Photography Jeff Bark, Styling Robbie SpencerMusic / NewsNicki Minaj has become the most awarded female rapper everShe's surpassed Missy ElliotShareLink copied ✔️June 25, 2017MusicNewsTextCharlie Brinkhurst-Cuff She may still be waiting for official confirmation, but yesterday Nicki Minaj announced on Instagram that she has become the most awarded female rapper in history. “Attention!! I love God,” Minaj wrote. “According to Universal Records, this year alone, my album catalogue sold 325K worldwide and The Pinkprint is now at 4 Million worldwide!! Since January, I’ve received 11 billboard entries, and yesterday with that ASCAP award, I became the most awarded female rapper in history!!” Minaj, who is nominated for the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, which air tonight, also recently became the most viewed rapper in history, with a total of 12.2 billion combined views, beating Eminem who has 1.9 billion. However it was her ASCAP trophy from the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards last Thursday that helped Minaj surpass Missy Elliott, who has earned 189 awards. Her Instagram post went on: “They don’t want you to post your achievements & accomplishments. It makes them uncomfortable. But you must! [Because] everyday, [people] broadcast your failures. They shout them to the mountain tops. So never EVER stop posting your accomplishments.” The rapper, who in recent months has been showing her philanthropic side by emptying her wallet to help pay off her fans’ student debt and sending aid to a small Indian village, is fully glowing. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORENourished by Time: ‘Music should be fun – but it can’t be fun all the time’K-pop has an AI problemOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new albumEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy