Ask anyone if they’ve heard of Nicki Minaj and the odds are they’ll know the name.  Ask them anything else about her besides her latest song and they’ll likely draw a blank…

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Nicki Minaj came onto the hip hop scene with a rapid success that only a handful of artists can ever claim.  Unlike most other overnight successes though, her success isn’t attributed to a freak coincidence or riding the coattails of some other artist.  She has stood toe to toe with hip hop greats, and not only held her own, but even outshone them on their own tracks.  She is already the only artist EVER who can boast to have seven songs on the billboard charts simultaneously, and the only reason her debut album didn’t hit the charts at number one is because of the cult-like following of one Susan Boyle.  She is already being compared to her pop-counter part, Lady Gaga, and anyone who doubts her skill…well they’re idiots.

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