Photos: Nicki Minaj through the years

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Photos: Nicki Minaj through the years

Images of rapper and artist Nicki Minaj throughout her time in the public eye.

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Recording artist Nicki Minaj visits and performs at BET's 106 & PARTY's New Years Eve special at BET Studios on December 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Recording artist Nicki Minaj visits BET's 106 & Park at BET Studios on March 31, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Rapper Nicki Minaj arrives at The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Singer Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Singer Madonna performs with Nicki Minaj during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Nicki Minaj attends the MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam Party at Stage 37 on February 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Nicki Minaj signs copies of her number one album 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded' at HMV Whiteleys on April 19, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Danny Martindale/Getty Images)

WESTWOOD, CA - JANUARY 09: (L-R) Singer Mariah Carey, musician Keith Urban, and singer Nicki Minaj onstage during a live Q&A during the season premiere screening of Fox's 'American Idol' at Royce Hall, UCLA on January 9, 2013 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 01: Singer Nicki Minaj attends her Kmart collection private event at Fig & Olive Melrose Place on March 1, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Recording artist Nicki Minaj (L) and rapper Lil Wayne perform onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Safaree Samuels (L) and Nicki Minaj attend the Herve Leger By Max Azria fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on September 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014)

WESTWOOD, CA - APRIL 21: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was processed using digital filters.) Singer Nicki Minaj attends the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox's 'The Other Woman' at Regency Village Theatre on April 21, 2014 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Nicki Minaj performs at Fashion Rocks 2014 at the Barclays center on September 9, 2014 in New York, United States. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Recording artists Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Ariana Grande perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30: (L-R) Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and Madonna onstage at the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 28: Carol Maraj (L) and rapper Nicki Minaj attends the 2015 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 20: Beyonce (L) and Nicki Minaj perform onstage during TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for TIDAL)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Fashion designer Jeremy Scott and rapper Nicki Minaj attend the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Rappers Rick Ross, Future, Nicki Minaj and August Alsina perform onstage during the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 02: Kim Kardashian West (L) and honoree Nicki Minaj attend the Daily Front Row's 3rd Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards at Sunset Tower Hotel on April 2, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Nicki Minaj attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US Weekly)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj and Nas attend hip hop artist Nas' private birthday dinner, presented by Hennessy, the world's best-selling Cognac, at The Pool Lounge in New York City on September 13, 2017. Hennessy celebrates artists such as Nas who continue to push the limits of potential to "Never stop. Never settle." Guests enjoyed a variety of Hennessy cocktails including Nas' signature drink - The Big Apple, along with a classic V.S.O.P Privilége Sazerac and X.O on ice. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Hennessy)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Recording artists Madonna and Nicki Minaj attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for New York Magazine)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Recording artist Nicki Minaj visits and performs at BET's 106 & PARTY's New Years Eve special at BET Studios on December 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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