Nicki Minaj
Wins
0
Nominations
12
Category
Biography
> "Looking back now, I love that I was pushed to reinvent myself, because when I sit back and I really look, I need hip-hop, and hip-hop needs me."
* Born Onika Tanya Maraj on Dec. 8, 1982, in St. James, Trinidad and Tobago.
* Nicki Minaj's first solo album, *Pink Friday*, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned five Top 40 singles: "Your Love," "Check It Out," "Right Thru Me," "Moment 4 Life," and "Fly."
* At the 53rd GRAMMYs, Minaj received her first GRAMMY nomination for Best Rap Performance for "My Chick Bad," a collaboration with Ludacris. She made her GRAMMY stage debut the following year, performing a medley that included "Roman Holiday."
* In 2011, Mattel made a one-of-a-kind Nicki Minaj–inspired Barbie doll, which was auctioned to benefit Project Angel Food, an organization providing food for men, women, and children affected by HIV and AIDS.
* Minaj has received 12 GRAMMY nominations to date, including those for her album *The Pinkprint* (Best Rap Album) and the smash hit single "Anaconda" (Best Rap Performance).
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Nicki Minaj
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Barbie World [From "Barbie The Album"]
Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr.
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Best Rap Song
Barbie World [From Barbie The Album]
Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr.
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Best Rap Performance
Truffle Butter
Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Only
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake
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Best Rap Album
The Pinkprint
Nicki Minaj
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Best Rap Song
Anaconda
Nicki Minaj, Jamal Jones, Ernest Clark, Marcos Palacios, Jonathan Solone-Myvett
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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Bang Bang
Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Jessie J
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Best New Artist
Nicki Minaj
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Best Rap Performance
Moment 4 Life
Nicki Minaj, Drake
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Best Rap Album
Pink Friday
Nicki Minaj
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Album Of The Year
Loud
Cary Clark, Ester Dean, Mikkel Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Chris Gehringer, Melvin Hough, Jaycen Joshua, Skylar Grey, Nicki Minaj, Dana Nielsen, Jamal Jones, Rihanna, Noah "40" Shebib, Jay Stevenson, Soundz, Phil Tan, Corey Shoemaker, Miles Walker, Jeff "Super Jeff" Villanueva, Willy Will, Marcos Tovar, Andrew Wuepper, Mel & Mus, Ariel Chobaz, Eminem, Tor Hermansen, Sham, Michael Strange, Jermaine Jackson, Andrew Harr, Drake, Brian Thomas, Makeba Riddick, Sandy Vee, Manny Marroquin, Chris 'Tricky' Stewart, Ribelino R. Wouter, The Runners, Chad "C-Note" Roper
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
My Chick Bad
Ludacris, Nicki Minaj
