Nicki Minaj Set to Marry Childhood friend, Kenneth Pretty
Rapper, Nicki Minaj has confirmed she is set to marry Kenneth Petty after revealing they have obtained a marriage license.
The rapper and Kenneth have been dating for over seven months, when they went official with their relationship on Instagram.
She has since spoken about the decision to get the license with her ‘husband’, (which she called him) while talking about their evening routine on her Queen Radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio.
‘It was so hard to get to a happy place. Now that I’m there, I don’t want to compromise that for anyone or anything,’ she said, according to Metro.
The 'Chun Li' rapper recently praised Kenneth for making her feel ’empowered’, and said she is in the ‘best place’ she’s been in a long time ‘spiritually’.
She said: ‘If I’m being honest, spiritually, I’m at the best place I’ve been in a long time.
‘I think who you have in your life determines how you feel spiritually. I’m happy now with or without a man, but it just so happens the man in my life, he’s known me since I was 14,’ she added.
‘He knows the real me, I don’t have to pretend. We can be around each other all day and not get bored.
‘There’s a different level of friendship and passion I’ve never had before. So nurturing and knows just what to say to make me feel empowered.'
The Trinidadian born rapper is the most awarded female rapper with lots of accolades to her credit.
In 2015 she won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video for “Anaconda”.
She won the BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist in 2010 and 2016.
Throughout 2011 to 2016, Minaj was nominated for a total of 10 Grammy Awards.