Nicki Minaj Biography

Onika Tanya Maraj December 8, 1982 Nicki Minaj aka Hip Hop's First Lady, Queen of Hip-Hop, a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer-songwriter, voice actress and television personality. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago. When she was five years old, she moved to the New York City borough of Queens. Minaj trained as an actress before she released three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and signed to Young Money Entertainment.  Hot American Idol Judge Wiki Bio.