Happy Birthday to the highest-selling female rapper of all time.
When Nicki Minaj entered the mainstream in the late 2000s, female rap was in a notably quiet commercial period. Her breakout helped restore visibility to the lane and re-establish its commercial viability, leading into her decade of dominance and contributing to the wider female rap resurgence that followed. More than a decade into her career, she remains a major force in the lane today.
Happy 43rd birthday to the talented Nicki Minaj.
The icon has cemented herself as a rap legend with albums like ‘Pink Friday’ and achievements such as highest-grossing female rap tour in history. She has received several honors, including the Vanguard Award, and was named the Greatest Female Rapper of all time by Billboard.
Every Top10 Hit by @NICKIMINAJ on Billboard Hot100📈
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#1 Super Freaky Girl
#1 Say So
#1 Trollz
#2 BedRock
#2 Anaconda
#2 Do We Have A Problem?
#3 Super Bass
#3 Till The World Ends
#3 Bang Bang
#3 FEFE
#4 Turn Me On
#4 Side To Side
#4 Princess Diana
#5 Starships
#5 Beauty & A Beat
#6 Bottoms Up
#6 Motorsport
#7 Barbie World
#8 Hey Mama
#8 Rake It Up
#9 Make Me Proud
#10 Dance A$$
#10 Gimme All Your Luvin
#10 Chun Li
👑| VIBE crowns @NICKIMINAJ as the most influential female rapper of the 21st century, #5 overall amongst rappers in the genre.
— “Minaj is the single most influential woman in modern Hip-Hop, setting the bar in terms of sales, fan-interest, and undeniable talent.”
.@NICKIMINAJ and @2chainz's "Beez In the Trap" earned its biggest streaming day of the year on Spotify on October 29 with 384K streams.
It's up 586% vs the start of the month.
.@Forbes on @NICKIMINAJ’s 11 year old song ‘Win Again’ debuting at #1 on Billboard charts and blocking Cardi B’s new releases:
“It’s not unusual for the MOST SUCCESSFUL female rapper of all time to lead the charge on almost any of Billboard’s rosters.”
🚨Despite being released in 2012, “Beez In the Trap” by @NICKIMINAJ (feat. 2 Chainz) has reached #1 [+2] on US iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Songs Chart for the first time ever 🇺🇸
“Win Again” by Nicki Minaj debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Rap Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts, nearly 10 years after release.