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Published 12:08 IST, November 1st 2019

Nicki Minaj's most iconic songs to add to your Hip hop playlist

Nicki Minaj has been in the industry for more than a decade and is one of the legendary female Hip hop artists. Read to know about Minaj's most iconic songs.

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Nicki Minaj, the queen of Hip Hop has given some record-breaking albums and singles throughout her career. She carved a niche for herself in the male-dominant Hip hop culture of the west. Nicki has a huge fan base who refer to themselves as "Barbs"  and has a follower base of a whopping 107 million. The 36-year-old rapper has released 4 albums till now titled Pink Friday, Pink Friday Roman Reloaded, The Pinkprint, and Queen. She is known to write her own raps and has a plethora of hit features in her kitty like Side to Side, Swalla, Fefe, and many more. She recently wedded her boyfriend Kenneth Petty. 

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Here are the top 3 most iconic songs by Nicki Minaj:

1) Anaconda

Anaconda is one of the songs from her album The Pinkprint. The music video has more than 860 million views on it and is one of the most iconic songs by Nicki that she still makes sure to perform on at her tours. It was released on August 14, 2014, and was released by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the second single from the album. Anaconda was on the top ten of the Hot 100 chart for eight weeks and was also nominated at the Grammy Awards 2015.

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2) Chun-Li

Chun-li is a song from her new album Queen which released in 2018. The song released on May 4, 2018, and has more than 100 million views on its music video and was released by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. The song had peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reached the top 20 in Canada, and the top 30 in France and the United Kingdom. It won the Best Hip-Hop Video award at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

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3) Super Bass

Super Bass is from the deluxe version of her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010). The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in New Zealand, as well as number six in Australia and Canada. It also reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video for the single was shot in March 2011 by director Sanaa Hamri. The music video has more than 790 million views on it. 

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11:24 IST, November 1st 2019