The first time I even heard the name 'Nicki Minaj' was when she was going to be the support act for Rihanna's LGOE Tour but then later canceled. I then saw her appear on Usher's "Lil Freak" and that was the first Nicki song I had ever heard. I loved that verse, and when I was on YouTube one day, I saw an ad for the "Your Love" video. I loved that, and then started paying attention to Nicki. I made sure I listened to "Check it Out" and "Roman's Revenge" when they came out, and when the album leaked, I listened to "Fly". I bought Pink Friday the day it came out. Since then, I've been a stan. No, I haven't listened to her mixtapes (apart from a few songs when they've been posted in threads), but I don't care, I still classify myself as a stan.