Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidad and Tobago-born rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and model. Born in Saint James, Port of Spain, and raised in Queens, New York City, she gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009).
Minaj is known for her animated rapping style and her unique flow. Her rapping is distinctive for its speed and the use of alter egos and accents, primarily British cockney. She often both sings and raps in her songs and combines metaphors, punch lines, and word play into her work. The alter egos are incorporated with her lyrics in British accents (Roman Zolanski) or soft-spokenness (Harajuku Barbie). Ice-T said about Minaj's rapping style, "[Minaj] does her thing. She has her own way of doing it. She has an ill vocal delivery. She kind of reminds me of a female Busta Rhymes, like how she throws her voice in different directions."
The New York Times called Minaj "a sparkling rapper with a gift for comic accents and unexpected turns of phrase. She's a walking exaggeration, outsize in sound, personality and look. And she's a rapid evolver, discarding old modes as easily as adopting new ones." Although many critics describe her technique as bubblegum rap, Minaj said: "What people don't know is that before I was doing that craziness I was doing me, I was just doing regular sounding rap that anyone could hear and identify with.
The following song's and lyrics from Nicki Minaj:
- Anaconda
- Barbie Dreams
- Barbie Tingz
- Bed
- Beez In The Trap
- Chun-Li
- Feeling Myself
- Fly
- Ganja Burns
- Good Form
- Hard White
- High School
- Megatron
- Moment 4 Life
- No Frauds
- Only
- Pills N Potions
- Pound The Alarm
- Regret In Your Tears
- Right By My Side
- Right Thru Me
- Starships
- Stupid Hoe
- Super Bass
- The Boys
- The Night Is Still Young
- Truffle Butter
- Va Va Voom
- Your Love
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