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
Lmao. You guys used the most Indian looking picture of her.
Yuck.
Nicki Minaj looks like a hood rat. She has a fake butt.
She’s just ugly.
Americans of all races do not realize that the MAJORITY of black Carribeans, especially from Guyana and Trinidad are going to have Indian ancestry its a given, there is no surprise. Even if the Indian ancestry is not from India, there were native Carib Indians living there before Africans arrived. Black Carribeans were NOT banned from racially mixing. I am a black Carribean, I know. Its no big deal. All black Carribeans have indian blood.
no they don’t. trinidad and guyana are multiethnic states and not comparable to african-caribbean countries like haiti or jamaica.
the average autosomal dna of black caribbeans is 90% sub-saharan african/10% caucasian, with very low amerindian admixture (>0,5%).
Looks 1000% white…
loooool you’re playing right…
i didn’t mean to reply to my gotdamn comment. man this pisses me off. why the fuck can’t i edit my gotdamn comment??!!!
in your dream but
she looks 10000 percent black
Just like how statistics say most black Americans are mixed with 10 to 20% white, most black Carribeans are 10-20% Indian.
Some 0% and some more than that. 50% Indian 50% black is called “dougla”
And normally looks like this woman
Her name is Rachel she hosted Carribean Rythyms, she part 50% Indian
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/rachel-from-caribbean-rhythms-was-top-10-in-the-90s.62967/