Nicki Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, was born on December 8, 1982, in the city of Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
She is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, songwriter, model and actress based in the United States.
Minaj was born in the Caribbean country and moved to the New York borough of Queens when she was five years old, graduating from art schools later on. After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009, she signed a record deal with Young Money.