Ladies and gentlemen...
Rock and roll.
I just thought she was gonna be the new female MC.
Nicki Minaj
Hey, my baby, Nicki!
Being the first woman to make the list is a big deal.
- You deserve a round of applause. - Thank you.
Especially, I haven't even put the album out yet.
Should've sent a thank-you note, you little ho
Now I'ma wrap your coffin with a bow
Nikki, she's just mad cause you took the spot
Word that bitch mad that...
You hit number 4 on Amazon 6 weeks before your album comes out.
Yo!
It's my first ever time to perform on the VMAs...
And I'm nervous. I know people can't wait to bash me.
It's the most talked about MC in the rap game: Nicki Minaj!
Pink friday, ho!
The 2011 Video Music Awards.
I'd like to win Best Hip Hop Video.
Best Hip Hop Video goes to:
Nicki Minaj!
Oh my goood!
- This is the mortgage. - Yes, it's for my mother.
- Woo! - Congratulations!
It's a very, very great day.
Did Nicki Minaj just drop the best album ever?
Best. Party. Over. Two. Days.
2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
Nicki Minaj!
Another MTV award!
It's my first time performing on the main stage at the VMAs,
there's a lot of pressure on this performance.
Someone needs to call an ambulance.
- What's wrong? - Has she got bitten?
What happened? She got bit? The snake bit her.
Oh my god, the snake bit her?
My voice begins to change. I felt my top loosen in the back.
When I'm faced with crazy adversities
I turn on a switch that I don't even know I have sometimes.
In 2016, she was named one of Time's 100 most influential people,
and she just released her highly anticipated
fourth studio album, Queen,
which is number one in over 85 countries.
- I know how close Drake and you are. - Yeah.
Did you tell him it was coming down the pipeline?
Yo, so you didn't even tell him?
That's my baby, I love him, you know that's my family.
- I'm excited about the VMAs. - It's gonna be very special.
Four years from now?
Four years is a time to have a child, but I would have to be married first.
There's a housewife somewhere inside of here.
Why isn't there a female rapper turned mogul?
I mean MOGUL, an empire that lives on
beyond your rap career.
I don't know why a woman haven't done it,
I just wanna be the first woman to do it, and I will be.
Ladies and gentlemen...
Rock and roll.