Nicki Minaj
LOS ANGELES – APR 21: Nicki Minaj arrives to the The Bridge” Season 2 Premiere Screening on April 21, 2014 in Westwood, CA Photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Onika Tanya Maraj
Place of Birth: Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date of Birth: December 8, 1982
Ethnicity: Trinidadian [African, one quarter Indian, possibly one eighth Japanese]
Nicki Minaj is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Her songs include “Your Love,” “Check It Out,” “Right Thru Me,” “Moment 4 Life,” “Super Bass,” “Fly,” “Starships,” “Beez in the Trap,” “Pound the Alarm,” “Va Va Voom,” “Pills n Potions,” “Bang Bang,” “Anaconda,” “Only,” “Truffle Butter,” “The Night Is Still Young,” “No Frauds,” “MotorSport,” “Barbie Tingz,” “Chun-Li,” “Bed,” “Barbie Dreams,” “Megatron,” “Tusa,” “Trollz,” “Do We Have a Problem?,” “Bussin,” “Blick Blick,” “Super Freaky Girl,” “Princess Diana,” “Barbie World,” and, in a featured role, “Monster,” “Where Them Girls At,” “Dance (A$$),” “Beauty and a Beat,” “All Eyes on You,” “Do You Mind,” “Side to Side,” “Idol,” “Hot Girl Summer,” “Say So,” and “Whole Lotta Money.” She has appeared in the films The Other Woman, Barbershop: The Next Cut, and, in voice role, Ice Age: Continental Drift and The Angry Birds Movie 2; and been a judge on American Idol. She has also recorded dance-pop, and utilizes an animated flow in her singing. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and is known as the “Queen of Rap.”
Nicki was born Onika Tanya Maraj on Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, the daughter of Carol (Daniel) and Robert Maraj, a financial executive. Her parents were both gospel singers. Her paternal grandfather, whose surname was Maraj, was of Indian-Trinidadian, from India, descent; her father was of Dougla background, a Caribbean term for a mix of Indian and African. It appears that the rest of her family is of African-Trinidadian ancestry. She has evidently also stated that her great-grandfather is Japanese. It is not clear if this is accurate.
Nicki was raised on Saint James initially, though her mother immigrated to New York City, U.S., and later brought Nicki and her brother over when Nicki was five, settling in Queens.
Nicki is married to Kenneth Petty, with whom she has a son.
Source: http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com
Minaj in 2011, photo by PR Photos
becka:dis bitch really has a problem with black people. hello becka stop living in the 1950’s and get ya ass to 2010 ok.and wat the fuck are you tlkin about nicki minaj is to attractive to be black. did you read ha nationality rite? its says african so what does that mean? and black people are very beautiful get that in your little brain ok. and stop being a smart ass cause we all know you aint smart.
i never really seen nicki minaj real hair before is she to embarrassed to show her real hair or something? she will look good to if she show her real hair.
No. I was reading an article in Ebony Magazine this month. She likes being free (if you havent figured that out yet) she likes being able to change her hair and using wigs because it gives her freedom to express different personalities, and makes her feel as if she’s a different person. Not everyone who wear wigs/weaves are ashamed, but I find it hard to find 1 culture in the whole WORLD where the epitome of femininity is not a woman’s hair. Hell, check out the Bible.
Cool. Anything else?
this miserable person is Banned!
which miserable person? If you’re referring to me, I’m still talking.
lmao tell me something I don’t know. the way she carries herself is a disgrace to her culture.
I’m not white, ew. and i rather women who don’t have to wear weaves tyvm.
lmfao have you ever seen Nicki Minaj without weaves or wigs ???
To drexxx
(Lmfao) Drexxx,such language.Anyhow how you durin babygirl,long time no hear
Yeah, her hair is long cause she ISN’T black. I never said I don’t like her, I’m saying she’s too attractive to be black.
To becka
This tells me you don’t know much about your mother culture to say something so silly.I don’t what kind of beef you have with black people to think the way you do,maybe it’s your upbring or one beat you up IDK.However,I can see your most likely are young,and you speak the way a young person would,who doesn’t know very much about the world.What country are you in?
My mother culture. I’m sorry but I don’t quite understand your variation of the english language. I don’t have “beef” with any black person. I’ve never have been exposed to their kind, nor do I want to. None of them live in my area because they cannot afford it. The closest they can get with their welfare checks is Harlem. I’m not going to apologize for the way I feel about them or how hideous I think they appear. There’s nothing against freedom of speech or the fact that I believe they were better off as they were in the 1800’s. It’s not like they’re doing anything better for themselves nowadays.
To becka
Well you said Harlem,so I will assume your in New york.Now you claim to never have been expose to black people,yet you assume everyone has a welfare check.Now if you actually did the research,you would see that there are more white people on it than black.Now you say you have no problem with black people,yet everything your saying screams the opposite.Now you say your not white,yet you sound like a bitter white person with a superiority complex.That you have it somewhere in your mind that your better,that you really need to believe that.You also mention the 1800’s,so I guess you mean slavery.Now that right there lets me know what kind of person you are.That you simply some racist bitter person,who needs someone to hate to make yourself feel better,
To becka
I’m I went right by this.You said my variation on the english language.What variation,I said mother culture,you know Africa.You are as is everyone else is,of African descent.Every culture on this planet comes from African descent.Whether your white,asian,or any other variation you descend from there.So I said your mother culture.I do apologize if you couldn’t understand that
Excuse the word(I’m) in my previous statement,forgot to proofread
becka: too poor to live in your area? im sorry but are you still living in the past? black people have come a long way, oprah winfrey is listed #1 in forbes most powerful people and she made over 3million, thats more money than you could ever earn, beyonce is 2nd on the list, so what does that tell you? smh
well according to this site they are not full black so must be their “other” side making the money for them
anonymous: just kill yourself
WOW becka you need to have a reality check. your a dumb fucking racist bitch.
wtf is wrong with you? if your not white then why wont u say what u are?
and black,white,spanish or whatever else you can think can be attractive no matter what colour they are, clearly you have a huge problem with coloured people and your probably white considering people of colour dont just go and say black people are ugly because they are black.
and her hair is long because its fake, black women have problems with hair because sometimes it doesnt grow fast and stays short for a VERY long time.
if i had that problem id wear fake hair too, whats wrong with it anyways???? it looks pretty damn good to me.
i honestly can`t even believe what i read that you said. im not even black and im actually shocked right now. nothing bothers me more than racism. Well eventually you`ll say this to the wrong person and not on the computer and they`ll probably pound your face into the ground considering you have NO right to say those things. And your the one whos not gonna get very far with the damn mouth you have on you and your a really disgusting excuse of a women and a disgrace to us all.
thanks.
OH and also. LOOK AT HER FUCKING ASS and her curves and just her body, im white and we white girls DO NOT have that awesomeness!!!! i wish…but no….
Lmao. Internet bullies.
who me? LMAO. this girl is messed in the head, im not trying to be a bully. just trying to get my point across.
Wow what do you qualify as Blak then? she’s African-American to me. or at least of african descent livin gin the Americas since her ancestors are from the Caribbean. You can’t like take away someone’s blackness when they’re attractive to you. lol. and then when you find unattractiv eblack people then relegate them to the African American category and consider all Black people ugly becasue of that. I mean that’s insane. If she’s not black then neither am I than. goodness sweetie please open your eyes
You got us African-American women fucked up fa real. We all know Aaliyah was Black so how do you explain her real long hair, and I’m also Black and I had long hair until I cut it… my sister is very dark with real, extremely long hair. so where are you getting your information from?