Nicki Minaj
The rapper with five MTV Video Music Awards and two Vevo 24-hour viewing records.
Nicki Minaj has been featured in 89 music videos (55 as a lead artist and 51 as a featured artist), nine commercials, and four documentaries. She has also appeared in four films: the animated *The Angry Birds Movie 2* (voicing a pink bird named Pinky), *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (voicing the woolly mammoth Steffie), *Barbershop: The Next Cut* (playing a sassy recruit named Draya), and *The Other Woman* (playing Lydia, an opinionated law-firm assistant). In 2009, she signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment and released her first solo music video under the label for the single "Massive Attack" in March 2010.
- Affiliation
- Young Money Entertainment
- First Major Collaboration
- The Life of Pablo Era
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
Minaj released the first music video from *Pink Friday*, "Your Love," in July 2010. Directed by Director X, it premiered on MTV and featured Michael Jai White as her love interest. She later released "Super Bass" as the fifth single from *Pink Friday*, with its music video dropping on May 5, 2011, noted particularly for the "glow in the dark" lap-dance scene. She has accumulated 20 music videos on her Vevo account with over 100 million views. Her MTV Video Music Awards include Best Hip Hop Video for "Super Bass" (2011), "Anaconda" (2015), and "Chun-Li" (2018); Best Female Video for "Starships" (2012); and Best Power Anthem as a feature in Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" (2019).
In Their Own Story
Minaj set the Vevo 24-hour viewing record with two separate videos on her channel: "Stupid Hoe" and "Anaconda." The latter earned 19.6 million views within its first 24 hours of release. These milestones underscore her ability to command massive audience attention upon release, a feat matched by few artists in the platform's history.
Reader's Guide
Nicki Minaj's music video career is marked by record-breaking numbers and award-winning visuals. She has 89 music videos total—55 as a lead artist and 51 as a featured artist. Her Vevo channel holds 20 videos with over 100 million views each. She has won five MTV Video Music Awards for her video work: Best Hip Hop Video for "Super Bass" (2011), "Anaconda" (2015), and "Chun-Li" (2018); Best Female Video for "Starships" (2012); and Best Power Anthem for her feature on Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" (2019). Her first solo music video under Young Money Entertainment was for "Massive Attack" in March 2010. The video for "Your Love" (July 2010) was directed by Director X and premiered on MTV. "Super Bass" (May 5, 2011) became iconic for its "glow in the dark" lap-dance scene. She also holds the Vevo 24-hour viewing record twice: first with "Stupid Hoe" and then with "Anaconda," which earned 19.6 million views in its first day.
Did You Know?
- Nicki Minaj has been featured in 89 music videos—55 as a lead artist and 51 as a featured artist.
- She has five MTV Video Music Awards: Best Hip Hop Video for 'Super Bass' (2011), 'Anaconda' (2015), and 'Chun-Li' (2018); Best Female Video for 'Starships' (2012); and Best Power Anthem for 'Hot Girl Summer' (2019).
- Minaj set the Vevo 24-hour viewing record twice, with 'Stupid Hoe' and 'Anaconda' (19.6 million views in 24 hours).
- Her first solo music video under Young Money Entertainment was for 'Massive Attack' in March 2010.
- The music video for 'Super Bass' (May 5, 2011) is noted for its 'glow in the dark' lap-dance scene.
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