Minaj received her first Grammy nomination for the song 'My Chick Bad', a collaboration with Ludacris.

Minaj won her first BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, a title she would hold for five consecutive years.

Minaj was included in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.

Minaj surpassed Aretha Franklin's record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries by a female artist.