famous chart-topping rapper, Nicki Minaj, tweeted on September 5 to anunce that she has decided to retire and have her family. Her anuncement comes as a surprise after she recently made a guest appearance on Megan e Stallion’s Hot Girl Summer. Nicki Minaj in her tweet took a jab at her critics and asked her fans to “keep reppin me, do it til da death of me.” Earlier in July, she anunced she was withdrawing out from a show in Saudi Arabia to show support for women's rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. She also canceled her appearance at BET Experience Concert earlier this year. Minaj released her fourth studio album “Megatron” last year.

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One of most influential female rap artists

Her original name is Onika Tanya Maraj who is professionally kwn as Nicki Minaj. She is a Trinidad and Tobago born rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and model. She was born in St James, Port of Spain and raised in Queens, New York City. She gained fame after releasing mixtapes Playtime is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam me up Scotty (2009). Minaj released her first studio album, Pink Friday (2010) after signing with Young Money Entertainment in 2009.
Earlier in her career, Minaj was kwn for her colorful costumes and wigs. She was first female artist included on MTV's annual Hottest MC List. She has been called one of most influential female rap artists of all time.

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Fears in her cap

She has received numerous accolades including six American music awards, 11 BET Awards, 4 MTV video music awards, 4 Billboard music awards and 10 Grammy award minations. Minaj on aver has sold  20 million singles as a lead artist, 60 million singles as a featured artist, and over five million albums worldwide which makes her one of world's best selling music artists. She has struggled with her acting career at of 19. She worked as a waitress at a Red Lobster in Bronx but was fired because of misbehaving with customers. She revealed that she has been fired from at least 15 jobs due to similar reasons.

(With inputs from AP)

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