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Roman Zolanski

Roman is a gay male, not a woman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.113.112.169 (talk) 04:17, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Since I can't do it myself... can an administrator please clear up the choppiness of a sentence in the first paragraph?

It reads "is a recording artist acquiring fame after being signed to Young Money."

I believe it should read "is a recording artist who acquired fame after being signed to Young Money." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zachsafteryou (talk • contribs) 23:53, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

her accent is mockney not typical british! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.6.83.158 (talk) 23:29, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

(Not sure where this question should go...) Was Minaj in Every Girl, the first single of Young Money Entertainment's We Are Young Money album? I cleaned up the English in the second paragraph of the 2007-2009 section, but I also removed reference to the Every Girl single because I think Minaj wasn't on it. She's not listed on the Every Girl page or the relevant tracklist for the album. Magnabonzo (talk) 01:24, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

The person [above] is correct, Roman Zolanski is a gay male. The other facts stated about him, and his mother, are true. In her televised documentary titled "My Time Now" she discusses Roman and how he came to be, stating that he is a gay male who was born out of rage. She also states that he says the things she cannot.

http://www.spin.com/articles/nicki-minajs-roman-zolanski-alter-ego-brief-biography Please clear this untrue statement up as soon as possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.220.183.43 (talk) 07:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Edit Request, December 7

Under Personal Life, please remove the link to the Kinsey Scale entry in the following sentence: "There are so many shades in the middle, and you’ve got to let people feel comfortable with saying what they want to say when they want to say it."

This is just bad form generally, and probably violates some BLP guideline. She didn't state she was talking about the Kinsey Scale specifically or even indicate she knew of its existence. Besides, the scale is just one measure of the thing, not the thing itself (i.e. she's talking about a range of sexualities, not the psychological evaluation/analysis of a range of sexualities). 71.192.247.162 (talk) 09:51, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

 Done --Jnorton7558 (talk) 22:31, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Profile picture

This picture of Nicki Minaj is very unflattering. can we please be a little more respectful and use a decent picture? perhaps this one http://mypinkfriday.com/media/photos/13651/377931 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.144.8 (talk) 19:31, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

We're not allowed to use copyrighted photos such as those (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 20:56, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Other Ventures

It should be noted that she has released SIX different shades of nail polish through OPI and has released TWO different lipsticks with MAC. She is also trying to get into fashion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rapfan45 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

How is the number of shades relevant? (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 11:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

How is it not relevant?--74.179.215.67 (talk) 00:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Because the article is about Minaj, not her cosmetics line. Fantastic argument though - really helps to gain new WP:CONSENSUS (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 11:52, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Personal Life

Is the following fact really needed? "In July 2011, Minaj's cousin Nicholas was murdered near his home in Brooklyn, New York City.[66]"? I find it to be non-relevant to her personal life. 98.235.252.188 (talk) 08:45, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Did it have an effect on her, her personality, her writing? (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 13:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Musical style

SHE NEEDS a musical style section !!! she has different syles shes pop/R&b/RAP and also ass her different accents every artist have one of these Nicki is a huge icon and even just her Wikipedia page will make people think of her that way and also change the picture to something more recent because that really doesnt represnt her style and image now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77084037@N03/6914001397/ < Nicki Minaj in MAC store in New York City.

We're not allowed to use those photos, due to WP:COPYRIGHT. See the image use policy for more (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:25, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Nicki minaj

Nicki was with young money back when lil wayne was releasing the Drought 3, In 2007. She appears on "cant stop, wont stop" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.28.195.34 (talk) 21:01, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Minaj/ménage reference

Even in Nicki Minaj's earliest work, it is clear that the name "Minaj" is sexual innuendo—a pseudo-Hindi version of ménage based off her actual last name, Maraj. I think this is worth noting in the article as sexuality was a very important part of her image before she gained her current fame. Before all of today's rappers did their "have a ménage like Nick" punchlines, Nicki herself did them and it's clear that this was an important reflection of her act at the time; even a few more recent songs like "Lil Freak" and "Monster" have such jokes included. I cannot edit this article myself, but I do believe that this is of great significance as means of explaining her stage name. Mhavril39 (talk) 09:34, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

With a valid reference to support the intent of her name to sound like this (which, as a French speaker, it is obvious), it becomes original research, and this not allowable. For example, Bruce Cockburn has nothing to do with a flaming penis (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:09, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 6 March 2012

The Wikipedia page for Nicki Minaj has a mistake in it. Nicki was born in 1984 not 1982 as it is stated here Nicki's account on her Website so please fix that as soon as you can. Thanks! --Dylzaar (talk) 16:26, 7 March 2012 (UTC) Dylan Lee

Please see the archives for this page for the long history. In short: an police report has been accepted by WP:CONSENSUS as showing her true DOB. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 17:02, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 11 March 2012

I would like to change the picture for her main page to one of her from the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

Wikiblogg113 (talk) 03:25, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

 Not done You'll not only need to obtain consensus for a change of images ~ however, we'll need to see the image first, too. Thank you, -- MST☆R ^{(Chat Me!)} 03:36, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Nicki Minaj Picture

It is not a very good picture of her and she barely looks like that. Here is a much better picture. http://mypinkfriday.com/media/photos/9251/215851

98.169.33.3 (talk) 03:38, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

 Not done - That image is copyrighted, not free to use. -- MST☆R ^{(Chat Me!)} 03:42, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request - 2004 WWE release

The article makes it sound like she wasn't really active until 2007, but in 2004, with The Hood$tars she did the vocals on Victoria's entrance music, "Don't Mess With," that was released on ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol. 6. There, she was credited as Nicki Maraj. This is verified by an official press release at the time of the album's release: http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=11223. I think this is a pretty notable event that should be added, since it was a commercial release on a Top 40-reaching album a few years before she hit it "big." — Chad1m ^Email Talk _Cont. 18:59, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 March 2012

Her birth date in this is wrong, Nicki Minaj was born in 1984 and is 27, not 29 years old. Please fix this error

108.132.1.149 (talk) 00:13, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Begoon ^talk 00:17, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Other ventures

Please may you add an Other ventures section to Nicki Minaj's. I dont see why the person who controls this page is so petty and stubborn, you should also take other consideration being that your not the only one who goes on Nicki Minaj's Wikipedia. If you such a Nicki Minaj FAN/STAN than you WOULD KNOW she has OTHER VENTURES how many references do WE need to prove. It's been all over Tv,her Twitter account, and other places. She had a MAC Lipstick in November 2010 I believe called "Pink 4 Friday" which was sold out in 2 hours. Also she has her own nails with OPI "Its MAC,OPI, and a fragrance too, appareal I'm dominating in every avenue" - From Make Me Proud with Drake. And also her Viva Glam Lipstick with Ricky Martin.And this has alot to do with Nicki Minaj this is showing her as a businesswoman. Other rappers/singers have Other venture sections on their page so obviously it does apply to them. She also is the new face of Pepsi "Pop" on Forbes.com, and

She also shot a Pepsi commercial in Argentina. There is footage on Youtube. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.223.193.157 (talk) 03:40, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Nicki Pink 4 Friday proof > http://www.osochic.com/2010/11/mac-nicki-minaj-pink-4-friday-lipstick.html

OPI > http://www.opi.com/ < HER NAME RIGHT DOWN THERE

viva-glam . http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/nicki-minaj-and-ricky-martin-promote-mac-new-campaign-hiv-aids-awareness-latin-america_n_1282031.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.223.193.157 (talk) 23:31, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request 3/14/12

It says in the article that Check It Out is her most successful single to date in Europe, but Starships just made it to the #3 spot in the UK, making Nicki Minaj the highest-charting female rapper on the UK charts. http://popcrush.com/nicki-minaj-u-k-record-starships/

Also, Superbass hit 4 million digital sales, making it the first song by a female rapper to reach that number. http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-11-2012-songs-either-way-003340950.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thankmelater18 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

The bottom of this webpage is a real mess: the 'wiki' code is actually displayed to the user!

You guys have really buggered up the bottom of this webpage! Something tells me I'm not supposed to be seeing the following:

{{Navbox |name = Young Money Entertainment |bodyclass = hlist |title = Young Money Entertainment

|group1 = Founder |list1 =

   Lil Wayne

|group2 = Artists |list2 =

   Cory Gunz
   Drake
   Gudda Gudda
   Jae Millz
   Lil Chuckee
   Lil Twist
   Mack Maine
   Nicki Minaj
   Christina Milian
   Shanell
   T-Streets
   Tyga
   AC and YE

|group3 = Former artists |list3 =

   Boo
   Curren$y
   Kidd Kidd
   Omarion
   [[AC and YE

|group4 = Studio albums |list4 =

   We Are Young Money

|group5 = Singles |list5 =

   "Every Girl"
   "BedRock"
   "Roger That"
   [gold by ac and YE
   [swag king by ac and YE

}} Chris (talk) 23:16, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Found the cause of the problem, it was on this template. Thanks, Chris.Giles! Acalamari 23:22, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 22 March 2012

she was abducted by aliens at age 10 and returned at age 19 to become a female rapper

KhuslenBatuur (talk) 21:46, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Bility (talk) 22:26, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicki has other ventures besides being a rapper — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.223.193.157 (talk) 19:06, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

"Previous nationalities or the country of birth"...

..."should not be mentioned in the opening sentence unless they are relevant to the subject's notability" according to WP:OPENPARAGRAPH. Whoever can edit this page, please remove "Trinidadian-born" from the opening sentence. She is an American musician and became notable as such. --Garik 11 (talk) 21:15, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Nicki also collaborated with Madonna for another song from her album

Not just Give Me All Your Luvin' but also a track called "I Don't Give A". She revealed the track list less than a week before its released and so this information just arose now. I reckon it should be worth mentioning in this article and also since she's the only featured artist for that song not like GMAYL. Just a short sentence would be fine. Bleubeatle (talk) 07:43, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Alright looks like the protection is gone so I was able to edit this. Bleubeatle (talk) 05:35, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Request!

May you add other ventures section please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.223.193.157 (talk) 18:25, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Consensus, based on prior discussion, is that her other ventures are not notable enough for a mention here. You'll need to provide reliable sources that show they are before that section will get added. —C.Fred (talk) 00:23, 12 April 2012 (UTC)