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Much like the real life queens she often emulates, Nicki Minaj has always been royalty. Just one year after she signed with Young Money, the Trinidadian star had already built an entire empire thanks to the success of her debut album, which followed hot on the heels of her first Grammy nomination and that monstrous verse with Kanye. Read more