Nicki Minaj appears to be pregnant again, with her second child by husband Kenneth Petty, Media Take Out has learned.
Last night, Nicki performed at the Essence Festival, and she was noticeably less mobile than usual. Additionally, she seemed to have a protruding belly. During and after the performance the rumor mill went crazy – with speculation of a pregnancy.
Here’s a screenshot showing the belly:
And here’s video from the performance – showing Nicki having trouble moving:
Assuming that Nicki is pregnant, as she appears to be, this would be the second child for the platinum rapper and her husband, music executive Kenneth Petty. Congrats to the happy couple!!
Often cited as the “Queen of Rap” and the “Queen of Hip Hop” by several media outlets, Minaj is also one of the best-selling music artists, with more than 100 million records sold worldwide. The New York Times and other media outlets have described her as one of the most influential rappers of all time, and Billboard ranked her as the top female rapper of the 2010s, and seventh among the top female artists.
Her various accolades include eight American Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, six MTV Europe Music Awards, twelve BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, a Brit Award, and three Guinness World Records. In 2016, Time included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Outside of music, her film career has included voice roles in the animated films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) as well as supporting roles in the comedy films The Other Woman (2014) and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016). As of July 2022, Minaj is the most followed rapper on Instagram, with over 194 million followers.
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