Nicki Minaj is the richest female rap artist.
Over 15 years in rap, Nicki Minaj is still going strong and made a name for herself in hip-hop history. The Trinidad and Tobago-born not only achieved several accolades in her career, but she also became one of the richest rap celebrities in the game.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Nick Minaj, who is also a model and actress, worth around $150 million. Onika Tanya Maraj, who is often referred to as the “Queen of Rap”, kicked off her musical career after being discovered by rap mogul Lil Wayne, who then signed her to his label Young Money Entertainment.
Following the series of mixtapes in the early years, Minaj dropped her major debut studio album “Pink Friday” in 2010, which topped the US Billboard 200 after selling 375,000 copies in its first week. The project featured appearances from Eminem, Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West and more. She then went on to release three more albums, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012)”, “The Pinkprint (2014)” and most recent “Queen (2018)“. She is now prepping the release of her highly anticipated fifth album, which is reportedly dropping this year. The album will a sequel to Pink Friday, which is slated to drop on November 17. She just released another new single “Last Time I Saw You” from the project.
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While most of her income is from music, Nicki also earned well from endorsement deals over the years. Since 2010, she worked with MAC Cosmetics, Nokia, Pepsi, 2012 Viva Glam, Adidas, Roberto Cavalli, H&M and more. Apart from music, the Queen of Barbz also worked in several films and endorsements. She worked in films like “The Other Woman” & “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” and endorsement ads with brands like MAC Cosmetics and Pepsi.
For most of her career, Minaj hasn’t had her own home in the US, as he primarily lived in rented mansions. Back in 2016, she rented a mansion in Beverly Hills for $35,000 a month with her then-boyfriend Meek Mill. Last year, Minaj finally bought her own property, as she paid $19.5 million for a mansion in Hidden Hills, California.
.@NICKIMINAJ has bought a $19.5M mansion in Hidden Hills, California. pic.twitter.com/FJqAZPbBDH
— The Female Rap Room (@girlsinrap) December 22, 2022
In the last 12 years, Nicki Minaj made around $186 million (before Texas), with the most in 2013 when she made $29 million in the whole year. In the past 3 years, the Queen made $10 million each.
Nicki Minaj is currently the richest female rap celebrity and is number 15 in the overall list of rappers as shared by Celebrity Net Worth.
Watch: Nicki Minaj Releases Music Video For “Red Ruby Da Sleeze”
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Nicki Minaj who hasn’t release an album in over five years, announced her next project, which is titled “Pink Friday 2”. “Dear Barbz, I’ve been trying to find the right time to tell you this for a few days,” she wrote. “Due to some really exciting news that I’ll share with you guys @ a later time, I’ve shifted the album date just a tad bit. Trust me, it’ll be WELL WORTH THE WAIT…but since I AM shifting the date just a tad, I’d like to give you guys a tiny SIP of some more album tea so that I don’t have to get cussed out. so…here it goes: MY NEW ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED ON 11.17.23- and she shall be called: Pink Friday 2.”
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She released her new album with a pack of 22 tracks, and guest appearances from J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, 50 Cent and more.
