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Onika Tanya Maraj was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago on December 8, 1982. Her parents Robert Maraj, a financial executive and part-time gospel singer, and Carol Maraj, also a gospel singer, are Trinidadians of African heritage, with Robert additionally of Asian Indian heritage. Carol worked in payroll and accounting departments during Minaj's youth. Minaj's father was addicted to alcohol and other drugs, and had a violent temper, burning down their house in December 1987. She has two siblings.
As a small child, Minaj and a sibling lived with her grandmother in Saint James. Her mother, who had moved to The Bronx , New York to attend Monroe College and brought her husband six months later,
brought them to Queens , New York, when Minaj was 5. By then the family had a house on West 147th Street. Minaj recalled, "I don’t think I had a lot of discipline in my household. My mom motivated me, but it wasn’t a strict household. I kind of wanted a strict household." Minaj successfully auditioned for admission to LaGuardia High School in
Manhattan , which focuses on visual and performing arts. After graduation, Minaj wanted to become an actress, and she was cast in the Off-Broadway play
In Case You Forget in 2001. When her acting career failed to take off, at age 19 she worked as a waitress at Red Lobster in the Bronx , but was fired for discourtesy to customers. She said she was fired from "at least fifteen jobs" for similar reasons.
She also worked as an administrative assistant, in customer service and as an office manager for a
Wall Street business.
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Onika Tanya Maraj was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago on December 8, 1982. Her parents Robert Maraj, a financial executive and part-time gospel singer, and Carol Maraj, also a gospel singer, are Trinidadians of African heritage, with Robert additionally of Asian Indian heritage. Carol worked in payroll and accounting departments during Minaj's youth. Minaj's father was addicted to alcohol and other drugs, and had a violent temper, burning down their house in December 1987. She has two siblings.
As a small child, Minaj and a sibling lived with her grandmother in Saint James. Her mother, who had moved to The Bronx , New York to attend Monroe College and brought her husband six months later,
brought them to Queens , New York, when Minaj was 5. By then the family had a house on West 147th Street. Minaj recalled, "I don’t think I had a lot of discipline in my household. My mom motivated me, but it wasn’t a strict household. I kind of wanted a strict household." Minaj successfully auditioned for admission to LaGuardia High School in
Manhattan , which focuses on visual and performing arts. After graduation, Minaj wanted to become an actress, and she was cast in the Off-Broadway play
In Case You Forget in 2001. When her acting career failed to take off, at age 19 she worked as a waitress at Red Lobster in the Bronx , but was fired for discourtesy to customers. She said she was fired from "at least fifteen jobs" for similar reasons.
She also worked as an administrative assistant, in customer service and as an office manager for a
Wall Street business.
www.wikipedia.com
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