Fame Rats 🥕 on Instagram: "nicki minaj is one of the most influential female rappers in the history of hip hop and her rise to fame is a story of raw talent ambition and bold individuality born on december 8 1982 in trinidad and tobago and raised in queens new york she grew up surrounded by hardship and chaos but used those struggles to fuel her determination to succeed she began rapping in her teenage years developing a fast witty and theatrical style that made her stand out from everyone else