Kapanlagi.com - There will be a new star in the sequel to the popular film ICE AGE. Not mammoths, not Sabertooth, sloth, or other. But the eccentric singer Nicki Minaj!
Hip hop star 28-year-old will be joined by another voice in the new animated film for this ice age adventure, ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT. Nicki vocal abilities will also be 'lent' in this film.
Joining Nicki will surely make the film more lively. The reason, some of the first big star was joined in this film, including Jennifer Lopez and Drake.
In addition to this film, Nicki has also been confirmed that he will appear as guest stars in a cartoon series Family Guy, CLEVELAND. ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT itself is planned to be released in July 2012.
Jumat, 06 April 2012
- Facts Favorite Minaj
- Movies: Gladiator & Set It Off
- Actor/Actress: Jada Pinkett
- Color: Pink
- Fast Food: Popeyes Chicken
- Real Food: Boneless Stew Chicken (her speciality)
- Junk Food: Kit Kats & Twix
- Place to Shop: Costume Stores
- Thing to Do: Write
Nick Name's Fact Minaj & Alter egos
- The Mistress
- The Harajuku Barbie
- Nicki Lewinski
- Nicki The Ninja
- Sit On Your Favorite Rappers Face
- Barbie of rap
- Barbie of hip-hop
- Nicki (Southside Jamica Queens girl)
- Roman (A gay male)
- Martha (Roman’s Mother)
- Barbie
- Rosa
MINAJ FACTS #1
- Race: African, Trinidadian and Indo-Asian descent
- Eye Color: Brown
- Hair Color: Black & Pink
- Height: 5′4″
- Tattoos: 1 one her left arm in Chinese translating to “God is with me always”
- Body Measurements: 34-26-45
- Siblings: 2 brothers & 1 sister
- Education: High School Graduate
- High School: LaGuardia High School in Manhattan.
- Education Background: Singing, Acting, Performing
- Labels: Young Money Ent/Cash Money Records/Universal Motown
- Nicki Minaj signed to Young Money Entertainment with distribution from Universal Motown in August of 2009.
Who Is NICKI MINAJ ?
Who is Nicki Minaj?
Where is Nicki Minaj from?
What is Nicki Minaj real name?
Where was Nicki Minaj born?
How did nicki minaj become famous?
Where did nicki minaj grow up?
Onika Maraj (Born December 8, 1984) known as Nicki Minaj is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica, Queens, NewYork. She grew up in a troubled home, with a father on drugs and a struggling single mother. Despite her hectic environment, Minaj went on to graduate from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting.
Working as an administrative assistant, she dedicated all of her free time to pursuing a potential music career. Nicki Minaj started off singing, from background vocals, to hooks for local rappers. Minaj wanted to “stand out” more, from the average dime-a-dozen young aspiring singer and began writing raps. Starting out as the lone female in a group, (which she left in 2006)
Nicki soon branched out and was noticed on Myspace by Dirty Money CEO Fendi. Who signed her and put her on the front of his Dirty Money Label, and his The Come Up DVD.
Appearing on The Carter Edition of the DVD series, Minaj was noticed by rapper Lil’ Wayne who immediately called Fendi to negotiate meeting Nicki. He was convinced by not only her different style of rapping, but her ability to full on write her own material that she was perfect to be the face of his Young Money label. The two collaborated on mixtape styled remakes of tracks such as “Sunshine”, “Big Spender” and more recently a song entitled “Higher than a Kite” which uses T.I.’s “My Swag” beat. In April of 2007, she released her first mixtape entitled Playtime is Over. Where she posed as a Barbie doll on the cover. Lil’ Wayne appeared on the track “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop”.
Nearly a year later, Minaj released her second mixed cd titled Sucka Free. Controversy surrounded this as Nicki paid tribute to rapper Lil’ Kim by posing with her legs spread for promotional posters. She describes it as something to “pull people in”, so that they would listen to what she had to say. Nicki Minaj graced the pages of the July issue of the XXL magazine giving a brief overview of her life up to that point in time.
Originally using her real last name Maraj, Nicki boasts she started calling herself Minaj because she started “eating chicks”, with her vicious rap skills. Its pronounced as Menage, only spelled to compliment her real last name with a J instead of the traditional spelling.
Aside from her original moniker, Minaj also uses an array of Aka aliases to describe herself, such as; “Nicki Lewenski”, and “AKA Sit on your favorite rapper’s face”
Where is Nicki Minaj from?
What is Nicki Minaj real name?
Where was Nicki Minaj born?
How did nicki minaj become famous?
Where did nicki minaj grow up?
Onika Maraj (Born December 8, 1984) known as Nicki Minaj is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica, Queens, NewYork. She grew up in a troubled home, with a father on drugs and a struggling single mother. Despite her hectic environment, Minaj went on to graduate from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting.
Working as an administrative assistant, she dedicated all of her free time to pursuing a potential music career. Nicki Minaj started off singing, from background vocals, to hooks for local rappers. Minaj wanted to “stand out” more, from the average dime-a-dozen young aspiring singer and began writing raps. Starting out as the lone female in a group, (which she left in 2006)
Nicki soon branched out and was noticed on Myspace by Dirty Money CEO Fendi. Who signed her and put her on the front of his Dirty Money Label, and his The Come Up DVD.
Appearing on The Carter Edition of the DVD series, Minaj was noticed by rapper Lil’ Wayne who immediately called Fendi to negotiate meeting Nicki. He was convinced by not only her different style of rapping, but her ability to full on write her own material that she was perfect to be the face of his Young Money label. The two collaborated on mixtape styled remakes of tracks such as “Sunshine”, “Big Spender” and more recently a song entitled “Higher than a Kite” which uses T.I.’s “My Swag” beat. In April of 2007, she released her first mixtape entitled Playtime is Over. Where she posed as a Barbie doll on the cover. Lil’ Wayne appeared on the track “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop”.
Nearly a year later, Minaj released her second mixed cd titled Sucka Free. Controversy surrounded this as Nicki paid tribute to rapper Lil’ Kim by posing with her legs spread for promotional posters. She describes it as something to “pull people in”, so that they would listen to what she had to say. Nicki Minaj graced the pages of the July issue of the XXL magazine giving a brief overview of her life up to that point in time.
Originally using her real last name Maraj, Nicki boasts she started calling herself Minaj because she started “eating chicks”, with her vicious rap skills. Its pronounced as Menage, only spelled to compliment her real last name with a J instead of the traditional spelling.
Aside from her original moniker, Minaj also uses an array of Aka aliases to describe herself, such as; “Nicki Lewenski”, and “AKA Sit on your favorite rapper’s face”
" Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded Nicki Minaj Album's "
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
| Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | ||||
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| Studio album by Nicki Minaj | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2012[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, pop, eurodance, electro hop | |||
| Length | 68:59 | |||
| Label | Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Alex da Kid, Alex P, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Benny Blanco, Blackout, Carl Falk, Cirkut, David Guetta, DJ Diamond Kuts, Dreamlab, Dr. Luke, Flippal23, Hitboy, Jimmy Joker, J.R. Rotem, Kane Beatz, Kenoe, KoOol Kojak, M.E. Productions, Oak, Pink Friday Productions, Rami Yacoub, RedOne, Rico Beats, Ryan & Smitty, Nikhil Seethram, T-Minus | |||
| Nicki Minaj chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Deluxe edition artwork | ||||
| Singles from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | ||||
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The album's lead pop single, "Starships", premiered during On Air with Ryan Seacrest on February 14, 2012 and was released to iTunes on the same day. It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 5, marking her second solo arrival in the Top 10 of the chart, after "Super Bass". The album's second single, "Right by My Side" featuring Chris Brown impacted US Rhythmic and Urban radio on March 27, 2012.
Contents[show] |
Background
The album puts focus on the return of Roman Zolanski, one of Minaj's alter egos that was first featured on her 2010 debut album, Pink Friday. Cash Money co-CEO, Brian "Birdman" Williams announced to Billboard that Minaj was aiming for a first quarter release in 2012.[6] In November 2011, Minaj announced on Twitter that the album would be released on February 14, 2012, but later in January 2012 she pushed the album to April 3, 2012.On March 1, 2012, Minaj revealed the album artwork for through Twitter.[7] The deluxe album artwork was released on March 8, 2012.[8] The deluxe album includes three bonus tracks and a T-shirt of the artwork.[9]
When Minaj was then asked to describe the album in one word, she responded, "FREEDOM."[10] In an interview following the premiere, Minaj told Seacrest, "I've never had this much fun recording music in my life. My first album I was very guarded. I felt like I was making music to please everyone else. I had to be politically correct, but this album I am just creating music, and it there's such a big difference. Literally in the studio we were cracking up laughing, having fun, and enjoying ourselves. The music itself your going to get every side that I've ever shown and then a little bit extra. I've tried to make it very, very balanced, because I don't ever want to be boxed in, and that's always what drives me. So I made a very diverse album." She added that with her first album, she "was a too open Nicki Minaj. It felt more to me like a diary, the songs were more introspective and stuff like that...with this particular album I felt that it was time to give people a moment to enjoy the lyrics, and enjoy the beats, and enjoy the voices. When I was going to do my first album people would say, 'What is she going to talk about? Is she just going to talk about sex?' So I made it my business to make an album that did not talk about sex at all. I made it my business to make an album that wasn't a vulgur album, because [on] my mix tapes I was very, very...outlandish on my mix tapes. With this album I'm going back to not necessarily to that sound, but that feeling. The feeling of 'I don't care what you think!' That's what it is."[11] Minaj confirmed that the album will include 22 tracks.[12] Minaj told MTV that "April 3 is gonna be a doozy. It's gonna be crazy, it's gonna be important for hip-hop and pop culture. It's gonna be very big."[13]
Singles
The album's official lead single is "Starships". Ryan Seacrest premiered the single on February 14, 2012 on his radio show. It was released to the iTunes store on the same day.[14] "Starships" officially impacted US Top 40/Mainstream and Rhythmic radio on February 21, 2012. It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number 5, marking her second solo arrival in the Top 10 of the chart, after "Super Bass". Minaj became the highest charting female rapper in the UK with the single reaching number 3 on the UK Singles chart. "Starships" also managed to reach the Top 10 in several other countries worldwide.[15] As of March 28, 2012 the song is certified Platinum in the United States. Filming of the "Starships" music video began on March 13, 2012 and ended on March 15, 2012.[16][17] The second single is "Right by My Side" featuring Chris Brown.[18] It officially impacted US Rhythmic and Urban radio on March 27, 2012.[19][20]Promotional singles
Minaj released the first promo single "Roman in Moscow" on December 2, 2011, however, it is not included on the album's official tracklisting. It debuted at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.[21] Minaj initially said that the single "is like a teaser to Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, when I say it's a teaser, it's like a trailer to the movie, it's like setting the stage and I just wanted to touch the surface. It's the wackest thing on Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded". She elaborated on the lyrics of the song: "Well, [Roman] was there [in Moscow] secretly because [his mother] Martha wanted him to go there, so they put him in this thing with monks and nuns; they were trying to rehabilitate him, but I can't tell exactly what happened, you'll just see it in the video format, but let's just say he got out of there."[22] The music video was filmed on December 18, 2011.[23][24] The second promotional single is "Stupid Hoe", an electro hop, and happycore[25] song, released to iTunes on December 20, 2011 and produced by Diamond Kuts, credited as T. Dunham. It debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. Minaj filmed the video for "Stupid Hoe" on December 19 and December 20, 2011. The music video was released January 20, 2012 on Vevo. It attained 4.8 million views within 24 hours of its release, breaking the Vevo record.[26] Following the release of the video, the song jumped to number 59 on the Hot 100.[27] Minaj premiered "Roman Reloaded" featuring Lil Wayne, on February 23, 2012 on radio station Hot97. It was released as a digital download on February 24, 2012 as the third promo single. It debuted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.[28][29] "Beez in the Trap" featuring 2 Chainz got it's premiere at DJ Flex's radio show at Hot97 on March 20, 2012.[30][31] Minaj filmed the video on March 18, 2012.[32][33][34]Other notable songs
"Turn Me On", a single from David Guetta's album Nothing but the Beat, will appear on the deluxe edition of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Va Va Voom" was initially planned to be the lead single, it was scheduled to impact Rhythmic radio on February 7, 2012[35] before being pushed back to February 14, 2012 for both Rhythmic and Top 40/Mainstream radio,[36][37] however, the label scrapped its release at the last minute and decided to go with "Starships" as the lead single instead. Minaj filmed the music video for "Va Va Voom" on December 21, 2011.[38][39] Minaj performed "Roman Holiday" live at the 54th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony on February 12, 2012. The performance, choreographed by former Lady Gaga choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson, was much discussed and highly controversial.Reception
Critical response
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [40] |
| The A.V. Club | B–[41] |
| BBC Music | favorable[42] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[43] |
| The Guardian | [44] |
| Los Angeles Times | [45] |
| PopMatters | 1/10[46] |
| The Quietus | mixed[47] |
| Slant Magazine |  [48] |
| XXL | (L)[49] |
Billboard commented that "Minaj spends more time exploring her musical identity on 'Roman Reloaded' than she does perfecting one, which makes the album sound bloated and rushed."[52] David Amidon of PopMatters accused Minaj of "doubling down on her cartoonish elements" and criticized its first half as "very poorly thought out rap music masquerading as pop".[46] John Calvert of The Quietus described the album as "pop postmodernity in an advanced state of hollow, banal meaningless" and panned its stretch of "conservative, cheering, melodically powerful pop songs" as having "absolutely nothing to do with Minaj's art".[47] Slant Magazine's Matthew Cole panned it as a "mediocre rap album" and wrote of Minaj's performance, "When she isn't rapping, Minaj conveys no personality".[48]
However, BBC Music's Al Fox commended the album's direction and wrote that it "unfolds an immeasurable amalgam of genres and inspirations, all fused together in a diamond-encrusted bubble of futuristic, day-glo hip hop. The energy is palpable, the pace rarely lets up, and personality pervades throughout."[42] Tom Ewing of The Guardian complimented its "half-dozen tracks of blistering, filthy, idea-jammed hip-hop" and wrote in conclusion, "the record is too long, horribly inconsistent, and makes no attempt to marry its rap and pop impulses. But that doesn't matter – at their best the styles are wedded anyway by a particular frenzy, a sense that Minaj comes with no off switch or lower gear."[44] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly praised its "vivid prog-rap bangers", but viewed that too many tracks "leave Minaj simply treading the territory of other radio divas."[43] Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club called the album "an intermittently great, but ultimately scattershot effort that’s undermined by its efforts to please everyone", writing that after its "Minaj-as-Roman" tracks, the album "suddenly transforms into pure, unfiltered Euro club-pop."[41]
Tour
In March 2012, Minaj announced the Roman Reloaded Tour, which will kick off June 2012.Track listing
The track listing and track lengths per Nicki Minaj's official website and Amazon.com, respectively:[53][54]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roman Holiday" | Onika Maraj, Winston Thomas, Larry Nacht, Safaree Samuels | Blackout, Pink Friday Productions | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Come on a Cone" | Maraj, Chauncey Hollis | Hitboy | 3:05 |
| 3. | "I Am Your Leader" (featuring Cam’ron and Rick Ross) | Maraj, Hollis, William Roberts II, Cameron Giles | Hitboy | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Beez in the Trap" (featuring 2 Chainz) | Maraj, Maurice Jordan, Tauheed Epps | Kenoe | 4:28 |
| 5. | "HOV Lane" | Maraj, Ryan Marrone, Garrick Smith, Samuels | Ryan & Smitty | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Roman Reloaded" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Maraj, Samuels, Dwayne Carter, Ricardo LaMarre, Samuels | Rico Beats, Pink Friday Productions | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Champion" (featuring Nas, Drake, and Young Jeezy) | Maraj, Tyler Williams, Nikhil Seethram, Aubrey Graham, Jay Jenkins, Nasir Jones | T-Minus, Seethram* | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Right by My Side" (featuring Chris Brown) | Maraj, Andrew Wansel, Warren Felder, Ester Dean, J. Roberts, R. Colson | Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Oak, Flippal23* | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Sex in the Lounge" (featuring Lil Wayne and Bobby V) | Maraj, E. Wilson, M. Hall, Dwayne Carter, Bobby Wilson, Safaree Samuels | M.E. Productions, Pink Friday Productions | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Starships" | Maraj, Nadir Khayat, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub, Wayne Hector | RedOne, Rami, Falk | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Pound the Alarm" | Maraj, Khayat, Falk, Yacoub, Bilal Hajji, Achraf Jannusi | RedOne, Falk, Rami | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Whip It" | Maraj, Khayat, Alex Papaconstantinou, B. Djupstom, Hajji, Hector | RedOne, Alex P | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Automatic" | Maraj, Khayat, J. Thornfeldt, G. Sandell | RedOne, Jimmy Joker | 3:18 |
| 14. | "Beautiful Sinner" | Maraj, Alexander Grant, Ester Dean | Alex da Kid | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Marilyn Monroe" | Maraj, Daniel James, Leah Haywood, R. Golan, Jonathan Rotem | J. R. Rotem, Dreamlab* | 3:16 |
| 16. | "Young Forever" | Maraj, Lukasz Gottwald, K. Sheehan, Henry Walter | Dr. Luke, Cirkut | 3:06 |
| 17. | "Fire Burns" | Maraj, Wansel, Felder | Wansel, Oak | 2:59 |
| 18. | "Gun Shot" (featuring Beenie Man) | Maraj, Daniel Johnson, Moses Davis, C. Grossett | Kane Beatz | 4:39 |
| 19. | "Stupid Hoe" | Maraj, Tina Dunham, Samuels | DJ Diamond Kuts, Pink Friday Productions | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 68:59 | |||
| [show]Deluxe edition bonus tracks |
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| [show]iTunes Store bonus track[55] |
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- Notes
- (*) denotes co-producer.
- (^) denotes additional production.
- "Press Conference" is a discussion about the album between Onika Maraj, Safaree Samuels, and Lenard McKelvey.
- On the edited version of the album, the explicit version of "Starships" is used.
Release history
| Regions | Dates | Format(s) | Label(s) | Edition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany[56] | April 2, 2012 | CD, digital download | Universal Music, Cash Money | Standard, deluxe |
| United Kingdom[57] | ||||
| France[58] | ||||
| Australia[59] | ||||
| United States[60] | April 3, 2012 | Universal Music, Young Money, Cash Money | ||
| Canada[61] | ||||
| Japan[62] | April 11, 2012 | Universal Music Japan, Cash Money |
" NICKI MINAJ "
Nicki Minaj
| Nicki Minaj | |
|---|---|
 Minaj at 2011 Mercedes-Benz Fall/Winter Fashion Week in New York | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Onika Tanya Maraj |
| Born | December 8, 1982 [1] Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, pop, Hip pop |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Labels | Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment, Universal Republic Records, Universal Motown |
| Associated acts | Young Money |
| Website | mypinkfriday.com |
/mɪˈnɑːʒ/), is a Trinidadian-born American musician. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to the New York borough of Queens when she was five.After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and being signed to Young Money Entertainment in August 2009, Minaj released her debut album, Pink Friday, in November 2010. It quickly became a commercial success, peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.[2][3] She became the first female solo artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.[4] Her second single, "Your Love", reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, making Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002.[5] She also became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List.[6] Minaj was named the 2011 Rising Star by Billboard.[7] Her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released on April 3, 2012.
Contents[show] |
Early life
Maraj was born in 1982[1][note 1] in Saint James, a suburb of Trinidad and Tobago's capital city Port of Spain.[8][9][10] Her parents are of mixed Indian and Afro-Trinidadian ancestry[11][12] and she lived in Saint James with her grandmother until age five, because her parents were looking for a place to live in the Queens borough of New York City at the time. Her mother would occasionally visit, and one day, when Minaj was five, her mother picked her up to move to Queens.[13] According to Minaj, her father drank heavily, took drugs, and once tried to kill her mother by setting the house on fire.[14]She attended Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School 210, where she played the clarinet.[13] She graduated from LaGuardia High School.[15][16] At LaGuardia, a school specializing in music and the visual and performing arts, Minaj participated in the drama program.[15] She had initially planned to sing at LaGuardia, but lost her voice on the day of the audition.[15]
Career
2007–09: Mixtapes and Young Money
Minaj released her first mixtape in 2007 after releasing Playtime Is Over with Dirty Money Records. She released another mixtape on July 7, 2008, titled Sucka Free, under the label Be. On April 18, 2009, Minaj released a third mixtape and appeared in XXL magazine.[17] She won the Female Artist of the Year award at the 2008 Underground Music Awards.[18] Minaj released Beam Me Up Scotty, another mixtape, in April 2009 under the label of Trapaholics Records; it received positive coverage on both BET and MTV.[19][20]In August 2009, Minaj signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, with distribution from Universal Motown Records, after fellow American rapper Lil Wayne discovered her and secured the record deal.[17][21] She then had a solo rap verse in their single "BedRock," which became a commercial success, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Minaj also appeared on "Roger That", which charted at #56. The song, and in particular Minaj, received positive reviews from critics.[22] Both songs were included in Young Money Entertainment's debut collaborative studio album We Are Young Money, which was released in December 2009. The album charted in the top ten on the Billboard 200, reaching #9 and later receiving a Gold Certification by the RIAA. She was then chosen by Mariah Carey to be featured on her single and music video for "Up Out My Face". Critics praised her collaboration for helping to maintain Carey's feminine image and providing a polite track for the female R&B singer.[23]
2010–present: Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Main articles: Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Pink Friday was released on November 19, 2010 in both standard and deluxe versions.[28][29] A buzz single, "Massive Attack", was released in April.[30] In August, Minaj released "Your Love" as the first official single from her debut album. The single peaked at 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and topped the Rap Songs chart. Minaj became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List[6] and the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002.[31] In October 2010, Minaj became the first artist to have seven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously.[4] Minaj released a joint single with The Black Eyed Peas front man, will.i.am titled, "Check It Out", which is Minaj's most successful single to date in Europe. "Right thru Me" was released September 24, 2010; the music video was released in late October. "Moment 4 Life" was released as the fourth single. The track featured Canadian rapper Drake and was released on December 7, 2010, becoming a success on the Billboard Hot 100. The single peaked at number 5 on the Hot Rap Songs.[32] The album gained a Platinum certification in the United States a month after the release.[3]
On January 29, 2011, Minaj appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, performing "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life". On February 9, 2011, it was announced that Pink Friday had reached number one on the Billboard 200 in its eleventh week on the chart.[33] It was hinted by Simon Cowell that Minaj would join the judging panel of the American version of the The X Factor.[34] Starting in June 2011, Minaj will be supporting Pink Friday by serving as an opening act along with Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo on Britney Spears' sixth concert tour, the Femme Fatale Tour, in support of her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.[35] She also was featured on the official remix of Spears' track "Till the World Ends" along with Spears and singer Kesha, which charted at number 3 in the US in April 2011.[36] "Super Bass" was released from Pink Friday in May 2011, the single charted within the top 10 in many countries including; United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada and more.[37] The song gained positive reviews from critics.[38][39] Minaj will voice a character in the 3D animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift, as an unknown character.[40][41] Minaj is also featured on French DJ David Guetta's 2011 album, Nothing but the Beat on "Where Them Girls At" and "Turn Me On". She was featured on Madonna's twelfth studio album, titled MDNA, alongside M.I.A. on its lead single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", for which a music video has been directed by Megaforce. [42] The trio performed the song for the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.[43] She was also featured on a song called "I Don't Give A", another track from the album.
Minaj's second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was announced through Twitter in November 2011 and is set to be released on April 3, 2012. It spawned promotional singles such as Roman in Moscow and Stupid Hoe, the first of which did not make the final cut of the album. Roman Reloaded and Beez in the Trap were the two urban singles. The album's first single, "Starships", was released on February 14. [44] The album also had another single, Right by My Side. On February 12, 2012, Minaj debuted her song "Roman Holiday" at the 54th Grammy Awards. The exorcism-themed perfomance drew a mixed response online. [45]
Musical style and image
Image
In an interview with Vibe Minaj discussed her sexual image stating, "[w]hen I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot... and I thought that to have the success they got, I would have to represent the same thing. When in fact I didn’t have to represent the same thing."[46] In an interview with Interview, Minaj commented on her sexual image again stating, "I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness, I want people—especially young girls—to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You’ve got to have something else to go with that.”[47] Minaj has a tattoo in Chinese characters that reads "上帝與你常在" (shangdi yu ni chang zai)[48] on her left arm, meaning, "God is always with you."[49]Alter egos
While growing up, Minaj's home life was often chaotic, with her parents constantly fighting.[50] As a means of escape, she would create characters and live her life through them.[50] In an interview with New York she stated, "To get away from all their fighting, I would imagine being a new person. 'Cookie' was my first identity – that stayed with me for a while. I went on to 'Harajuku Barbie,' then 'Nicki Minaj'. Fantasy was my reality."[50]On November 18, 2010, Minaj assumed a different alter-ego named "Nicki Teresa".[51] Wearing a colorful scarf around her head, she went around as the "healer to her fans" as she visited them at The Garden of Dreams Foundation at Fuse studios in New York City.[51] Minaj made an appearance on Lopez Tonight on December 6, 2010 and presented a different alter-ego for the Spanish-inspired occasion, named "Rosa" (pronounced Rrrrrosa).[52]
Roman Zolanski
For her debut album, Minaj created another alter-ego named "Roman Zolanski".[53] She stated that in songs like "Bottoms Up" with Trey Songz it is not Minaj rapping, but instead Roman Zolanski, and claims that Roman is her "twin brother". She claims that he was born inside her, out of rage, and becomes him when she is angry. She has also said 'He is a demon inside her'. Roman has been compared to Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady, and on the song "Roman's Revenge" from Pink Friday, Minaj and Eminem collaborate, using these alter egos.[54] On the collaboration, she said "The new album is going to have a lot of Roman on it ... And if you're not familiar with Roman, then you will be familiar with him very soon. He’s the boy that lives inside of me. He's a lunatic and he's gay and he'll be on there a lot."[55] Roman also has a "mother" called "Martha Zolanski",[56] who also appeared on the song Roman's Revenge, with a British accent.[57] Martha appears in the video for "Moment 4 Life" where she appears to be Minaj's magical Godmother. In songs such as "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" it is Minaj rapping.[53] Minaj stated that on her debut album, fans will get to "meet" Nicki, Roman and Onika.[53]Influences
Minaj has stated that artists who have influenced her musical style include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill, Jadakiss, Natasha Bedingfield, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott.[58][59] She was also inspired by Janet Jackson,[60] Madonna, Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Jones,[61] M.I.A. and Cyndi Lauper.[62][63][64]Personal life
While some songs and interviews have implied that Minaj is bisexual,[65][66] she has said that she does not date nor have sex with women,[15] but added in an interview with Out magazine, "I don’t date men either."[67] In an interview with Vibe she commented, "I just embrace all people of all lifestyles and I don’t tell them they are bad people. And I say girls are beautiful and girls are sexy and they need to be told that, and if they don’t have anyone to tell them that and mean it, I’m gonna tell them that. But I feel like people always wanna define me and I don’t wanna be defined."[68] She reiterated her dislike of being labeled in an interview with Out, saying: "The point is, everyone is not black and white. There are so many shades in the middle, and you’ve got to let people feel comfortable with saying what they want to say when they want to say it."[67]During an interview in the May 2010 issue of Details, Minaj was asked if she felt hip-hop was becoming more gay-friendly. She responded, "I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it's harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced, people view gay men as having no street credibility. But I think we'll see one in my lifetime."[66]
In July 2011, Minaj's cousin Nicholas Telemaque was murdered near his home in Brooklyn, New York City.[69]
Discography
Main article: Nicki Minaj discography
- Pink Friday (2010)
- Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012)
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