Nicki Minaj Breaks Two Records This Week
Nicki Minaj broke two records this week, with the highest ranking female rap song on Billboard charts in ten years and as the first female to make Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list.
Billboard announced that Minaj’s single “Super Bass”, which sits at number three on the Hot 100 charts. The last female rapper to accomplish the feat was Missy Elliot, who reached number two with her “Work It” single in 2002.
Minaj’s single is only the eighth in rap history to grace the Billboard Top 100 charts.
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Ronald “Slim” Williams, CEO of Cash Money records in which the rapper is affiliated, told MTV that Minaj is unique in her talents.
“Nicki isn't like any other female rapper,” Williams said. “We knew she had the goods when Lil Wayne signed her. She's not a female rapper -- she's a pop star who happens to rap.”
Other than Minaj, only four female rappers have broken the top 10 ranking in Billboard’s Top 100 charts. Lauryn Hill, Da Brat, M.I.A. and Lil Mama were the only females to do so, according to MTV.
Aside from Minaj’s record-breaking “Super Bass”, the rapper was also recently added to a list of Cash Kings 2011: Hip Hop's Top Earners. Although Forbes magazine compiles the list every year to highlight the top earners in the genre, Minaj is the first female to ever make an appearance.
The rapper was placed at number 15, pulling in $6.5 million this year. Although she has endured controversy with a recent wardrobe malfunction and assault appearing in headlines, she has managed to make a successful debut in 2011.
Minaj’s first album, Pink Friday, passed the 1.5 million mark last week, according to a Nielson Soundscan report, which has certified the record platinum.
