Super Freaky Girl rapperNicki Minajis playing double duty at the2022 MTV VMAson Aug. 28.
If Minaj walks the red carpet with someone, she might bring herhusband Kenneth Zoo Petty.
Heres a closer look at the rapper and her husbands relationship timeline.
Petty had to register as a level two sex offender in New York in response to the conviction.
Later in 2006,he pled guilty to first-degree manslaughterand served seven years of a 10-year prison sentence.
In the intervening years, Minaj had a 14-year relationship with fellow rapperSafaree Samuelsuntil 2014.
Minaj also dated Meek Mill and Nas.
In December 2018, Minaj debuted Petty on Instagram, posting photos in celebration of her 36th birthday.
its no secret… that the both of us… are running out of time.
Another Instagram posta day later showed the couple intimately in bed.
Minaj captionedanother post, He want me to be his wife- his MISSIS like SIPPI NOW.
In 2019, Minajtweeted about their teenage relationship, saying Petty was with her before the fame and fortune.
He was on my body b4 the big ol ghetto booty.
B4 the fame & fortune.
Fought my bf cuz I wouldnt be his girl.
He was always a lil brazy.
But anyway, timing is everything.
Minajs fans have vocalized their discomfort with Pettys past, but Minaj has been quick to clap back.
But go awf Internet.
Yall cant run my life.
Yall cant even run yall own life.
When a person is with a n that loved them before they had a dime in their pocket?
How do you not understand that?
How do you not understand happiness vs clout?she reportedly said.
I think I have what I was striving for, just happiness.
It was so hard to get to a happy place.
On Oct. 21, 2019, Minaj confirmed their marriage viaan Instagram postthat featured her full legal name.
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty 10-21-19, the caption read with a video of some wedding swag.
She later opened up to Lil Wayne on his Apple Music showYoung Money Radio with Lil Wayneabout her happiness.
I didnt think it would be as refreshing and calming as it is, she said.
But despite her marital bliss, Minaj has repeatedly found herself defending the relationship.
Talk show host Wendy Williams waded into the waters when she commented on Pettys criminal past in November 2019.
So that means that he is a manslaughter a killer?
Okay, so hes a killer and a sex offender.
Well, Nicki, congratulations.
I didnt know that in our society, you have to be plagued by your past.
I didnt know that people cant turn over a new leaf.
I didnt know that your viciousness and evilness was this deep-rooted, this deep-seeded.
Another post said, Love.
Overflowing with excitement and gratitude.
Thank you all for the well wishes.
I was butt naked.
Just got out the shower & I asked him to rub my back.
He was very scared & I was laughing @ him.
2021: They Celebrate The Babys Birthday
Minaj has not revealed the babys name yet.
In captions, she often refers to him as Papa Bear, though that is just a nickname.
You know what his name was supposed to be?
I think l might still change it,she said.
At the end of 2021, the family posed for a holiday portrait.
In July 2022, Minaj uploaded more family photos.
Its unclear whether Petty will accompany Minaj to the 2022 MTV VMAs.
