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Minaj's third album, ''[[The Pinkprint]]'' (2014), marked a return to her [[hip hop music|hip hop]] roots. Its second single, "[[Anaconda (song)|Anaconda]]", peaked at number two on the Hot 100. Minaj followed it with ''[[Queen (Nicki Minaj album)|Queen]]'' (2018), which yielded the US top-ten single "[[Chun-Li (Nicki Minaj song)|Chun-Li]]". She achieved her first two US number-one singles in 2020 with the collaborations "[[Say So#Remix|Say So]]" with [[Doja Cat]] and "[[Trollz (song)|Trollz]]" with [[6ix9ine]]. In 2022, she had her first solo number-one on the Hot 100 with "[[Super Freaky Girl]]", the lead single from her fifth studio album, ''[[Pink Friday 2]]'' (2023), which also debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200. To promote the album, Minaj embarked on the [[Pink Friday 2 World Tour]] in 2024, which became the highest-grossing concert tour by a female rapper.
 
Minaj is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|world's best-selling music artists]], with over 100 million records sold.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rapper-nicki-minajs-father-killed-in-hit-and-run/23SXLJG42OKDULJXFOOGSPFTI4/ |title=Rapper Nicki Minaj's father killed in hit-and-run| newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=February 15, 2021| access-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214233624/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rapper-nicki-minajs-father-killed-in-hit-and-run/23SXLJG42OKDULJXFOOGSPFTI4/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked her as the top-selling female rapper of the 2010s and [[Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time|one of the greatest rappers of all time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 31, 2019 |title=Top Artists |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-artists/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326040714/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-artists/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboardgreatest1" /> She has the most number-one albums (3) and top-ten songs (23) in the US for a female rapper. Her various [[List of awards and nominations received by Nicki Minaj|accolades]] include a [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]], five [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], nine [[American Music Awards]], eight [[MTV Video Music Awards]] (including the 2022 [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]]), 12 [[BET Awards]], and three ''[[Guinness World Records]]'';, she has receivedand 12 [[Grammy Award]] nominations. In 2016, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] includednamed her on their annual listone of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]]. Throughout her career, Minaj'sher outspoken views, feuds with several rappers, personal life, and fanbase have received significant media attention.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2022 |title=Nicki Minaj's swipe at Grammys for changing song category pulls Latto into Twitter feud |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-14/nicki-minaj-latto-twitter-feud-grammys-decision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217112355/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-14/nicki-minaj-latto-twitter-feud-grammys-decision |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |access-date=December 1, 2022 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Elibert |first1=Mark |date=September 13, 2018 |title=From Cardi B to Remy Ma, Here's a Look at All of Nicki Minaj's Beefs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-feuds-timeline-cardi-b-remy-ma-mariah-carey-8474813/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205150505/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-feuds-timeline-cardi-b-remy-ma-mariah-carey-8474813/ |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=December 1, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Outside of music, her ventures have included her [[Apple Music 1|Beats 1]] radio show ''Queen Radio'', and roles in the animated films ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'' (2019), and the comedy films ''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]'' (2014) and ''[[Barbershop: The Next Cut]]'' (2016). On television, she served as a judge on the [[American Idol season 12|twelfth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' (2013).
 
== Early life ==