Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj Net Worth

Nicki Minaj net worth: Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-American rapper, model, actress and R&B singer-songwriter who has a net worth of $85 million. Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago on December 8, 1982. Minaj's mother moved her to Queens New York when she was five years old. Minaj is known for collaborating with other recording artists and providing guest rap appearances on many popular singles. Minaj was discovered by fellow American rapper, Lil Wayne, and soon after signed a deal with his Young Money Entertainment record label and management firm. Minaj released her first mixtape "Playtime Is Over" in 2007. A number of mixtapes were released after this, including Sucka Free in 2008. Minaj won the Female Artist of the Year award at the Underground Music Awards in 2008. In 2009 Minaj appeared in XXL magazine and released her third mixtape. Minaj released another mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty, in 2009. Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday, was released on the Young Money Entertainment label in 2010, it went on to sell 4 million copies worldwide. She released a second album "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" in April of 2012. That album was eventually certified platinum. Nicki Minaj was also one of the celebrity judges on American Idol during the 2013 season. In December 2014 she released her third studio album The Pinkprint. To date, that album has sold over 650,000 albums worldwide. In August 2018 Nicki released her fourth studio album, Queen. This album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. It was eventually certified Platinum in the United States with sales of 1 million.Nicki Minaj Career Earnings By Year:2018 – $10 million 2017 – $16 million 2016 – $20.5 million 2015 – $21 million 2014 – $14 million 2013 – $29 million 2012 – $15.5 million 2011 – $6.5 million 2010 – $4 million Total = $136.5 million (before taxes)As of September 2018, Nicki has sold 5 million albums worldwide. She has also sold 20 million singles as a lead artist and 60 million singles as a featured artist. In May 2017 Nicki overtook Aretha Franklin's record for number of songs on the Hot 100 for a female artist. Aretha's record stood for more than 40 years. Though it should be noted that Nicki is a featured artist on many of her tracks whereas Aretha was the sole-credited artist on all 73 of her tracks. Nicki was romantically linked to rapper Meek Mill for two years. They broke up in January 2017. As of this writing, Nicki has 92 million followers on Instagram, 20 million followers on Twitter and 16 million subscribers on YouTube. She has won more than 100 notable awards including six American Music Awards, ten BET awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and two People's Choice Awards. She has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards but has not won yet.