Claim: Nicki Minaj released 3 audio publications between 2007 and 2009.
Evidence: Born in Saint James , Trinidad and Tobago -LRB- a district of Trinidad 's capital Port of Spain -RRB- and raised in South Jamaica , Queens , New York , Minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009.
A mixtape -LRB- also mix-tape or mix tape -RRB- is a home-made compilation of music -LRB- typically copyrighted songs taken from other sources -RRB- recorded in a specific order , traditionally onto a cassette tape , though later replaced by CD or MP3 playlist formats.
`` Mixtape '' is also used in hip hop to describe certain types of recordings , typically self-produced and independently released albums that are issued free of charge to gain publicity and/or circumvent possible copyright infringement.