{"id":10054,"date":"2015-09-30T05:28:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T05:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=10054"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:11:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:11:16","slug":"minaj-sitcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/minaj-sitcom","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Is Producing A Sitcom Inspired On Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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If all goes according to plan, the series will continue and air on the network.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The show will share her unique upbringing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 32-year-old rapper was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago. Her family immigrated to the United States when she was five years old. She made an incredible journey to become the acclaimed celebrity she now is. \u201cN<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">icki Minaj is a force to be reckoned with at everything she touches,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said ABC Family\u2019s EVP Programming and Development Karey Burke. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNicki is an international superstar, yet not everyone knows how inspiring and hilarious her true story is, and we can\u2019t wait to share it with the world.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10056\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/check-out-these-16-celebs-back-when-they-were-semi-awkward-folk-just-like-us-552777.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/check-out-these-16-celebs-back-when-they-were-semi-awkward-folk-just-like-us-552777.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/check-out-these-16-celebs-back-when-they-were-semi-awkward-folk-just-like-us-552777-588x600.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/check-out-these-16-celebs-back-when-they-were-semi-awkward-folk-just-like-us-552777-600x612.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/check-out-these-16-celebs-back-when-they-were-semi-awkward-folk-just-like-us-552777-85x87.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-cdn.moviepilot.com\/images\/c_fill,h_624,w_612\/t_mp_quality\/lzwgvin5r91kxhlsshed\/check-out-these-16-celebs-back-when-they-were-semi-awkward-folk-just-like-us-552777.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>She did not originally start in music<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Believe it or not, Minaj originally aspired to be an actor. She studied the craft at Manhattan\u2019s famous LaGuardia High School. She made her acting debut with a voice role in the animated film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ice Ace: Continental Drift <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and went on to co-star role in the feature comedy <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Other Woman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. She still dabbles in acting &#8211; \u00a0she recently completed her first starring movie role in MGM\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barbershop 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; but her musical career has been extremely successful. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10057\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/nicki-bs3.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/nicki-bs3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/nicki-bs3-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/nicki-bs3-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groundctrl.s3.amazonaws.com\/clients\/nickiminaj\/media\/06\/10\/images\/assets\/medium.CHRBuVQlvMn_sAptVbVOkS9qOMQb-q3B14nfO8cRfoE.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>She is one of the most successful artists today<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minaj is the first solo female artist to have seven singles charting simultaneously on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Her album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pinkprint<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which she is currently on worldwide tour for, became the second-highest-selling female debut of 2014 and arrived at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. Her music video for <em>Anaconda<\/em> set the record for most Vevo views in 24 hours. Plus, she achieved the highest digital sales for any female artist in history with over 50 million track sales and is one of two artists in history to sell 1 million copies of five different songs in one year, the other being Adele.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10058\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Nicki-Minaj.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Nicki-Minaj.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Nicki-Minaj-600x326.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Nicki-Minaj-85x46.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryanseacrest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Nicki-Minaj.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>She is excited\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is unknown what role Minaj will play on the series. It is unlikely that she will play herself; that role will probably go to a much younger actor. But one thing is clear: she is very excited. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is one of the most unique adventures I\u2019ve ever embarked on,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said Minaj. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud and excited to team up with an amazing group of people to give the world something really special.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10059\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/06D2F132E346ADC64C79F10635186BE7.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/06D2F132E346ADC64C79F10635186BE7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/06D2F132E346ADC64C79F10635186BE7-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/06D2F132E346ADC64C79F10635186BE7-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.cache.vevo.com\/Content\/VevoImages\/video\/06D2F132E346ADC64C79F10635186BE7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/23-stars-before-the-fame-will-you-recognize-them\">SEE ALSO:\u00a023 Stars Before The Fame. Will You Recognize Them?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iconic rapper Nicki Minaj is planning to executive produce and appear in a currently untitled<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45,108],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nicki Minaj Is Producing A Sitcom Inspired On Her Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The series will be based on her early life.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/minaj-sitcom\" \/>\n<meta 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