Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (An haife ta 8 ga watan Disamba , shekarar 1982),wadda akafi sani da Nicki Minaj ( /m ɪ n ɑː ʒ / ), ita ne mai Trinidadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, da kuma model.An haife ta a gundumar Saint James na Port of Spain kuma ta tashi ne a gundumar Queens da ke New York City, ta sami karbuwa a wurin jama'a bayan ta saki kayan hadawa na Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), da Beam Me Up Scotty (2009) . farkon aikin ta,Minaj aka san ta da kayayyaki da kuma wigs, ta bayyana kwarewa,da kuma yin amfani da alter egos da wasulla,da farko British cockney.Bayan fara waka tare da Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, a 2009, Minaj ta saki studio album din tana farko, Pink Friday (2010),wanda ta karba lamba daya a Amurka Billboard 200 ginshiƙi kuma aka bokan sau uku platinum ta Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA).