Why Nicki Minaj?
Why is Nicki Minaj the Queen of Rap?
Minaj is one of the world's best-selling music artists, and the best-selling female rapper, with over 100 million records sold.[1] She has three diamond-certified songs by the RIAA and in 2024 became the first female rapper with multiple diamond-certified solo songs. She is among the RIAA's 50 highest-certified digital singles artists.
In 2023, Billboard and Vibe ranked Minaj as the greatest female rapper of all time. Her various accolades include a Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, nine American Music Awards, eight MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award), 13 BET Awards, a Soul Train Music Award, and three Guinness World Records. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she was honored with the Billboard Women in Music Game Changer Award in 2019.
songs
My favourite songs by Nicki Minaj
Nicki Hendrix
Nicki Hendrix is the 19th track on Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2, featuring Future.The song was recorded 2017 – 2018 and was originally meant for her fourth studio album, Queen, but was later scrapped. She previewed the song on 13th October, 2023 via Instagram live with 2 other songs, Bahm Bahm and Arctic Tundra. Between the 3 songs, Nicki Hendrix won a poll on Instagram which lead to its release on Pink Friday 2.
Release
December 8, 2023
Lyrics
[Intro: Future] Feeling destructive
Leads to destruction
Break it down
Just to build it up again
Loving again...
Come See About Me
On “Come See About Me”, Nicki opens up about the challenges of preserving a personal life while living in the limelight. She shares the notion that everyone needs to find their own path to success, while reflecting on her own dissatisfaction she’s faced at times in her career. Vulnerable, but self-assured, the song is a ballad that sets itself apart from Nicki’s other songs on the album Queen.
Release
August 10, 2018
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Come, come see what I've been up to
Come, come see about me
I know you had a lot of work to do
Ooh, you got used to things without...
Win Again
“Win Again” is the nineteenth track from Nicki Minaj’s third studio album The Pinkprint. “Win Again” is a song about Nicki’s awards and achievements. She’s the most successful female rapper of all time, just look at her $75 million net worth, or the 10 Grammy award nominations she’s recieved. Nicki’s success can’t be disprooven, and no one can stop her from winning. This song was written for her fans.
Release
December 15, 2014
Lyrics
[Verse 1] I came out lookin' to party, and now I'm ownin'
that building
You girls can't get my spot until I start raisin' some
children
These girls all in they feelings...