"$50K for a verse, no album out!" Nicki Minaj spits in the middle of her Earth-shattering guest spot on Kanye West's "Monster." Think about that for a second: When the track, which also features Jay Z, Rick Ross and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, first hit the radio in September 2010, Nicki still was months from dropping her first album, "Pink Friday."
We suspect the rapper/singer's probably commanding a bit more cash these days. Nicki, whose new album "The Pinkprint" dropped Monday, is the first and only woman to make Forbes magazine's Hip-Hop Cash Kings list-a feat she's repeated four years running, with earnings of $14 million in 2014.
How has she done it? Diversifying her assets-along with raw ambition.
"I'm not going to fall back from something because it's never been done before by a woman. It's time for a female Jay, a female Puffy," she told Forbes last year.
Here's a roundup of all of Nicki's sources of income we could find. Watch your backs, Jay and Puffy, um, Diddy, um, P. Diddy ...
MUSIC
TV
ENDORSEMENTS
MOVIES
PRODUCTS
SPECIAL GUEST
Nicki Minaj has popped up on tracks from some of the biggest names in hiphop. Here are some key players.
We suspect the rapper/singer's probably commanding a bit more cash these days. Nicki, whose new album "The Pinkprint" dropped Monday, is the first and only woman to make Forbes magazine's Hip-Hop Cash Kings list-a feat she's repeated four years running, with earnings of $14 million in 2014.
How has she done it? Diversifying her assets-along with raw ambition.
"I'm not going to fall back from something because it's never been done before by a woman. It's time for a female Jay, a female Puffy," she told Forbes last year.
Here's a roundup of all of Nicki's sources of income we could find. Watch your backs, Jay and Puffy, um, Diddy, um, P. Diddy ...
MUSIC
- "Pink Friday" (2010)
- "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (2012)
- "The Pinkprint" (2014)
- Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Reloaded tours (2012)
TV
- "American Idol" judge (2013)
- MTV European Music Awards host (2014)
ENDORSEMENTS
- Pepsi (2012)
- Adidas (2012)
- Nokia (2012)
- Beats Electronics/AT&T (2013
MOVIES
- "Ice Age: Continental Drift" (2012)
- "The Other Woman" (2014)
PRODUCTS
- Fragrances: Pink Friday (2012), Pink Friday Special Edition (2013), Minajesty (2013)
- OPI nail polish (2011)
- Kmart fashion line (2013, 2014)
- MAC makeup (2010, 2013)
- Custom Barbie (2011)
- Myx Fusions Moscato (2013, co-owner)
SPECIAL GUEST
Nicki Minaj has popped up on tracks from some of the biggest names in hiphop. Here are some key players.
- Lil Wayne:"Don't Stop, Won't Stop" (2007), "Still I Rise" (2008), "Mercy" (2013), MANY more
- Ciara:"I'm Out" (2013)
- Rick Ross: "You The Boss" (2011)
- Drake:"Up All Night" (2010), "Make Me Proud" (2011)
- Usher:"Lil' Freak" (2010)
- Kanye West:"Monster" (2010)
- Ludacris:"My Chick Bad" (2010)