Minaj is one million sales away from the record.
Nicki Minaj had a rough year in 2018. For months, her fans were curious about her whereabouts after she seemingly fell off the map. After stepping out from behind her veil of privacy, Minaj engaged in a feuds with countless other celebrities and as a result found herself making headlines that had nothing to do with her music for a large portion of the year. Still, she was able to show and prove with a new album, Queen, much to the delight of her fans. Minaj did have an infamous social media meltdown after not reaching number one on Billboard with her latest album, but she’ll soon be number one in the world if she can keep selling music.
According to Chart Data, Minaj has sold 99 million units through albums, singles, and features certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. She is only one million in sales away from becoming the first female rapper to reach 100 million in sales. Minaj should have no trouble selling a million more units across singles and features, and her album Queen is still bringing in a decent amount of streams every week. The Young Money signee has come a long way since the days when Lil Wayne rapped on the “Upgrade U” remix “And I just signed a chick named Nicki Minaj.”
Peep the chart data info below:
.@NICKIMINAJ now has 99 million RIAA certified units across albums, singles and features.
She's expected to be the first female rapper to hit 100 million units.
— chart data (@chartdata) January 2, 2019
