Rapper Nicki Minaj has welcomed her first child with her husband Kenneth Petty!

A source confirmed the news to people that the Super Bass artist and her husband welcomed their child yesterday September 30th.

Nicki has not yet posted an announcement about the birth. But we certainly look forward to learning the details about her little one, should she choose to share them!

The singer announced she was expecting this past July with a series of the pregnant celeb donned in playful colors while exposing her growing baby bump.

Since announcing her pregnancy, the rapper hasn’t been very active on Instagram The last post she shared was at the beginning of August.

The 37-year-old Grammy nominee first started dating Kenneth when they were teenagers but reconnected in their adult life. In December 2018, They went public with their relationship on Instagram. In 2019, Rumors swirled around that the two were married, first after Nicki referred to Kenneth as her husband in March and then again in July after it was revealed the couple had obtained a marriage license. It wasn’t until October that the couple finally announced they had tied the knot.

Congratulations to Nicki on the birth of her first child. We wish her all the best as she embraces motherhood.

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