Nicki Minaj is known for her chart-topping music and outspoken personality, but she’s also embraced a more private role as a mom. In recent years, Nicki has been candid about the realities of parenting, saying it requires constant learning and humility — and admitting there’s “no confidence in parenthood.” She’s described raising her son as both grounding and challenging.
“There’s a level of anxiety, and you think it’s going to go away, but, in fact, it gets scarier,” Nicki said in Vogue‘s December 2023 issue.
Learn more about Nicki’s family and her experience as a mother below.
Nicki has one child. She welcomed her first baby, a son, on September 30, 2020, at a hospital in Los Angeles.
Nicki has spoken openly about how motherhood changed her perspective. During a February 2022 appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, she reflected on the gratitude parenting brought into her life.
“I think motherhood has made me see more good in people, more good in the universe,” she said. “When I look at my son, I’m reminded that I am so blessed. I realized, for so many women, this is their dream. Their dream is to have a child and not everybody gets that blessing. So when you have a little baby, you are reminded every day like, ‘Oh my God. Thank you God for this little gift.’”
Yes. Nicki is married to Kenneth Petty. The couple tied the knot in October 2019 after reconnecting years after knowing each other as teenagers.
