Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (amuru Disemba 8, 1982), onye amara dika Nicki Minaj (/ mɪˈnɑːʒ/), bu onye amuru Trinidadian [a] onye rapper, onye ọbụ abụ na onye na-ede abụ. A maara ya maka usoro ihe nkiri ya na rap ya na ike ya dị ka onye na-ese ihe na-edekọ. Amụrụ na mpaghara Saint James nke Port of Spain, Trinidad na Tobago ma zụlite na Queens nke New York City, ọ nwetara nkwanye ùgwù ọha mgbe ọ hapụsịrị mixtape Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), na Beam Me Up Scotty ( 2009). Na mmalite ọrụ ya, Minaj bịara mara maka ejiji na wigs ya mara mma, usoro ọ na-asọ dị iche, na iji alter egos na ụda olu, bụ isi British Cockney. N'afọ 2010, Minaj wepụtara album studio mpụta mbụ ya, Pink Friday (2010), nke RIAA kwadoro platinum triple-platinum, wee ruo na nọmba-1 na chaatị Billboard 200. Otu mbụ Minaj kacha elu-ise bụ "Super Bass" ruru ọnụ ọgụgụ atọ, n'oge ahụ ghọrọ abụ solo kachasị elu nke onye na-agụ nwanyị na-agụ kemgbe 2002.