The fortune of R&B star Nicki Minaj

How much money does Nicki Minaj have?

Nicki Minaj is known as a rapper and singer not only for her stubborn style, but also for her straightforwardness, with which she does not hold back. But maybe that is exactly their recipe for success. After all, the rapper and singer, who comes from the very poor Trinidad and Tobago, now has one estimated net worth of 75 million euros. Taylor Swift or Miley Cyrus, Nicki, whose real name is actually Onika Tanya Maraj, has already fought one or two verbal battles with her fellow singers. By the way, Nicki came to the USA with her mother at the tender age of 5 and grew up there in the New York borough of Queens. Without moving to America, today’s superstar probably wouldn’t have been discovered. Because it was the American one Rapper Lil Wayne, who immediately saw the talent of the beautiful rapper and therefore offered her a contract with his label Young Money Entertainment.

Success through music

Her first mixtape called “Playtime Is Over” was released in 2007. As early as 2008, the talent of the beautiful Nicki was recognized by music critics. She received the Female Artist of the Year Award at the Underground Music Awards. A big number in show business was Nicki, who also has nicknames like Harajuku Barbie, Nicki Teresa or Cookie, but not at this point in time. It was not until her album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”, which was released in April 2012, that the artist finally earned a platinum award. By 2013 she was also able to increase her awareness so much that she was one of the jurors for the US music casting format “American Idol”.

Her latest and at the same time one of the singer’s best-selling albums was released in 2014. “The Pinkprint” has been sold over 2.5 million times worldwide. In the USA alone, Nicki Minaj has already sold over 4.5 million albums and more than 30 million digital singles and is still clearly on the way to the top.

Since 2016 they have been working hard on the new album, although there were already a few single releases in 2017. Among them she is working again with artists like Lil Wayne or Drake. She also recorded a track with David Guetta.

The many facets of Nicki Minaj

Since moving to the US, Nicki Minaj’s life has certainly become a lot more exciting. Above all, the many awards that the singer and rapper has already been able to take home with her should even amaze her. After all, Nicki Minaj won the BET Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Award for 6 years in a row, placing herself at the top of the rap throne. No other rapper has succeeded in this before her. As the only female artist, Nicki even managed to get 7 of her singles to be on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. In fact, there is no female rapper in the world who is as successful as she is. That Nicki Minaj was allowed to appear as a juror on “American Idol” is all the more fitting. A large part of their wealth comes from precisely this activity. According to estimates by music experts, Nicki Minaj is said to have earned between 10 and 20 million US dollars as a juror. If you consider what for a short period of time the successful rapper could only be seen on “American Idol”, then this fee is all the more astonishing.

A love for cars

Nicki Minaj can handle money well, but she also likes to fulfill one or two dreams. She is, for example, the proud owner of a pink Bentley, Range Rover and Lamborghini and therefore causes a lot of attention not only with her appearance, but also with her cars. Alone you Lamborghini Aventado is said to have cost $ 400,000.

Own perfume line

The fact that pink is the declared favorite color of the exceptional rapper is not only evident in her cars. Because her perfume is also called “Pink Friday.” In the meantime, the thoroughbred musician has already brought 3 perfumes onto the market, the first of which was released in 2012. Whether Nicki Minaj suffers from a portion of megalomania remains to be seen. After all, the perfume bottles in which she sells her fine fragrances were modeled on the rapper’s head. In 2012, the well-known makeup brand MAC became aware of Nicki and in the same year she was named the face of the “Via la Glam” campaign. The rapper also works with Myx Fusions, a company that sells wine and sangria. So Nicki Minaj has many more besides her music career other sources of incomesome of which have brought her even greater income, with her time at “American Idol” being the best example of this.

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