Road to the BET Awards 2015: Nicki Minaj

Take a trip down memory lane with Nicki Minaj!

Road to the BET Awards 2015: Nicki Minaj  - When it comes to females in hip hop, there's no question that Nicki Minaj is at the top of your mind. With Onika being well on her way to grace the BET Awards stage with some of her new hits, let's see how she made it here! (Photo: Cash Money Records)

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Road to the BET Awards 2015: Nicki Minaj - When it comes to females in hip hop, there's no question that Nicki Minaj is at the top of your mind. With Onika being well on her way to grace the BET Awards stage with some of her new hits, let's see how she made it here! (Photo: Cash Money Records)

Anaconda - August 2014 - Nicki Minaj hypnotizes fans with her scandalous and twerk-inspired video for "Anaconda," a sample of Sir Mix-A-Lot's song "Baby Got Back". She even gets Drake involved, with his own personal lap dance toward the end. (Photo: Cash Money Records, Inc.)

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Anaconda - August 2014 - Nicki Minaj hypnotizes fans with her scandalous and twerk-inspired video for "Anaconda," a sample of Sir Mix-A-Lot's song "Baby Got Back". She even gets Drake involved, with his own personal lap dance toward the end. (Photo: Cash Money Records, Inc.)

Bed of Lies - October 2014  - Safaree Samuels and Nicki Minaj had been dating for 14 long years, and no one had much of an inkling that very lowkey couple would break things off so publicly. From tweets to songs to radio interviews about one another, the couple wasn't very hush-hush about cutting off ties.  (Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

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Bed of Lies - October 2014  - Safaree Samuels and Nicki Minaj had been dating for 14 long years, and no one had much of an inkling that very lowkey couple would break things off so publicly. From tweets to songs to radio interviews about one another, the couple wasn't very hush-hush about cutting off ties.  (Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

The AMAs - November 2014 - Skylar Gray joined YMCMB's head mistress for a truly emotional performance of "Bed of Lies" that may have hit home for Nicki with all the drama going on behind the scenes with in her relationship with ex-boyfriend Safaree. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/AMA2014/FilmMagic)

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The AMAs - November 2014 - Skylar Gray joined YMCMB's head mistress for a truly emotional performance of "Bed of Lies" that may have hit home for Nicki with all the drama going on behind the scenes with in her relationship with ex-boyfriend Safaree. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/AMA2014/FilmMagic)

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Aretha Franklin - Nicki Minaj has a lot of fans, but Aretha Franklin isn't one of them. We hate to see divas fighting, so we're stuffing Aretha's stocking with a copy of Minaj's The Pinkprint. Maybe after a few listens, the Queen of Soul will come around to the First Lady of Rap?

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The Pinkprint - December 2014 - Following-up her 2012 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki dropped the ultimate bomb when she released The Pinkprint. The album pulled a no. 3 spot on the Billboard chart, gold-certification, and 509,000 album sales all in a short period of time.  (Photo: Cash Money Records)

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#Omeeka - February 2015 - Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill took the Instagram-world by storm with all the photos of the cute couple doing just about everything together. Whether out at the club or straddling one another outside of the airport, their constant display of affection is just too great for words. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

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#Omeeka - February 2015 - Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill took the Instagram-world by storm with all the photos of the cute couple doing just about everything together. Whether out at the club or straddling one another outside of the airport, their constant display of affection is just too great for words. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

Cosmo Girl! - May 2015  - Nicki Minaj is really covering all the bases. This year she landed the cover for Cosmopolitan's July 2015 issue! In her spread, she opened up about sex, love and money, and it was truly enlightening to say the least. (Photo: Matthias Vriens-McGrath for Cosmopolitan Magazine)

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Cosmo Girl! - May 2015 - Nicki Minaj is really covering all the bases. This year she landed the cover for Cosmopolitan's July 2015 issue! In her spread, she opened up about sex, love and money, and it was truly enlightening to say the least. (Photo: Matthias Vriens-McGrath for Cosmopolitan Magazine)

The Night Is Still Young - May 2015  - Nicki Minaj hit the 2015 Billboard Music Awards with a fire performance of "The Night Is Still Young" then switched it up with her pop-duet with David Guetta "Hey Mama." Her choreography was on point and her vocals were also A1.  (Photo: Mario Anzuoni/Corbis)

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The Night Is Still Young - May 2015 - Nicki Minaj hit the 2015 Billboard Music Awards with a fire performance of "The Night Is Still Young" then switched it up with her pop-duet with David Guetta "Hey Mama." Her choreography was on point and her vocals were also A1.  (Photo: Mario Anzuoni/Corbis)

"Only" feat. Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne - Breezy, Weezy and Drizzy come loaded and armed as they ride out with the first lady of YMCMB declaring why each one is a beast and flirting with Nicki in the process. Onika even teases the boys a little with, "Yo! I never f****d Wayne, I never f****d Drake / On my life, man, f**k's sake / If I did, I'd ménage with 'em and let 'em eat my a** like a cupcake."(Photo: Cash Money Records Inc.)

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Only - December 2014 - Drake and Chris Breezy puts aside their beef to join Nicki Minaj and Weezy F Baby on "Only." The record peaked at no. 12 on the charts and lasted on the charts 7-weeks. These heavy-hitters sure do know how to come together and make some fire music! (Photo: Cash Money Records)

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Feelin' Myself - May 2015 - Hands down, the best collab video of the year! Bey and Nicki made us believe that they have been besties forever with all the cooky and cute moments they shared. Twerking, spilling champagne in the jacuzzi and chomping down on burgers arm in arm, it was great! (Photo: Tidal)

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Nicki Minaj, @nickiminaj - Is she or isn't she...engaged? While a source that's allegedly close to the rapstress has confirmed to E!, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill have been mum about whether or not they have taken their love to another level. However, that diamond ring on her ring finger says a lot. We see you, #OMeeka!   (Photo: Nicki Minaj via Instagram)

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Ring Finger - April 2015 - Nicki Minaj gets engaged? No one is sure, but it sure is a hefty sign of love from her boo Meek. While Omeeka isn't shy about flaunting their love for one another, they definitely left a lot up to imagination with this ring. (Photo: Nicki Minaj via Instagram)

Summer Jamming - June 2015  - Rapper Nicki Minaj not only headlined at the 2015 Hot 97 Summer Jam, she also took time to show love to her new boyfriend Meek Mill. During Meek's set, she hit the stage to confess her love to him, which took everyone by surprise... Even Meek! (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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Summer Jamming - June 2015 - Rapper Nicki Minaj not only headlined at the 2015 Hot 97 Summer Jam, she also took time to show love to her new boyfriend Meek Mill. During Meek's set, she hit the stage to confess her love to him, which took everyone by surprise... Even Meek! (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Barbershop 3 - May 2015 - Nicki Minaj lands herself a role in Barbershop 3 alongside Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, and Cedric the Entertainer. She'll be playing a sassy new hairdresser named Draya. She's been flying to Atlanta filming the movie and she seems really excited about it. (Photo: Ice Cube/Cube Vision via youtube)

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Barbershop 3 - May 2015 - Nicki Minaj lands herself a role in Barbershop 3 alongside Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, and Cedric the Entertainer. She'll be playing a sassy new hairdresser named Draya. She's been flying to Atlanta filming the movie and she seems really excited about it. (Photo: Ice Cube/Cube Vision via youtube)

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BET Awards - June 2015 - With her latest album still making rounds on the airwaves and her hits continuing to rise on the charts, Nicki Minaj has given you a taste of what to expect at this year's BET Awards, so don't miss her taking over the stage Sunday, June 28 at 8P/7C on BET! (Photo: Roberto Cavalli via Twitter)