Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, actress, and model. She gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). Her rapping is distinctive for its fast flow and the use of alter egos and accents, primarily British cockney. Minaj has been called one of the most influential female rap artists of all time.
Throughout her career, she has received numerous accolades, including six American Music Awards, 11 BET Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award, and 10 Grammy Award nominations. Minaj has sold 20 million singles as a lead artist, 60 million singles as a featured artist, and over five million albums worldwide, making her one of the world’s best-selling music artists.
Some of the best quotes from Nicki Minaj are listed below.
- “Beauty might bring happiness, but happiness always brings beauty.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Call me cursed or just call me blessed. If you can’t handle my worst you ain’t getting my best.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Dear God, I am only what you made me and I appreciate everything that you gave me, but like, I don’t want to do it any more, sort of lost sight of what I’m doing it for.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Everything I’ve been through could’ve killed me. That’s why it really ain’t nothing you could tell me.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Good advice I always hated but looking back it made me greater.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Good advice I always hated, but lookin’ back it made me greater.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Haters, I’m not your enemy I’m your hero. Cheer up, you should be happy I’m here.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I am not a word, I am not a line, I am not a girl that can ever be defined.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I believe that life is a prize, but to live doesn’t mean you’re alive.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I cannot hold a grudge against Mariah Carey. What people don’t understand is that I’ve looked up to her for so many years.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I do not see myself as a female rapper anymore. I see myself as a rapper.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I don’t agree that everyone should agree with everyone’s lifestyle. I think that some people aren’t going to agree, but I think that when you’re mean and when you ridicule people it’s a sign of your own insecurities.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I don’t want to let anybody down, I’ve always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect. I do feel it when people hold me to high expectations.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I just want women to always feel in control. Because we’re capable, we’re so capable.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I stand for girls wanting to be sexy and dance but also having a strong sense of themselves. If you got a big ol’ butt? Shake it! Who cares? That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be graduating from college.” – Nicki Minaj
- “I’m a multidimensional woman, like all women are. The difference is I have the balls to take chances.” – Nicki Minaj
- “If I wasn’t winning, you wouldn’t care.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Life is a prize, but to live doesn’t mean you’re alive.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Like, I mean I don’t even know why you girls bother at this point. Like, give it up. It’s me. I win and you lose.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Mind over matter, I don’t mind and you don’t matter.” – Nicki Minaj
- “My rule is, whatever you were calling me four years ago is what you should be calling me now, because I don’t like it when my family or close friends call me Nicki Minaj. To me I’m not Nicki Minaj when I’m with them.” – Nicki Minaj
- “My tears have dried and I know that no weapon formed against me will prosper.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Only one chance one bullet in the gun. This is my life and I only got one, yeah. The safety’s off and I put on her. Oh stick ‘em up, stick ‘em up. Ready to shoot.” – Nicki Minaj
- “People will love and support you when it’s beneficial.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Please, you can never compare to me, all these b***hes is scared of me. I am who they couldn’t even dare to be.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Respect your haters, they’re the only ones who think you’re better than them.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Shoutout to my haters, sorry that you couldn’t phase me.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Some people have to put in the work. Others get to cut corners. We see it but don’t say it. Welcome to the real world.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Sometimes you don’t realize how far you’ve gotten until you look around at the people who are still trailing behind you.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Strange how someone you once loved can become just another person you once knew.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Take me or leave me I’ll never be perfect… believe me, I’m worth it.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Tell me that you comin’ back and you just took a break. Maybe I blamed you for everything, that was my mistake. In hindsight I loved your rawness and I loved your edge. ‘Cause it was you who talked me down from jumping off the ledge.” – Nicki Minaj
- “The people that are inclined to hate, are also inclined to be losers.” – Nicki Minaj
- “There’s always gonna be evil people in the world who just do negative s**t.” – Nicki Minaj
- “There’s nothing more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.” – Nicki Minaj
- “They don’t see the tears I cry, the fears I hide. Tend to keep my cares inside, it’s merely pride.” – Nicki Minaj
- “True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know you are great, you have no need to hate.” – Nicki Minaj
- “We all have insecurities, but you have to know you’re beautiful.” – Nicki Minaj
- “When a good girl’s gone, she’s gone forever.” – Nicki Minaj
- “When you’re a girl you have to be everything. You have to be dope at what you do but you have to be super-sweet. And you have to be sexy, and you have to be this and you have to be that, and you have to be nice. It’s like, I can’t be all those things at once. I’m a human being.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Women should be allowed to be as hardcore and sexual as we want because men do it all the time.” – Nicki Minaj
- “You can be the king, but watch the queen conquer.” – Nicki Minaj
- “You don’t have to feel the need to put somebody down to make yourself feel better.” – Nicki Minaj
- “You gotta be a beast, that’s the only way they’ll respect you.” – Nicki Minaj
- “You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don’t make moves and you don’t climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you’re not competition.” – Nicki Minaj
- “Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up.” – Nicki Minaj
Caught me by surprise…thanks though