Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her versatility as an artist, her animated flow and lyricism in her rapping and her usage of alter egos and accents. Minaj first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. She rose to fame with her debut album, Pink Friday, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200. The fifth single, "Super Bass", reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and became the highest charting solo song by a female rapper since 2002. It also became the second song by a solo female rapper to become diamond certified in the US. The follow-up album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, saw Minaj exploring a dance-pop and pop rap sound, and reached number one in several countries worldwide. Her third and fourth studio albums, The Pinkprint and Queen, explored more personal topics and marked a return to her hip hop roots.
Pink Friday, her debut album, earned 4x platinum in 2010 and had seven songs simultaneously rank on the Billboard Hot 100. Her follow-up album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was released in 2012. She was a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol.
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