Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer-songwriter, voice actress and television personality. She has released two studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, forty-eight singles (including twenty-nine as a featured artist), twelve promotional singles and forty-five music videos.

She was discovered by Lil Wayne in 2012 and her first album was Pink Friday which featured her second single, "Your Love". The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. Her next three singles, "Check It Out", "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life", all became top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has since been certified platinum by both the Recording Industry Association of America and the British Phonographic Industry. The album's eighth single, "Super Bass", peaked at number three on the Hot 100.

From 2010 to 2012, Minaj appeared on multiple Hot 100 top ten singles as a featured artist, including "Bottoms Up" by Trey Songz, "Make Me Proud" by Drake, a remix of "Dance (A$)" by Big Sean, "Turn Me On" by David Guetta and "Give Me All Your Luvin'" by Madonna.

Minaj released her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded in April 2012 and it was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album's lead single "Starships" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit in multiple other countries. Other singles include "Pound the Alarm" and "Va Va Voom".

A third album is scheduled to be released in 2013.