Popular rapper Nicki Minaj will celebrate her 38th birthday on December 8, 2020. The celebrated musician is known for her catchy beats and quirky lyrics that stick with the audience for a long time. On the occasion of Nicki Minaj's birthday, here is a look at five of her most loved songs that need to be checked out right away. An impenitent, bold and opinionated woman, Minaj happens to make some people uneasy, while the others can't help but be inspired by her aura. Hailed as "the most influential female rapper of all time" by a New York Times editor, Minaj was born on December 8, 1982 as Onika Tanya Maraj in Trinidad. She loves Indian food, culture and Bollywood. Born to parents of mixed origins, Minaj is one-quarter Indian. Her father Robert Maraj is of Indo-Trinidadian origins, her mother Carol Maraj is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Following a life of struggle and hardships in Trinidad,Minaj's family moved to Queens, New York when she was five. The Bang Bang rapper had previously mentioned how she had "a traumatic childhood due to her alcoholic and abusive father, Robert, who once set the family's home on fire while her mother was inside," once a leading media reported. In 2010, Nicki Minaj became the first-ever female solo artist to have a total of seven simultaneous singles US Billboard Hot 100! Here's wishing Nicki Minaj a very Happy Birthday! Birthday: Milind Gaba is singer as well as an actor, famous by the name 'MG' December 6th A Great Day: Wishing a Happy Birthday to Jasprit Bumrah KGF star Yash celebrated daughter Aaira's birthday in a grand manner, see these photos