nicki minaj is one of the most influential artist currently alive.
* a well needed thread *

1. according to a post on instagram, nicki minaj's face is painted on almost ever bus in kenya. some residents even refuse to get on buses without nicki's face.

2. nicki minaj revived the female rap category, and was part of the reason for female hip hops recent rise to the top. she has been a known inspiration and idol to every single popular rap girl as well.

3. nicki minaj is the reason streaming counts towards album sales because of a tweet made in 2015 regarding the pinkprint.

4. nicki minaj is the reason bundles dont directly contribute to the BB200 anymore. now all bundles must be also sold seperately for the sale to count.

5. nicki minaj is very charitable, and often contributes to trinidad, and new york (where she grew up). she also highly encourages her fans and people around the world to stay in school and graduate university.

6. nicki minaj is often politically involved and encourages her fans to do the same.

7. the company Fendi has admitted that after nicki has started wearing Fendi products (especially after Chun-Li), their sales have dramatically risen. this ended up with nicki having HER OWN line with fendi, called fendi prints on.

8. nicki minaj's features are known to have been the cause of success for some songs like Swalla, Swish Swish, Rake it Up, Monster, Bottoms Up, and Dip.

9. nicki has been an active supporter of the drag community. tweets from as early as 2014 show her watching drag race, and loving drag queens around the world. shes also been one of the most impersonated on RPDR's snatch game [twice]. shes also been the premier star for RPDR12