Since releasing her debut album in 2010, Nicki Minaj has made headlines for more than just her professional career. Her romances with Safaree Samuels, Meek Mill, Nas and Kenneth “Zoo” Petty have caught the attention of both fans and critics alike. Scroll down to see Minaj’s love life through the years!
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Since releasing her debut album in 2010, Nicki Minaj has made headlines for more than just her professional career. Her romances with Safaree Samuels, Meek Mill, Nas and Kenneth “Zoo” Petty have caught the attention of both fans and critics alike. Scroll down to see Minaj’s love life through the years!
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The Grammy nominee dated the aspiring rapper for 12 years before calling it quits in 2014. Later that year, she released her album The Pinkprint, which included several songs about the aftermath of their breakup. Samuels claimed to Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club in 2015 that his relationship with Minaj “got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of, like, her man.”
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Minaj started seeing the “Dreams and Nightmares” MC in February 2015. “We are really, really enjoying each other’s company,” she gushed to Billboard that December, the same month she testified at Mill’s probation hearing. But in January 2017, Minaj confirmed that she and Mill had split, tweeting, “To confirm, yes I am single. Focusing on my work & looking forward to sharing it with you guys real soon.”
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The “Starships” singer sparked dating rumors with the rap legend in May 2017 when she shared a photo of them cozying up at Los Angeles’ Sweet Chick restaurant. She confirmed their romance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show later that month, saying, “He’s so dope. … We’re both from Queens. And he is the king of Queens, and I’d like to think I’m the queen of Queens.” The following January, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that Minaj and Nas “fizzled out,” though they “still remain friends.”
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Minaj raised eyebrows in December 2018 when she confirmed that she is dating Petty, who is a registered sex offender in New York and California and also served prison time for first-degree manslaughter. After she made their relationship Instagram official, a source told Us that the pair previously “dated when [Minaj] was a teenager, before she was famous.” They married in October 2019 and announced the following July that they are expecting their first child.
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