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11 Majorly Successful Stars Who Had Tough Childhoods

5. Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York. The young rapper admits that her childhood was far from perfect. Minaj says that her father was addicted to alcohol and other drugs and attempted to kill her mother by setting their house on fire when she was young. Minaj moved in with her grandmother. Eventually Minaj and her mother moved to New York, and it was here that Nicki began playing and studying music. Minaj has said that her upbringing lacked discipline and therefore, she had to create and practice her own self-discipline. It helped her gain the success that she has today, as Minaj is currently worth over $50 million.

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