Nicki Minaj to star in Ice Age: Continental Drift

Minaj's latest single Super Bass peaked at number 10 in the UK charts

US rapper Nicki Minaj is to star in the 20th Century Fox animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift.

The 28-year-old confirmed on her Twitter and personal website that she'll voice a role in the movie.

She joins Jennifer Lopez and her Young Money Entertainment label mate Drake, who were already cast.

She's also confirmed that she'll make a guest appearance in the third season of the Family Guy spin-off cartoon, Cleveland.

Minaj released her debut album Pink Friday last year on Young Money, the label owned by US rapper Lil Wayne.

It's since gone platinum, selling more than a million copies.

She made it to number 22 in the UK singles chart with Moment 4 Life which featured her Ice Age co-star Drake.

Her latest single, Super Bass, peaked at number 10 in the UK charts.

Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth film in the series, is released in the UK on 6 July 2012.