Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty,known professionally as Nicki Minaj,is a Trinidadian-born rapper,singer,songwriter and actress. She is known for her musical versatility,animated flow in her rapping,alter egos and accents. Minaj first gained recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut album,Pink Friday (2010),topped the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. Its fifth single,"Super Bass",reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified diamond by the RIAA. Minaj's follow-up album,Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded (2012) explored dance-pop. The lead single,"Starships",peaked in the top five worldwide.
"My Chick Bad" is a song by American rapper Ludacris. The song features Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj,who co-wrote the song with Ludacris,Samuel Lindley,and Derrelle Davidson. The track was produced by The Legendary Traxster. "My Chick Bad" serves as the second single from Ludacris' eighth album,Battle of the Sexes. An official remix to the song was also released,featuring female rappers Diamond,Eve,and Trina.
"Lil Freak" is a song by American recording artist Usher,taken from his sixth studio album,Raymond v. Raymond. Featuring guest vocals by Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj,the song was written by her,Usher,Ester Dean,Blac Elvis and Polow da Don,the latter two producing the track. Its hook is based on a manipulated sample of American soul musician Stevie Wonder's 1973 hit,"Living for the City". "Lil Freak" was released as the second single from the album in the United States and Canada on March 2,2010.
"Your Love" is the debut single recorded by rapper Nicki Minaj,taken from her debut studio album Pink Friday (2010). It was released on June 1,2010 by Young Money,Cash Money,and Universal Motown as the lead single of the album. The song was written by Minaj,Joseph Hughes,David Freeman,and Andrew "Pop" Wansel,and was produced by the latter. Minaj originally intended to release "Massive Attack" as the lead single from Pink Friday,though its release was scrapped after an underwhelming commercial performance.
"Bottoms Up" is a song by American singer Trey Songz. It was produced by Kane Beatz and features rapper Nicki Minaj. The song serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album,Passion,Pain &Pleasure. It is his most successful single to date,peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Roman's Revenge" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj featuring Eminem from Minaj's debut studio album Pink Friday (2010). It was written by Minaj and Eminem and was produced by Swizz Beatz. It was released exclusively on October 30,2010 through the US iTunes Store,as a promotional release preceding the album's release.
"Moment 4 Life" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj featuring Canadian rapper Drake. It serves as the fourth single from Minaj's debut studio album Pink Friday (2010). The song was produced by T-Minus and written by both artists. Sonically,it is a hip hop song that lyrically relates to maintaining a feeling of accomplishment and enjoying the moment.
"Super Bass" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from the deluxe version of her debut studio album,Pink Friday (2010). It was sent to American rhythmic radio stations as the album's fifth single on April 5,2011. The song was co-written by Minaj,along with Ester Dean,Roahn Hylton,and Kane Beatz,who also produced the song along with JMIKE. According to Minaj,the song's lyrics detail the story of a playful romance between a man and a woman. The bubblegum pop and pop rap song contains electronic influences,while Minaj raps over a hip hop beat. An accompanying music video for the single was shot in March 2011 by director Sanaa Hamri and shows Minaj playfully taunting a group of men;while making use of multiple props colored bubblegum pink.
"Fly" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj from her debut studio album,Pink Friday (2010). The song was released as the eighth and final single from the album on August 30,2011. It features additional guest vocals by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. The track was written by Kevin Hissink,Will Jordan,J.R. Rotem,Clemm Rishad and Minaj herself,while production was helped by Rotem and Hissink. The song is a hip hop track which incorporates the R&B genre. The song is inspired by the emotion of soaring above and overcoming all stereotypes and negativity,to come out victorious.
"Turn Me On" is a song by French DJ David Guetta from his fifth studio album Nothing but the Beat. Vocals are provided by rapper and singer Nicki Minaj,whose second studio album Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded features the song as a bonus song on its deluxe version. It was written by Ester Dean,David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort,with a rap written by Minaj,and is lyrically about addiction.
"Stupid Hoe" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj. The song was written by Minaj and DJ Diamond Kuts,the latter of which handled the production. It was released through Cash Money Records on December 20,2011,from Minaj's second studio album,Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded (2012),two weeks after the release of the album's first promotional single "Roman in Moscow".
"Pound the Alarm" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj,serving as the fourth single from her second studio album,Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded (2012). The song was written by RedOne,Carl Falk,Rami Yacoub,Bilal Hajji,and Achraf Jannusi,with co-writing credits from Minaj,and production was handled by RedOne,Falk,and Yacoub. Despite the song not winning the poll where Minaj and her label asked fans to pick the next single from her album,the label went ahead and released "Pound the Alarm" due to a large number of airplay requests for the song.
Ciara is the fifth studio album by American singer Ciara,which was released on July 9,2013. This album is the artist's first release under Epic Records,since publicly asking the now-defunct Jive Records to release her from her contractual obligations. The singer cited a lack of label support and financial funding for her previous albums Fantasy Ride (2009) and Basic Instinct (2010). On this fifth studio album,Ciara is reunited with her long-term mentor and friend L.A. Reid,chairman of Epic Records. Reid is credited with discovering Ciara in 2003 along with signing her to his LaFace Records label and executive-producing her debut studio album,Goodies (2004).
"Beauty and a Beat" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber from his third studio album Believe (2012). It features rapper Nicki Minaj,who co-wrote it with Savan Kotecha,Max Martin and Zedd. It was also produced by the latter two with a heavy drum machine and "rushing" synthesizers. Lyrically,it speaks about Bieber wanting to take his love interest to a club,where they can "party like it's 3012". It is the only song from Believe that Bieber did not co-write. The song became the third official single from the album.
"High School" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj featuring American rapper Lil Wayne for Minaj's reissued second studio album Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded –The Re-Up (2012). It was released on April 16,2013,by Young Money,Cash Money,and Republic as the third single from the record. The song was written and produced by Boi-1da and T-Minus,with additional songwriting provided by Minaj and Lil Wayne. "High School" is a hip hop and R&B song that lyrically discusses adultery. The song peaked at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,and additionally reached numbers 15 and 20 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs component charts. Elsewhere,the track charted moderately throughout international singles charts,including number 31 on the UK Singles Chart,and has been certified Silver in the country for moving 200,000 units as of December 2021. It has also been certified 2×Platinum in the United States by the RIAA as of June 2022.
"Livin' It Up" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Ciara for her fifth studio album,Ciara (2013),featuring guest vocals from American female rapper Nicki Minaj. It was written by Ciara,D'Mile,Wynter Gordon and Nicki Minaj,with D'Mile also producing it. "Livin' It Up" contains a portion of the composition "I Don't Know What It Is,But It Sure Is Funky",as performed by Kid 'n Play.
"Pills n Potions" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from her third studio album,The Pinkprint (2014). It was released on May 21,2014,by Young Money,Cash Money,and Republic Records as the lead single from the album. Minaj collaborated with Cirkut,Dr. Luke,and Ester Dean during the songwriting process,while Cirkut and Dr. Luke produced it.
"Only" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj,featuring Drake,Lil Wayne and Chris Brown,from Minaj's third studio album,The Pinkprint (2014). It was released on October 28,2014 by Young Money Entertainment,Cash Money Records and Republic Records as the third single from the album. The artists co-wrote the song with its producers,Dr. Luke,Cirkut,and JMIKE,with production assistance from HBM and Rock City. "Only" is a hip-hop song that contains an "icy" production that sits "ominously" underneath dirty lyrical metaphors.
"Chun-Li" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from her fourth studio album,Queen (2018),released on April 12,2018,by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records as the lead single from the album. It was solely written by Minaj and produced by Jeremy Reid. According to Minaj,Reid's name was added to the writing credits for adlibs and production. Commercially,the song peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100,reached the top 20 in Canada,and the top 30 in France and the United Kingdom. The song won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
"Check It Out" is a song performed by American rapper will.i.am and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. The hip hop and electropop song,written by will.i.am and Minaj,samples the 1979 hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. After release,it debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #78 and on the Canadian Hot 100 at #48. It appears on Minaj's first album,Pink Friday,though it was not released to promote the album. The special remix released in the UK features the British recording artist Cheryl Cole. The song peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 By December 2013,it has sold 780,000 digital downloads.
