Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Nicki Minaj

The next rapper I'm going to talk about is Nicki Minaj. At the start of her career, she was rapping with a group called "The Hoodstars" they consisted of Lou$tar, Scaff Breezy, and 7even up. They made the theme song "Don't Mess With" for the WWE wrestling star Victoria. She was featured on "The Come Up Volume 11." In 2007, she released her first mixtape "Playtime Is Over" with Dirty Money Records. She the released her second mixtape "Sucka Free" and then she won "Female Artists of the Year" at the 2008 Underground Music Awards. In 2009, she released "Beam Me Up Scotty" which is her third mixtape. This mixtape gained positive coverage on MTV and BET, and at the same time she appeared on XXL Magazine. In 2009, Nicki then signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, along with distribution from Universal Motown Records. Her album "Pink Friday" was released in 2010. Some of Nicki Minaj's songs are "Starships" "Super Bass" "Pound The Alarm" "Beez In The Trap" "Turn Me On" "High School" "Moment For Life" "Fly" "Stupid Hoe" "Roman's Revenge" and "Marilyn Monroe." Nicki Minaj also was one of the host/ hostess on American Idol.

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