3. Nicki Minaj: $45 million
Nicki Minaj whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, born December 8, 1982, is a female rapper known for her crazy outfits, hairstyles and alter egos. Throughout her career, she has released three mix tapes; Playtime is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009), and three albums; Pink Friday (2010), Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) and The Pinkprint (2014). Minaj is the only female artist to make Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list four consecutive times.
It wasn’t until Lil Wayne signed Minaj in 2008 to his Young Money Entertainment Label, that she slowly started making herself known in the rap scene. She featured in a lot of top songs like “5 Star B**ch” remix, “BedRock,” “Roger That,” “Up Out My Face” and “Shakin’ It 4 Daddy.” Her first albumPink Friday, was released in 2010, which granted her the title of the first female solo artist to have seven songs on the top Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. In 2012 she released her second album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. That same year, she performed at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, joining Madonna, and was the first solo female rapper to perform at the Grammy Awards. Two years later she released her last album, Pinkprint (2014).
Other than music, Minaj was the voice of Steffie for the movie Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), and a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol. She also played in the movie The Other Woman (2014), as Lydia. Nicki Minaj is one of the leading female rappers of today’s hip-hop scene, with a long list of awards, this is only the beginning for her.
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