Nicki Minaj

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, born December 8, 1982, in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and raised in Queens, New York, released a series of acclaimed mixtapes before signing with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment. Her debut "Pink Friday" (2010) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (2012) and "The Pinkprint" (2014) continued her chart dominance. She holds the record for the most Hot 100 entries for a female rapper—surpassing 100 chart placements. "Super Bass" became a cultural phenomenon, while her verse on Kanye West's "Monster" is widely considered one of the greatest guest verses in hip-hop history. "Pink Friday 2" (2023) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making her the first female rapper to achieve this with three different studio albums. Her QUEEN scholarship fund has paid college tuition and student loans for dozens of fans. She has sold over 100 million records and broken virtually every rap record set by a woman.