Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj in 2010

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. One of the most influential rappers of all time, she first gained recognition from three mixtapes she released between 2007 and 2009.

Quotes

  • I want to be a balanced artist ... this is all years of me learning me and my style, and deciding to do something different that would get everyone's attention.
  • You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don’t make moves and you don’t climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you’re not competition.
  • Little girls can aspire to be anything, and that’s all I want people to see. Whether you follow Nicki Minaj's blueprint or not, just don’t be afraid to experiment and don’t allow people to knock your hustle just ’cause it ain’t something that you’re used to seeing. ... I like that I'm there because it gives little girls in Southside Jamaica, Queens, or South Africa or Brazil a moment to say, ‘Oh wait, I can be a female rapper!’ Yes, you really can.
  • Women need to have a perspective. If we’re out here saying that we’re so confident, and we’re so this and so that, but we don’t even trust ourselves to write down our own thoughts and spit it on a beat? It just doesn’t add up.
  • Dear first borns, especially daughters. God is your strength. That is all.
    • Queen Radio, Episode 14, December 2020
  • Oh my gosh, look at her butt
    Oh my gosh, look at her butt
    Oh my gosh, look at her butt
    (Look at her butt)
    Look at, look at, look at
    Look, at her butt.
    • "Anaconda" (August 4, 2014) The Pinkprint
    • Quoted as an epigraph in Douglas Murray, The Madness of Crowds (2019) front matter
  • You could be the king, but watch the queen conquer.
    • Source: From "Monster" song
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