Today, Nicki Minaj is an international superstar and is currently the wealthiest female rapper in the world. But Not everyone knows how inspiring her true story is. She had a very difficult childhood. Living in a poor neighborhood with a very dysfunctional family, her life wasn't always glamorous. Her mother suffered physically and emotionally because of her father. Her father had problems with drugs and alcohol, so he would constantly sell items from their home. "I would go in my room and kneel down at the foot of my bed and pray that God would make me rich so that I could take care of my mother. I always felt like being rich would cure everything, and that was always what drove me." But before she got her big break, she had to face many obstacles and rejections. "I kept having doors slammed on my face, I felt like nothing was working. A very dark period in her life began. She was considering the worst. Thankfully, she persisted and Some doors began to open. So the poor girl who felt like nothing was working out for her became one of the most successful and richest female rappers of all.
