Nicki Minaj

Minaj worked at Red Lobster in the Bronx at the age of 19 as a waitress.
 Other jobs Minaj held were administrative assistant, customer service, an office manager position at an unknown businesslocated on Wall Street.
According to Minaj, her father drank heavily, took drugs, and once tried to kill her mother by setting the house on fire.[17]
Minaj attended Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School210, where she played the clarinet.
She then graduated from LaGuardia High School, which specializes in music and the visual and performing arts
Young Money Entertainment anunció el 31 de agosto de2009 que Minaj había sido contratada en un acuerdo 360 
she released three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and signed to Young Money Entertainment.
Minaj rose to prominence when she released her debutalbum, Pink Friday, in November 2010, peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after itsrelease.[3][4]
She became the first female solo artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.[5] .
Minaj released her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, in April 2012, whichtopped charts internationally, also spawning the top 10 singles "Starships" and "Pound the Alarm". Since, the album has become one of the best-selling albums of 2012, according to the NielsenSoundScan, selling 1,000,000 copies worldwide.[6] In 2012, Minaj embarked on two worldwide tours, the Pink Friday Tour and the Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour.
Minaj is known for her alter egos and accents,notably British cockney. Her outlandish and colorful costumes, wigs and clothing have given her recognition as a fashion icon.[7] She featured as a voice actress in Ice Age 4: Continental Drift,( whereNicki Minaj voices a Woolly Mammoth named Steffie) will serve as a judge onAmerican Idol and has endorsed Adidas, MAC Cosmetics, and Pepsi.
Minaj's work has earned her six BET Awards, two American...