The 29-year-old rapper, singer and songwriter became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List and was named the 2011 Rising Star by Billboard.

Her second studio album, 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'  has sold 530,000+ copies so far and has peaked in the top 5 in six different countries.

The album's first single, 'Starships'", was released in February and became Minaj's best-peaking single in the United Kingdom (reaching #2). It also peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Nicki performed with Madonna and M.I.A. at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show then debuted her song "Roman Holiday" at the 54th Grammy Awards. It was the first song ever performed on the Grammy stage by a solo female rapper.

In the past year, Nicki's appeared on the covers of Vogue, W, Complex, Vibe, Paper, Glamour, Cleo, New York Magazine's Fashion Issue, Cosmo, and Wonderland. The last title makes sense, her body is an adult amusement park. We'd like lifetime season passes, please.

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