Image: Twitter.com, @NICKIMINAJ Born Onika Tanya Maraj but easily identified by her stage Nicki Minaj. She’s an empress of hip hop in the American rap music scene. Profile summary Full name: Onika Tanya Maraj Nicknames: Nicki Minaj, Nicki Lewinski, Nicki the Harujuku Barbie, Roman, Nicki the Ninja Birthday: December 8, 1982 Age: 38 years old (as of 2020) Marital Status: Married Husband: Kenneth Petty Height: 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m 157 cm) Nationality: American Birthplace: Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Occupation: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Model and Actress Genres: Hip-Hop, Rap She began her voyage in the music industry in what seemed like little drops of waters in 2004 and at the moment a mighty ocean that has swept the new world. Her big break came after a couple of m...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Nicki Minaj is apparently not done with her Twitter antics after her embarrassing anti-vaxxer-like tweet-storm that included her believing that her cousin’s friend’s fiance called off her wedding because the groom to be got swollen testicles as a result of him being vaccinated. (I mean, of all the things that never happened, that is the never-happenediest.) To be fair, Minaj also tweeted that she likely would be vaccinated because she has to go on tour, so she never went full tin foil when it comes to anti-vaccination remarks. But she said enough to get people riled up and calling her out for using her massive platform to spread anti-science misinformation. For whatever reason, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was aske...
For the music industry, 2021 has been full of surprises. But a new album from Elton John might be the biggest one yet. Due October 22nd, The Lockdown Sessions will feature eclectic collaborations with artists from across the sonic spectrum: Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X, Yo-Yo Ma—the list goes on and on. The record will also include a hotly anticipated collab with electronic music wunderkind SG Lewis. Co-written with British singer-songwriter Frances, “Orbit” came to fruition after the artists linked in March for a discussion on John’s Apple Music 1 show, Rocket Hour. “I would desperately like to do something with you as far as writing or doing something,” the legendary musician said to Lewis. “So I’ll get you my email, ema...