Nicki Minaj's Current Stage Name Wasn't Her First Choice

Rapper Nicki Minaj has labored under her moniker for years, however the stage name wasn't her first choice. Here's why she modified her name.

One of the most iconic rappers of all time, Nicki Minaj has never been shy with regards to talking about her past. Although she has observed tons of good fortune over the course of her occupation, she's always been open and fair with her enthusiasts.

And whilst the whole global is accustomed to her stage name, it seems that "Nicki Minaj" wasn't the artist's first choice.

So, why did Nicki Minaj trade her name?

Here's what she had to say about why her name isn't what she wanted it to be, and what her actual name in truth is.

Why did Nicki Minaj alternate her name?

Unfortunately, Nicki has always hated the remaining name "Minaj." In an interview with The Guardian from 2012, she said that her last name, Maraj, was once modified by way of someone within the track trade when she first signed to a label. "One of the first production deals I signed, the guy wanted my name to be Minaj and I fought him tooth and nail," she stated. "But he convinced me. I've always hated it."

While the artist is not keen on her stage name, she's not keen on her delivery name both. The artist thank you the interviewer from The Guardian for complimenting the first name she was born with, Onika, however says she doesn't adore it. "My rule is, whatever you were calling me four years ago [in 2008] is what you should be calling me now," she says, "because I don't like it when my family or close friends call me Nicki Minaj. To me, I'm not Nicki Minaj when I'm with them."

Later on within the interview, the rapper explains that Nicki Minaj isn't exactly her. It's extra of an regulate ego and personality she puts on when she's acting or making public appearances. "I feel it's like one big theatre piece," she says. "It's a show."

What is Nicki Minaj's actual name?

Nicki's complete name is Onika Tanya Maraj. Probably since she's not a large fan of her first name, her pals name her Nicki or Cooky. Plus, her remaining name sounds so much like Minaj as it used to be the root for her stage name. However, she does not point out why the person who made her change her name felt so strongly about what the alias would do for her occupation.

Who is aware of, now that Nicki is so established, there most definitely is nothing preventing her from taking a page out of Diddy's ebook and changing her name to no matter she wants it to be, as time and again as she wants to.

Nicki recently made a giant change to her name when she married her husband, Kenneth Petty. And now that the couple has their first child, we hope that Mrs. Petty is a minimum of happy with her remaining name.

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