Onika Tanya Maraj, more commonly known by the stage name of Nicki Minaj, is an American songwriter, singer, rapper, television personality, as well as an actress. Nicki Minaj rose to fame in 2010 with her debut album called “Pink Friday” and has been on the top of the entertainment industry ever since. Nicki Minaj managed to collect $859 thousand from “Pink Friday” record sales alone, while her “Pink Friday” tour added an approximate $1.45 million to her net worth. One may wonder then, how rich is Nicki Minaj? According to sources, Nicki Minaj’s net worth is estimated to be $80 million in total. The main source for Nicki Minaj’s wealth and net worth comes from her involvement in the music industry.
Nicki Minaj Net Worth $80 Million
Nicki Minaj was born in 1982, in Trinidad and Tobago where she spent most of her childhood. She then moved out to New York City with her mother and studied at Clarence Whitherspoon School. Minaj’s initial dream job was to work as an actress and she was even cast to perform in a play titled “In Case You Forget”. Unfortunately, even though Minaj had many ambitions in relation to performing on stage, her acting career failed to progress and she was forced to focus on more mundane jobs such as working at customer service, as a waitress or administrative assistant. In 2004, however, Minaj changed her career direction and joined an R&B group “Full Force” with which she recorded a song for a WWE superstar Lisa Marie Varon, known as Victoria. Yet Minaj was unsatisfied with “Full Force” and therefore left the group in order to focus on her solo career. Minaj was recording songs for a while until she was noticed by the CEO of “Dirty Money Entertainment” and invited to join his record label. During her time with “Dirty Money”, Minaj focused on releasing mixtapes and produced her first solo work in 2007 under the name of “Playtime Is Over”. In 2009, Nicki Minaj was transferred to “Young Money Entertainment”, where she caught the eye of a famous rapper Lil Wayne. It was with Young Money label that Minaj received an international success.
In 2010, Nicki Minaj released her first studio album “Pink Friday”. The album that was produced by Sean Combs, Swizz Beatz and Will.i.am and features guest appearances from Drake, Kanye West and Rihanna did exceptionally well in the market. “Pink Friday” peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts and sold 375 thousand copies during its first week. It then moved to the #1 spot and remained on the charts for 73 weeks. The album produced eight singles and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Needless to say, Nicki Minaj managed to significantly increase her net worth from the sales alone. In addition to music, Nicki Minaj has successfully ventured into business and opened a clothing line called “The Nicki Minaj Collection”, as well as her own fragrance “Pink Friday”, and made several appearances on television screens in “America’s Next Top Model”, “Fashion Police” and “American Idol”. Nicki Minaj has a net worth of $80 million in 2016.
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