Nicki Minaj grew up in Queens, New York.
Born in Saint James , Trinidad and Tobago -LRB- a district of Trinidad 's capital Port of Spain -RRB- and raised in South Jamaica , Queens , New York , Minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 .	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	Queens	Queens	New York	New York (state)
