Nicki Minaj Comes in First: A Look at Her Milestones

Barb becomes first woman with 4 songs on R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

First Artist With Seven Songs on Billboard's Hot 100 - By October 2010, Nicki was setting records, becoming the first artist period (not just female) to have seven songs on Billboard’s Hot 100. The laundry list of songs included: Ludacris' "My Chick Bad," Lil Wayne's "Knockout," Trey Songz' "Bottoms Up," Usher's "Lil Freak," Sean Kingston's "Letting Go (Dutty Love)" and Jay Sean's "2012 (It Ain't The End)."(Photo: Anthony Harvey/MTV/PictureGroup)
On Fire - Daring jewelry--and even more over-the-top hair and makeup--pumped up the boldness of Nicki Minaj's white dress at the 2010 BET Awards. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
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)

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First Female to Make MTV's Hottest MCs List - Coming in at No. 6 without even dropping an official album yet, Nicki took the title of first female rapper to be included on MTV's annual Hottest MC list. The Harajuku Barbie was featured alongside hip hop heavyweights like Eminem (No. 1), Jay Z (No. 2), Kanye West (No. 3), Drake (No. 4), Rick Ross (No. 5), Lil Wayne (No. 7), Waka Flocka Flame (No. 8), B.o.B. (No. 9) and Ludacris (No. 10).(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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