Nicki Minaj was born on an island near South America.
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)
Trinidad and Tobago -LRB- -LSB- trndd_n_tbeo -RSB- , -LSB- - to - -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago , is a twin island country situated off the northern edge of the South American mainland , lying just 11 km off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 km south of Grenada .	Tobago	Tobago	Venezuela	Venezuela	Grenada	Grenada	Trinidad	Trinidad
