Nicki Minaj’s Net worth, See How Rich She Is Today

Bragging about one’s net worth is a common place in the hip hop industry, with several artistes infusing it in their songs or out rightly expressing it on their social media platforms. Nicki Minaj is definitely not left out in this trend.

Trinidad & Tobago born Rapper, singer, songwriter and Young Money Entertainment act, Nicki Minaj is one of the world’s most influential female artistes in hip hop. Born 8th of December, 1982 and named as Onika Tanya Maraj, Nicki has live most of her life in New York City.

Nicki Minaj has been estimated to have a net worth of $75 million according to Celebrity Net worth. While her Pink Friday brand and past role as a judge on “American Idol” accrue to her net worth, record sales, ticket sales and performance fees have are largely the main source her wealth.

Nicki began music in 2004, signed to a Brooklyn based group named Full Force for 6 months. Subsequently, she began releasing songs and uploading them on her Myspace account with the name Nicki Maraj.

American rapper, Lil Wayne discovered her music on the DVD series, “The Come Up” which led to Nicki signing a record deal with his Young Money Entertainment record label and management firm. She released her first mix tape “Playtime Is Over” in 2007. In 2008, she released her second mixtape “Sucka Free” and won the Female Artiste of the Year awards at the Underground Music Awards the same year. Nicki Minaj released two more mix tapes in 2009.

By 2010, Nicki’s debut album “Pink Friday” was released under the Young Money entertainment label and the album sold 4 million copies globally. It was at this stage Nicki’s net worth immensely improved.

In 2011, Nicki Minaj became the first and only female rapper to make Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings list at #15 with $6.5 million a net worth as of 2010 to 2011.

Nicki Minaj’s second album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” released on the 2nd of April, 2012 which was certified platinum, which definitely boosted her ranking and net worth. Nicki has also featured as a celebrity judge on “American Idol” during the 2013 season, this definitely added tremendously to her net worth. She was also #10 Forbes’ list of 10 highest-paid women in music 2013 with a net worth of $29 million.

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Her third album “The Pinkprint,” released 12th of December 2014, has sold more than 650,000 copies worldwide with hit songs like “Anaconda”. “Anaconda” is her highest charting song in the US till this moment. Nicki Minaj is also known for collaborating with other recording artists and for guest rap appearances on many popular singles proceeds from which adds net worth. Nicki made an appearance on Kanye West’s “Monster”, where she clearly bragged she earns $50,000 per verse.

In 2014 also, Minaj ranked #11 on Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings List with $14 million, and is still the only female to ever make it on that list. Her net worth therefore dropped significantly in 2014.

Nicki Minaj’s diversified her frontier as she released her own perfume brand with bottles shaped in her image, including Kmart, a line of affordable clothing and household items. She has a wine beverage infused with fruit named Myx Fusions and cosmetic products under the OPI and MAC brands. She helped introduce products from Nokia and Casio and appeared in ads for Beats Electronics, Pepsi, and Adidas Originals. All these businesses have immensely boosted her net worth.

Nicki Minaj is also shareholder alongside several other artists in the high-definition music streaming service called Tidal. She owns 3% of the service’s profit in exchange for promotion and exclusive content. That has translated to a continual addition to her net worth.

In 2015, Nicki Minaj was selected as the face for the 2015 spring and summer campaign of the Roberto Cavalli fashion brand. Being the model for the fashion brand among other things definitely increased Nicki Minaj’s net worth as it was estimated to be $21 million in 2015.

In the same year, Nicki Minaj revealed her relationship with they moved into a mansion in Beverly Hills where they were reported to have been paying a rent of $30,000 per month. However the two are no longer a couple. However, Nicki’s net worth in 2015 was still some millions below that of 2013.

Nicki Minaj was estimated to be a whopping $70 million at the 2016 BET Awards. Her 2016 net worth shows she bounced back substantially a more than triple increase from that of 2015.

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As at early 2017, Nicki was recorded to have sold 3.5 million albums and 30 million digital singles in the United States and 60 million singles as a featured artist globally. Henc, Nicki Minaj’s net worth this 2017 is estimated at $75 million.

Nicki owns a Beverly Hills mansion in Malibu worth $11.8 million among other property.