featuring Lil Uzi Vert, 'FTCU', 'Big Foot', and a collaboration with Juice Wrld titled 'AGATS2 (Insecure)'.
2024 Won Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards for the seventh time, and had Pink Friday 2 win Album of the Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards.
2024 Billboard ranked Minaj at number 13 on its 'Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century' list, highlighting her significance in pop music and hip-hop.
2024 Became the first female rapper with multiple diamond-certified solo songs.
June 2024 Won Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards, her seventh win in the category.
May 25 2024 Minaj was detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam after marijuana was found in her luggage. She was fined and released the same day.
April 2024 Released a sneaker collection in collaboration with British apparel brand Loci, with Minaj serving as an investor and co-owner of the vegan, handmade footwear line.
April 2024 Signed an open letter with over 200 artists speaking out against the predatory use of AI in the music industry.
April 2024 Minaj allegedly assaulted Brandon Garrett, a former tour employee, after he had another employee collect her prescription.
March 2024 Launched Pink Friday Nails, a vegan and cruelty-free press-on nails line, sold via direct-to-consumer webstore and Shopify, with pop-up stations for VIP ticket holders on Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
March 2024 Minaj began her Pink Friday 2 world tour, which became the highest-grossing tour by a female rapper in history.
January 28 2024 Released 'Big Foot' in response to Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hiss', breaking first-day records for solo female rap debuts on multiple platforms.
2023 Collaborated with Young Thug and Juice WRLD on 'Business Is Business (Metro's Version)' and performed a remix with Destra and Machel Montano.
2023 Released non-album promotional single 'For All the Barbz' featuring Drake and Chief Keef.
2023 Maintained her collaborative output with features on tracks by YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Sexyy Red, and Lil Uzi Vert
2023 Nicki Minaj released several notable singles including 'Princess Diana' with Ice Spice, 'Red Ruby da Sleeze', 'Barbie World' with Ice Spice and Aqua, and 'Alone' with Kim Petras.
2023 Became the first female rapper to earn three number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Became the first Black artist and first female rapper to win the MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act.
2023 Nicki Minaj featured in music video for 'WTF' with Young Boy NeverBrokeAgain
2023 Nicki Minaj featured in music video for 'Princess Diana' with Ice Spice
2023 Nicki Minaj featured in music video for 'Alone' with Kim Petras
2023 Nicki Minaj released music video for 'Red Ruby Da Sleeze', which garnered 15 million views
2023 Became the first black artist and first female rapper to win the MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act.
2023 Ranked as the greatest female rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe.
2023 Nicki Minaj hosted the MTV Video Music Awards
2023 Nicki Minaj released 'Barbie World' featuring Ice Spice & Aqua, tying into the Barbie movie release and showcasing her ongoing musical career.
December 2023 Minaj confirmed to a fan that her alter ego Martha (Roman Zolanski's fictional mother) had died of old age.
December 2023 Introduced virtual world Gag City on Roblox to promote her fifth album Pink Friday 2.
December 8 2023 Minaj released her fifth studio album 'Pink Friday 2' on her birthday, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and broke multiple records.
November 2023 Unexpectedly launched tenth fragrance 'Pink Friday 2' via JCPenney's webstore and retail stores for a limited time.
September 2023 Released 'Last Time I Saw You' as the third single from Pink Friday 2.
August 2023 Released the lead single 'Super Freaky Girl' from her album Pink Friday 2, which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her first solo chart-topper.
July 2023 Released as a playable character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, marking the first woman 'operator' in the game to commemorate hip-hop's 50th anniversary.
March 13 2023 Minaj revealed the name of her record label imprint as 'Heavy On It Records', which has a venture with Republic Records.
March 5 2023 Minaj appeared as a surprise performer during Lil Wayne's set at the Rolling Loud California festival.
March 3 2023 Nicki Minaj announced the launch of her record label imprint on her radio show 'Queen Radio', revealing her starting roster of artists including Nana Fofie, Tate Kobang, Rico Danna, and London Hill, with her friend Patty 'Patty Duke' Lauren signing on as the label's A&R.
2022 Continued diverse collaborations, including a track with YoungBoy Never Broke Again on 'Ma' I Got a Family' and a remix with Wiley, Popcaan, and Dyo.
2022 Collaborated on the 'Likkle Miss' Remix with Skeng, included on 'Queen Radio: Volume 1'.
2022 Became the first solo female rapper to debut a single ('Super Freaky Girl') atop the Hot 100 chart since Lauryn Hill in 1998.
2022 Nicki Minaj co-hosted the MTV Video Music Awards
2022 Nicki Minaj released several music videos including 'Do We Have A Problem?' featuring Lil Baby and 'Super Freaky Girl', maintaining her relevance in the music industry.
September 2022 Performed as host and co-host at the MTV Video Music Awards, receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
September 2022 Minaj collaborated with Myriam Fares and Maluma on 'Tukoh Taka', the official 2022 FIFA Fan Festival anthem.
August 26 2022 Minaj released her first greatest hits album 'Queen Radio: Volume 1', which debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200.
August 11 2022 Minaj revived her radio show Queen Radio on Amazon's Amp live audio service.
July 2022 Collaborated with Rap Snacks to release her own potato chip flavor 'Barbie-Que Honey Truffle', later renamed to 'Bar-B-Quin'.
July 28 2022 Minaj released a two-minute trailer for her six-part docuseries titled 'Nicki', produced by Bron Studios.
May 2022 Named creative director of Maxim magazine and global ambassador for MaximBet sports betting brand, becoming a stakeholder.

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