Onika Tanya Maraj, known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actress. Born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York, Minaj received public notice after releasing three mixtapes between 2007?2009. She signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment in 2009. Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday, peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and spawned the number three peaking single "Super Bass". During that time, Minaj became the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously charting on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, also topped the chart and its lead single, "Starships", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was reissued as an expanded version, subtitled The Re-Up. Minaj's third album, The Pinkprint, is scheduled for release on November 24, 2014. The album's second single, "Anaconda", peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and is her highest-charting single in the U.S. to date. 

December 8th, 1984 in Port of Spain (Age 39)