Nicki Minaj Comes in First: A Look at Her Milestones

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First Female Rapper to Have a No. 1 Album Since 1999 - When Nicki's highly anticipated debut album Pink Friday was finally released in November 2010, it took the title of first rap album by a female to be No. 1 in the country since Eve's 1999 debut Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders First Lady. It also sold 375,000 copies in its first week, which was nearly the most an album from a female rapper has ever sold, coming in second to Lauryn Hill's 1998 classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.(Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images)
Nicki Minaj on Drake - “He’s really easy to talk to. As a girl, you don’t meet a lot of guys you can have a conversation with about anything. It’s dope.” (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)
"Super Bass" Hits No. 1, Solidifies Nicki's Spot in the Game - Although Nicki's Pink Friday was a record-breaking success that spawned several hits, it wasn't until June 2011 that she scored her first solo Top 10 hit with "Super Bass," off the deluxe version of the LP. The accomplishment solidified the rapstress' potential for longevity.(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)
Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) - Nicki Minaj hit the Central Park stage to perform on Good Morning America. And she gave her followers a bit of the behind-the-scenes action.TWEET: "Doing romans revenge for the GMA crowd a capella after the cameras stopped rolling & having them spit every lyric with RAGE."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) - Nicki Minaj hit the Central Park stage to perform on Good Morning America. And she gave her followers a bit of the behind-the-scenes action.TWEET: "Doing romans revenge for the GMA crowd a capella after the cameras stopped rolling & having them spit every lyric with RAGE."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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First Female Rap Artist to Go Platinum in Eight Years - Pink Friday remained at the top of the charts for several months after its release, and in January 2011, the project was officially certified platinum. Nicki became the first female rap artist to reach this milestone in eight years, when her rap rival Lil Kim's La Bella Mafia LP went platinum in 2003.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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