Nicki Minaj (born Onika Tanya Maraj in Trinidad in 1982 and raised in New York City) is a rapper, singer, and songwriter widely dubbed the "Queen of Rap," credited with driving the mainstream resurgence of female rap since the 2010s. Her career took off with mixtapes in the late 2000s, leading to her debut album Pink Friday (2010) with hits like "Super Bass," followed by Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) with "Starships," and later The Pinkprint (2014) and Queen (2018). She achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in 2020 with "Say So" and "Trollz," and made history with Pink Friday 2 (2023) and its solo number-one "Super Freaky Girl," becoming the female rapper with the most US number-one albums. As the best-selling female rapper ever with over 100 million records sold, she has received numerous accolades including a Brit Award, multiple Billboard and MTV Video Music Awards, and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2016. Beyond music, she has launched the Heavy On It label, a fragrance line, and a radio show, while also acting in films like The Other Woman (2014) and serving as a judge on American Idol (2013).