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What is Nicki Minaj’s net worth?
Model, actress, and R&B singer-songwriter, Nicki Minaj was born in Trinidad and raised in the United States of America. According to Forbes, Nicki Minaj’s net worth currently stands at $100 million. Lil Wayne, a fellow American rapper, was the one who first introduced Minaj to the world. Six American Music Awards, 10 BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and two People’s Choice Awards are among the many accolades she has received. Zeiten Grammy Awards are on their way to her.
Early Life
Onika Tanya Maraj, better known as Nicki Minaj, was born on December 8th, 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad, and Tobago. In addition to her parents, she also has two sets of younger siblings. In the early years of her life, she was raised by her grandmother in Saint James. Carol, Minaj’s mother, was attending Monroe College in New York City when her daughter was born.
In Queens, New York, Nicki and her mother relocated when she was five years old. During Minaj’s formative years, Carol worked in the payroll and accounting departments. The father of Nicki Minaj was an alcoholic and drug addict with a violent temper. In December of 1987, he set fire to the house where he grew up.
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts accepted Minaj’s audition. Ultimately, she aspired to be an actress. “In Case You Forget,” an Off-Broadway play she appeared in after graduating high school, was her first professional role. Working as a waitress at Red Lobster in the Bronx, she earned extra money for her acting career. As a result of her poor customer service, she was demoted to a lower position. Throughout her career, Nicki Minaj has been fired from at least 15 jobs for being rude.
Career
Lil Wayne discovered Nicki Minaj and signed her to his Young Money Entertainment record label and management firm soon after. Minaj released her first mixtape Playtime Is Over in 2007. She released several mixtapes after this, including Sucka Free in 2008. Minaj won the Female Artist of the Year award at the Underground Music Awards in 2008. In 2009 Minaj appeared in XXL magazine and released her third mixtape. Minaj released another mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, in 2009.
In 2010, the Young Money Entertainment label released Minaj’s debut album, Pink Friday, which went on to sell 4 million copies worldwide. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released in April 2012. The album eventually achieved platinum status. In 2013, Nicki Minaj served as one of the show’s celebrity judges. The Pinkprint, her third studio album, was released in December of that year. More than 650,000 copies of the album have been sold worldwide to date. Queen, Nicki’s fourth studio album, was released in August 2018. This album entered the Billboard 200 at number two. With over a million units sold, it was awarded the coveted Platinum disc status in the US.
.@NICKIMINAJ’s net worth has been updated to $100 MILLION.
Becoming the 1st female rapper in history to have a net worth of $100 million. She remains the RICHEST female rapper of all-time. pic.twitter.com/YbHhFGRXyI
— Nicki Minaj Charts (@NickiOnChart) March 16, 2020
It was in May 2017 that Nicki broke the record for the most songs by a female artist to appear on the Hot 100, beating Aretha Franklin. For more than 40 years, Aretha’s record remained unbroken. On the other hand, Aretha Franklin was the only artist given credit for the 73 songs that Nicki Minaj recorded, even though Nicki is credited on many of those songs. Grammys, BET Awards, MTV VMAs, and the People’s Choice Awards are just a few of the accolades that Nicki Minaj has received throughout her career. Despite ten nominations, she has yet to take home a Grammy trophy.
Endorsement Income
Throughout her career, Minaj has been a spokesperson for a variety of brands. In November 2010, she signed a deal with MAC Cosmetics to promote her album Pink Friday by selling a “Pink 4 Friday” lipstick for four consecutive Fridays.
The Nokia Lumia 900 was unveiled in Times Square in April 2012 with Minaj’s assistance. Pepsi’s “LiveForNow” campaign featured a remix of “Moment 4 Life” by Nicki Minaj in TV and online ads the following month. She lent her support to the Mac AIDS Fund’s Viva Glam campaign in 2012, which raised $270 million.
It was announced in December 2014 that Nicki Minaj would be starring in the upcoming Roberto Cavalli spring/summer 2015 advertising campaign.
She appeared in the H&M holiday campaign of 2017 as a model.
Also, Minaj has a successful perfume line.
Personal Life
As far back as 2000, Nicki Minaj and rapper Safaree Samuels were dating. 2014 was the year they split up. In early 2015, Nicki Minaj began dating Meek Mill, a rapper. They split up in January of this year. Minaj started dating childhood friend Kenneth “Zoo” Petty in December 2018. In August of this year, she applied for a license to marry her long-term partner. On October 21, 2019, she announced that they would be getting married.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Whitney Houston’s cousin Nicholas Telemaque was gunned down outside of his Brooklyn, New York, home on July 3, 2011.
Robbers reportedly flipped and threw things all over Nicki’s house during a break-in in February 2017. sabotaging the interior The robbers made off with $200k worth of jewelry and other valuables.
For the second time in less than a year, her brother, Jelani, was found guilty of sexually assaulting an underage girl and endangering the welfare of a child in November 2017. The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office sentenced him to 25 years to life on January 27, 2020.
| Nicki Minaj Career Earnings By Year: | |||
| 2010 | $4 million | ||
| 2011 | $6.5 million | ||
| 2012 | $15.5 million | ||
| 2013 | $29 million | ||
| 2014 | $14 million | ||
| 2015 | $21 million | ||
| 2016 | $20 million | ||
| 2017 | $16 million | ||
| 2018 | $10 million | ||
| 2019 | $20 million | ||
| 2020 | $10 million | ||
| Total = $166 million (before taxes) | |||
Real Estate
For $35,000 a month, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill were able to secure a Beverly Hills mansion for themselves in August of 2016. Frank Sinatra’s former home was demolished in 2008 to make way for the new house. Views of the city and mountains can be seen from the 10,340-square-foot home. Large living room with a fireplace and arched French doors leading to the backyard complete the home’s two-story foyer.
Additionally, there’s an eat-in kitchen, a formal dining room with built-ins, as well as an informal living area, and eight bedrooms. A barbecue pit and a poolside spa round out the property’s outdoor amenities. The mansion belonged to Mill until she moved out in February of last year after they split up.
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