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- Nicki Minaj spent years hustling in the rap world before she even put out an album. Then in 2010, it all came together with a celebrated guest verse and a debut album that took hip hop by storm.
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Nicki Minaj’s most recent album, Queen (2018) was a bit different from her previous albums, as it was more lyric-focused and employed more of a hiphop trap sound, rather than her typical pop sound. Awards. Nicki Minaj is known as the most awarded female rapper ever.
- ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up’ (2012) After a great debut that proved Nicki’s rap prowess in the game, she released the pop-orientated ‘…Roman Reloaded’ a little too soon; everyone just wanted to hear the elite lyricism of the New Yorker herself.
- ‘Pink Friday’ (2010) A classic in its own right, ‘Pink Friday’ is full of timeless bops that still live on today. ‘ Did It On ‘Em’ and ‘Moment 4 Life’ are being remixed and reused as viral internet tracks by the new Barbs, whereas ‘Roman’s Revenge’ has shaped the way people have approached rapping forever.
- ‘The Pinkprint’ (2014) In terms of Minaj’s discography, ‘The Pinkprint’ is the most easily forgotten of them all. However, after shedding that quirky artificial persona of before, ‘The Pinkprint’ is the album where we get hardly any gimmicks and see Minaj at her most vulnerable, singing touching ballads such as ‘Pills ‘n Potions’ and ‘Bed of Lies’.
- ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ (2012) Pushing aside ‘Queen’, all of Nicki Minaj’s other efforts have been in tip-top shape – not that you expect anything less than the highest-selling female rapper since Lauryn Hill.
- 2012 — 54th Grammy Awards
- 2013 — 55th Grammy Awards
- 2014 — 56th Grammy Awards
- 2015 — 57th Grammy Awards
- 2016 — 58th Grammy Awards
- 2017 — 59th Grammy Awards
Nominations: Album Of The Year (Rihanna’s Loud, as featured artist), Best Rap Performance ("Moment 4 Life" with Nicki Minaj), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("I’m On One" with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne; "What’s My Name" with Rihanna) This was Drake’s first year as a presenter, so he appears to be moving up in the award show hierarchy. But th...
Wins: Best Rap Album (Take Care) Nominations: Best Rap Performance ("HYFR [Hell Ya F—king Right]" with Lil Wayne), Best Rap Song ("The Motto" with Lil Wayne) He finally wins! Drake gets his first victory (for Best Rap Album). Also, he is the only Canadian to win that year (sorry, Loreena McKennitt!) However, the big moment wasn't telecast and Drizz...
Nominations: Album Of The Year (Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city, as featured artist), Best Rap Album (Nothing Was the Same), Best Rap Performance ("Started From the Bottom"), Best Rap Song ("Started From the Bottom"; "F—in’ Problems" with ASAP Rocky, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar) Drake gets five nominations — and again two in one category —...
Nominations: Album Of The Year (Beyoncé's Beyoncé, as featured artist), Best Rap Performance ("0 to 100 / The Catch Up"), Best Rap Song ("0 to 100 / The Catch Up"), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Tuesday" with ILoveMakonnen) Once again Drake gets an Album Of The Year nomination…for someone else’s album. It’s now the third time this has happened, fol...
Nominations: Best Rap Album (If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Only" with Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown), Best Rap Performance ("Back to Back"; "Truffle Butter" with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne), Best Rap Song ("Energy") From four nominations in 2015 to five this year, tying his personal best from 2014. Th...
Wins: Best Rap/Sung Performance ("Hotline Bling"), Best Rap Song ("Hotline Bling") Nominations: Album Of The Year (Views), Best Rap Album (Views), Record Of The Year ("Work" with Rihanna), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("Work" with Rihanna), Best R&B Song ("Come and See Me" with PartyNextDoor), Best Rap Performance ("Pop Style" with The Throne) Th...
Minaj's single "Super Freaky Girl" from her fifth studio album Pink Friday 2 (2023) debuted at number one on the Hot 100, becoming the second solo song by a female rap artist to do so since Cardi B in 2017, and earning Minaj her third overall number-one single in the US.
TitleYearPeak Chart Positions(us[39])Peak Chart Positions(usr&b/hh[40])"Endless Fashion"(Lil Uzi Vert featuring ...2023209"Pound Town 2"(Sexyy Red featuring Nicki ...20236621"WTF"(YoungBoy Never Broke Again ...20239932"Boyz"(Jesy Nelson featuring Nicki ...2021――- 2
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Dec 8, 2023 · 7-Minute Listen. Playlist. Rapper Nicki Minaj put out her first album in five years Friday. Her legacy as the best-selling female rapper of all time includes 132 chart entries on the Hot 100. ARI...
Additionally, Pink Friday 2 achieved the largest streaming week for a female rap album of the decade, and for a female R&B/hip-hop album of 2023. 14 tracks from the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, of which two charted in the top 40—"Everybody" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and "Needle" featuring Drake.
Aug 11, 2023 · Nicki Minaj spent years hustling in the rap world before she even put out an album. Then in 2010, it all came together with a celebrated guest verse and a debut album that took hip hop...
