Nicki Minaj is the recipient of this year's Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs. So, let’s backtrack to her very first Moonman.
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00:00Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at this year's VMAs. The award is given for
00:04outstanding impact on music video and popular culture, so we're backtracking through some of
00:08her most memorable ones. In 2019, Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion's Hot Girl Summer received
00:14Best Power Anthem. The term Hot Girl Summer went viral on social media and subsequently became a
00:18popular meme. In 2018, she received Best Hip Hop Video for Chun-Li. She compares herself to the
00:24Street Fighter character, saying despite challenges, she's one of the first female
00:28rappers to dominate the rap game. In 2015, she earned Best Hip Hop Video for Anaconda. The video
00:34broke Vevo's 24-hour streaming record and became the first solo female rap music video to hit 1
00:39billion views. In 2012, she took home Best Female Video for Starships. The song debuted at number
00:449 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 21 consecutive weeks in the top 10. In 2011, she earned her first
00:51Moonman with Best Hip Hop Video for Super Bass. The track was included in Billboard's 100 Songs
00:56that Define the Decades list.