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Style History: Nicki Minaj
When's the last time a rapper came onto the scene and topped the charts by way of features, before even releasing a solo album? And won the hearts of all types of music listeners? And got millions of female fans to take off their shirts so their breasts could be signed? Now name the last time such a rapper in question was a lady. Nope, we're not talking about Drake, we're talking about his Young Money label mate Nicki Minaj. Our cover girl is the talk of the town. She's got Kanye, Weezy, and Eminem cosigning heavy and has Lil Kim sulking in the corner. Her curves are the hottest to hit the blogs since Amber Rose, and we can't get enough. Nicki's debut album, Pink Friday, drops this week and we're celebrating by rifling through photos of her sartorial ascendancy. As unique and weird as her tastes can be sometimes, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. And some of these definitely need to be remembered. This Style History is Barbie, bitch!