Bio
Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1984, and grew up in Queens, New York. Her parents of Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Asian origin. She graduated from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting. She started off singing background vocals and hooks for local rappers. In order to stand out from other aspiring singers, she began writing raps, and started out as the lone female in a group, (which she left in 2006). Minaj was discovered on MySpace by Dirty Money CEO Fendi, who signed her to his Dirty Money label. After appearing on The Carter Edition of Dirty Money’s The Come Up DVD series, Minaj was contacted by Lil Wayne.
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Discography
Mixtapes
Playtime Is Over (2007)
Sucka Free (2008)
Dedication 3 (with Young Money Entertainment) (2008)
Beam Me Up Scotty (2009)
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