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Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj is a rapper and singer from Trinidad and Tobago who rose to prominence in the early 2010s with her distinctive flow and persona. Known for her work in hip-hop and trap music, she has released multiple albums and collaborated extensively across pop, rap, and R&B. Her impact on rap and popular music has made her one of the most commercially successful female artists in the genre.

32 tracksHip-Hop· 2011–2023
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Nicki Minaj is a moderate-energy — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Hip-Hop
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Hip-Hop pocket.

How this compares to Hip-Hop

Across 32 analysed tracks, Nicki Minaj averages 54% energy — harder than 67% of individual Hip-Hop tracks.

Measured against 873 Hip-Hop tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 73–164 BPM with a median of 126 · predominantly minor keys (53% minor) · most common key: 12B (E Major) with 3 tracks.

BPM spread
70–74
1
75–79
2
80–84
1
85–89
1
90–94
1
95–99
3
100–104
2
105–109
1
110–114
2
120–124
1
125–129
7
130–134
3
135–139
3
140–144
1
145–149
1
150–154
1
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A11B12A32B13A13B14A4B15A35B36A26B7A7B8A28B19A19B10A110B311A11B112A312B3

Sound profile evolution

How Nicki Minaj’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Hip-Hop tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2011–2017·10 tracks
2018–2023·20 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Hip-Hop
What changed

Nicki Minaj's sound has stayed broadly consistent across this catalog window — release tempos and production palette have held to the same character.

Release volume by decade

14
2010s
16
2020s

Tracks in catalog

32 total · sortable
Beauty And A Beat album art
Beauty And A Beat
Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber
128 BPM · 8B · Pop · 54% Sustainer
Pop
128
8B · C maj
54%Sustainer
2021
Starships album art
Starships
Nicki Minaj
125 BPM · 10A · Hip-Hop · 61% Builder
Hip-Hop
125
10A · B min
61%Builder
2012
Super Bass album art
Super Bass
Nicki Minaj
127 BPM · 1B · Hip-Hop · 51% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
127
1B · B maj
51%Sustainer
2011
Tusa album art
Tusa
Nicki Minaj, Karol G
101 BPM · 10B · Latin · 43% Sustainer
Latin
101
10B · D maj
43%Sustainer
2019
Va Va Voom album art
Va Va Voom
Nicki Minaj
127 BPM · 5B · Hip-Hop · 57% Builder
Hip-Hop
127
5B · E♭ maj
57%Builder
2012
Beez In The Trap album art
Beez In The Trap
Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz
75 BPM · 4B · Hip-Hop · 49% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
75
4B · A♭ maj
49%Sustainer
2012
Plain Jane REMIX album art
Plain Jane REMIX
Nicki Minaj, A$AP Ferg
85 BPM · 5B · Trap / Future Bass · 64% Builder
Trap / Future Bass
85
5B · E♭ maj
64%Builder
2017
MotorSport album art
MotorSport
Nicki Minaj, Migos, Cardi B
138 BPM · 10B · Hip-Hop · 44% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
138
10B · D maj
44%Sustainer
2017
Anaconda album art
Anaconda
Nicki Minaj
130 BPM · 12A · Hip-Hop · 66% Builder
Hip-Hop
130
12A · C♯ min
66%Builder
2014
Super Freaky Girl album art
Super Freaky Girl
Nicki Minaj
133 BPM · 8A · Hip-Hop · 51% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
133
8A · A min
51%Sustainer
2022
FTCU album art
FTCU
Nicki Minaj
73 BPM · 5B · Hip-Hop · 55% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
73
5B · E♭ maj
55%Sustainer
2023
Chun-Li album art
Chun-Li
Nicki Minaj
97 BPM · 1A · Trap / Future Bass · 64% Builder
Trap / Future Bass
97
1A · A♭ min
64%Builder
2018
Princess Diana album art
Princess Diana
Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice
148 BPM · 12B · Hip-Hop · 51% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
148
12B · E maj
51%Sustainer
2023
BIG BANK album art
BIG BANK
Nicki Minaj, YG, 2 Chainz, Big Sean
102 BPM · 9A · Trap / Future Bass · 54% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
102
9A · E min
54%Sustainer
2018
Bang Bang album art
Bang Bang
Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, Ariana Grande
75 BPM · 5A · Pop · 50% Sustainer
Pop
75
5A · C min
50%Sustainer
2014
Pink Friday Girls album art
Pink Friday Girls
Nicki Minaj
127 BPM · 2B · Hip-Hop · 76% Peak time
Hip-Hop
127
2B · F♯ maj
76%Peak time
2023
Everybody album art
Everybody
Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert
138 BPM · 8A · Hip-Hop · 51% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
138
8A · A min
51%Sustainer
2023
Yikes album art
Yikes
Nicki Minaj
150 BPM · 5A · Trap / Future Bass · 51% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
150
5A · C min
51%Sustainer
2020
Red Ruby Da Sleeze album art
Red Ruby Da Sleeze
Nicki Minaj
99 BPM · 2A · Hip-Hop · 52% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
99
2A · E♭ min
52%Sustainer
2023
Tukoh Taka - Official FIFA Fan Festival™ Anthem album art
Tukoh Taka - Official FIFA Fan Festival™ Anthem
Nicki Minaj, Maluma, Myriam Fares, FIFA Sound
124 BPM · 6A · Latin · 55% Builder
Latin
124
6A · G min
55%Builder
2022
Say So album art
Say So
Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat
111 BPM · 11B · Trap / Future Bass · 47% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
111
11B · A maj
47%Sustainer
2020
Crocodile Teeth - Remix album art
Crocodile Teeth - Remix
Nicki Minaj, Skillibeng
107 BPM · 12A · Hip-Hop · 38% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
107
12A · C♯ min
38%Sustainer
2021
Boo'd Up - Remix album art
Boo'd Up - Remix
Nicki Minaj, Quavo, Ella Mai
164 BPM · 3A · R&B · 47% Sustainer
R&B
164
3A · B♭ min
47%Sustainer
2018
Move Ya Hips album art
Move Ya Hips
Nicki Minaj, A$AP Ferg, MadeinTYO
144 BPM · 12B · Trap / Future Bass · 58% Builder
Trap / Future Bass
144
12B · E maj
58%Builder
2020
I Luv Dem Strippers album art
I Luv Dem Strippers
Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz
138 BPM · 6A · Trap / Future Bass · 37% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
138
6A · G min
37%Sustainer
2012
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Artists that mix with Nicki Minaj

We scored every transition between Nicki Minaj’s 32 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 81 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Chris Brown

32 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 16 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Say So - Original Version → Residuals · 10B → 11B · +4 BPM · 90 chemistry

Drake

37 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 17 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Future

34 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 14 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Red Ruby Da Sleeze → Alice · 2A → 1A · +6 BPM · 84 chemistry

Jay-Z

40 of the 768 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 18 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Kanye West

42 of the 1,248 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.2. They come from 19 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Kendrick Lamar

23 of the 768 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 12 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Whole Lotta Choppas (Remix) [feat. Nicki Minaj] → Big Shot · 2A → 3A · +2 BPM · 86 chemistry

Lil Wayne

28 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 15 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

TroyBoi

35 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 11 different Nicki Minaj tracks.

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Nicki Minaj by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Nicki Minaj, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Young Money
100%
Not in our catalog yet
JT
95%
1 track in catalog · Hip-Hop · no artist page yet
London On Da Track
74%
Not in our catalog yet
City Girls
68%
4 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Yo Gotti
61%
19 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Bia
51%
7 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Latto
49%
5 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop
Foxy Brown
48%
1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet
Jesy Nelson
45%
Not in our catalog yet
Trina
43%
1 track in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet
Iggy Azalea
43%
3 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Doja Cat
40%
22 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Saweetie
40%
6 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop
Summer Walker
37%
2 tracks in catalog · R&B · no artist page yet
Rihanna
36%
18 tracks in catalog · Pop

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Nicki Minaj play at?+

Nicki Minaj's tracks in our catalog range from 73 to 164 BPM, with a median of 126 BPM. Across 32 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Nicki Minaj's tracks in?+

Nicki Minaj's tracks are mostly in minor keys (53% minor across 32 tracks). The most common single key is 12B (E Major) with 3 tracks.

What artists mix well with Nicki Minaj?+

We scored every transition between Nicki Minaj's 32 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 81 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Chris Brown, Drake, Future are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Say So - Original Version into Residuals, 10B to 11B, 90 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Nicki Minaj?+

Nicki Minaj sits closest to Young Money, JT, London On Da Track in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Nicki Minaj most active?+

Our catalog has Nicki Minaj releases spanning 2011 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 2020s.