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Age

what happened to her name, written in hindi?? In this interview from January she says that she's 26. Could someone source the fact that she's 28 before I change it?--Deely1 16:33, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The age that is presently in the article is already sourced. Stating your age is not a WP:RS - I'm sure you've read this entire talkpage to see that (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 16:34, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nah I haven't read the talk page at all but I don't see how if she says her own age it isn't considered reliable when if someone else says her age it is.--Deely1 16:42, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I say that I have a 10" penis ... does the fact that I say it in an interview and on youtube make it true? (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 16:55, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So does it make it true if I say that you do indeed have a 10" penis? By the way where's the source that says that she's 28?--Deely1 17:01, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That depends, are you a reliable source? LOL ... see the thread above called DOB, there's a link to the police report that has been determined to be reliable. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 17:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, it seems that you've looked very well into the matter... Is that police report definitely reliable though?--Deely1 17:10, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As you saw from the discussion, I disagreed at first - however, if she had lied on her police report, there would have been serious repercussions ... TMZ seems to have been reliable related to this type of incident in the past - they have nothing to gain by having altered the document themselves, so consensus has been to accept it. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 17:14, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good to me :) --Deely1 17:16, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

When the police take a report, they already have your photo ID in their hand - they don't just take your word for it as to your name, age, etc., they insist you show them your ID. Your Driver's license has your full name and date of birth listed. The police must have had Nicki's drivers license or other photo ID right there as they filled out the report... it's standard operating procedure. Therefore the police report is credible. As a side note: most celebrities shave a few years off their age - Eminem admits to doing this early in his career, and I know some celebrities who were a few years older than me when they started, now I'm a few years older than they are. LOL. 68.125.160.10 (talk) 00:47, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I was just about to say the same thing as a bunch of others. And as a True Barb and part of Team Minaj, I find that it is very disrespectful to have her information (namely her birth date) wrong. Please ameliorate this page by correcting this information immediately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sexymamasita 314 (talk • contribs) 21:46, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Disrespectful? There's a source for the date that's in the article. Find a proper WP:RS and we'll be very happy to change it (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 22:04, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

(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)[reply]

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)[reply]

You need to change her height!

On here in "Early Life," it says Nicki is 6'3". She is not 6'3", she is 5'4". THATS A BIG DIFFERENCE!! Just saying! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.21.60 (talk) 21:30, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Other ventures

YOU NEED TO ADD A OTHER VENTURES TO HER ARTICLE BECAUSE SHE HAS HAD THE Pink 4 FRIDAY LIPSTICK FROM MAC. and her NEW OPI NAIL COLLECTION AND IF YOU DONT NEED ANY REFERENCES BECUASE ITS ALL OVER THE NEWS. I hate how whoever did her article doesnt add more information her when she is just as important as Lady GaGa and Rihanna. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.88.13.255 (talk) 01:32, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Um, all over the news or not, references are always required (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:22, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded

nicki minaj released her set date and album name for run up to pink friday that is Pink Fiday:Roman Reloaded comes out valentines day 2012 2-14-12 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.38.150.74 (talk) 06:06, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Nicki Minaj was born December 8, 1984

98.179.0.170 (talk) 05:20, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the other conversations on the page about her age. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 07:51, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please also refer to the sourced information in the article itself, most especially Reference #1 and Note #1, both of which appear below:

Reference #1: "Dallas Police Department Report" (PDF). TMZ.Com. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

Note #1: Minaj's birthyear has been reported in various media outlets as being 1984. The most definitive source, however, is the official Dallas

Police Report from July 2011 which states her birthdate is 12/08/1982.

-Shearonink (talk) 16:59, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Several sources show that Nicki Minaj was born December 8, 1984 not December 8, 1982. Biographies on google, about.com, aceshowbiz, etc. show she is only 26 not 28.

98.179.0.170 (talk) 05:31, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the other conversations on the page about her age. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 07:51, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

buzz single edit

This would be a helpful link for the term buzz single: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promotional_recording#Buzz_single Mgrinnell (talk) 04:51, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request, December 7

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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)[reply]

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

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