Kuka päivitti Nicki Minaj?

Nicki Minaj (lausutaan /mɪˈnɑːʒ/) (oik. Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, s. 8. joulukuuta 1982 Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad ja Tobago) on yhdysvaltalainen rap-artisti.

Minajin musiikki on sekoitus poppia, R&B:tä ja hip hoppia. Hänellä on levytyssopimus Young Money Entertainmentin kanssa. Hän on julkaissut kuusi studioalbumia: Pink Friday, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, The Pinkprint, Queen, Beam Me Up Scotty, ja Queen Radio: Volume 1.

Hiphopin kuningattareksi tituleerattu Minaj tunnetaan hittikappaleistaan, imagostaan, persoonallisesta pukeutumistyylistään, omalaatuisesta musiikistaan sekä alter egoistaan. Hänen tavaramerkkejään ovat villit peruukit, karamellivärit ja vahva meikki. Hänellä on yli 20 miljoonaa seuraajaa Twitterissä, ja hän on maailman seuratuin naisräppäri. Fanejaan hän kutsuu nimellä ”Barbs”.

Minaj on myös tunnettu lukuisista yhteistöistä eri artistien, kuten Rihannan, Beyoncén, Madonnan, David Guettan, Chris Brownin, Draken ja Eminemin, kanssa. Vuonna 2011 hän esiintyi Britney Spearsin Femme Fatale Tour -kiertueella.^lähde?

Minaj on myös lainannut äänensä animaatioelokuvan Ice Age 4: Mannerten mullistus Steffielle. Vuonna 2014 hän näytteli elokuvassa Se toinen nainen.^lähde?

Syyskuussa 2012 virallistettiin Nicki Minajin osallistuminen American Idolin tuomarointiin. Hän toimi tuomarina sarjan 12. tuotantokaudella vuonna 2013. Hän julkaisi kolmannen studioalbuminsa The Pinkprint vuonna 2014.^lähde?

Nicki Minaj esiintyi ensimmäisen kerran Suomessa heinäkuussa 2015. Hän konsertoi Lahdessa osana The Pinkprint Tour -kiertuettaan.^lähde?

Safaree Lloyd Samuels (born July 4, 1981) is an American reality television actor and rapper. In the early 2000s, he was a hype man for the hip hop group Hoodstars, which included rapper Nicki Minaj. He later gained public attention for dating and being a hype man for Minaj until 2014. In 2016, he joined the cast of the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, and then Love & Hip Hop: New York in 2017. He also joined Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Love & Hip Hop: Miami, making him the only Love & Hip Hop cast member to have appeared in all four shows. As a solo artist, he's released one studio album and five mixtapes.

Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed the short-lived rap group the Bloodhoundz. He signed with T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records as a solo act in 2008, but parted ways with the label in 2011 without any releases. He then signed with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group (MMG) later that year, and rose to further recognition following his performances on the label's Self Made Vol. 1 (2011) compilation album; his song "Tupac Back" (featuring Rick Ross) served as the album's lead single, while its follow-up, "Ima Boss" (featuring Rick Ross), became his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Meek Mill's debut studio album, Dreams and Nightmares (2012)—released in a joint venture with MMG and Warner Bros. Records—peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and was led by the single "Amen" (featuring Drake). His second album, Dreams Worth More Than Money (2015), peaked atop the Billboard 200, while his third album, Wins & Losses (2016), peaked at number three. His fourth album, Championships (2018), debuted atop the chart once more; its lead single, "Going Bad" (featuring Drake), peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His fifth album, Expensive Pain (2021), also peaked at number three, and his collaborative album with Rick Ross, Too Good to Be True (2023), peaked at number 23. He founded the record label Dream Chasers Records in 2012, which has released his own projects and signed other artists including Yung Bleu, Vory, and Lil Snupe.

In November 2017, Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating parole, before being released while his trial continued after serving five months. In August 2019, a documentary series about his battle with the criminal justice system, Free Meek, was released on Amazon Prime Video. Jay-Z executive produced the series; he and Meek Mill also co-founded the nonprofit Reform Alliance that same year, which focuses on national prison reform.