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Minaj's birthdate has been discussed here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. The current consensus is to list 1982 as her birthday. Please establish consensus before changing this information.

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2017

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Update the current picture. Nicki Minaj at a Halloween party in 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/135504457@N06/22526677430

Not done: Wikipedia articles cannot display externally hosted images. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 06:13, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Further, I question whether "hotcelebwallpapers" really owns the image and has released it into the public domain. —C.Fred (talk) 12:49, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Where did onika actually grow IP in ?

Roykuchy (talk) 18:42, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2017

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Add "model" as occupation. Reference: ^[1] Gimleey2 (talk) 19:34, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Nicki Minaj Just Signed a Major Modeling Contract". Vogue. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

Not done: Your user rights changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:26, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio?

Hi, can someone check whether this file (already used on fr:wp and en:wp) is really an 'own work' of the uploader or a copyvio. Thank you — Sincerely カビル 21:43, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2017

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"change Devincio (talk) 19:20, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 21:03, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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She's not American?

I don't know if this' been discussed before, but in this interview with Vogue she specifically says "I’m not American, I’m Trini." Her intro should be "...Trinidadian rapper..." Cornerstonepicker (talk) 08:43, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Jennica: @AlexWikiIDK: for opinions. Cornerstonepicker (talk) 19:30, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm seeing sources that say she has dual citizenship. 1, ". Minaj moved from Trinidad and Tobago to Queens when she was five, but we can't find out what her immigration status was at the time." 2. --Jennica✿ / ^talk 20:02, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Cornerstonepicker: I'm sorry, but I am confused, why are we talking about Nicki and if I ever said anything about Nicki Minaj, I have Possibly put American, if not then I made a mistake but i believe it is not your job to correct me and @@Jennica:. And I also believe that I have put American Whenever I put something with Nicki. If I ever edited something and says my name on it, that means I edited a Specific part of the Page and not the Trinidadian-American Rapper part. Whatever you are talking about (lol) but my work is done.

                                          -Alex

[1] "Nicki Minaj Just Signed a Major Modeling Contract". Vogue. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

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