Nicki Minj Research Paper

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Nicki Minaj
Emma McKellips
3/16/17

Onika Tanya Maraj, better known as Nicki Minaj, is a hip hop Queen. She was born on December 8th, 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad. She was raised in Jamaica, Queens, and New York. When she was young her father was a drug addicted and abusive. Nicki has four siblings, Jalani Maraj, Ming Maraj, Micaiah Maraj, and Brandon Lamar. She attended LaGuardia High school and studied singing and acting. In 2009 Nicki Minaj was spotted by the CEO of Young Money. Then soon got signed to Young Money Entertainment. Since then she has accomplished many things. Nicki minaj isn’t just known for her good rap skills she’s also very well-known for throwing shade. Her first few mixtapes where released in 2007 to …show more content…

She also features with many well-known rappers like Drake, Lil Wayne., and many more. She has over 140 features on other people’s tracks. She recently released a song called “no frauds” that was released in March of 2017. Nicki is a fun outgoing person that always have an upbeat attitude. She likes to take her career seriously but have fun with it at the same time. She is loving and caring for all of her fans and her family.
“Don’t get it twisted it’s not about money, it’s not about fame, it’s about if my little brother is gonna be able to get a new toy for Christmas. It’s those little tiny things that really make up the bigger picture. So my happiness doesn’t come from money or fame, my happiness comes from seeing life without struggle.” In the song “Moment 4 Life” Nicki talks about how she grew up. That song is a very personal song that has a lot of meaning to it. That is one of her only songs that have meaning to it most of her songs talk about other things that aren’t as deep and meaningful as that song. Like most of her songs talk about her relationships but this talks about her child hood and how it made her the person she is

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