For as long as she can remember, Nicki Minaj knew motherhood would be a big part of her future. "I want to be able to cook for my children, bake cookies for them, and watch them grow up. I just want to be Mommy [1]," she told Cosmopolitan in 2015. "Take them to school, go to the parent-teacher conference, help them with their homework, and put their work on the refrigerator." Well, her dreams of becoming a mommy [2] came true! In September 2020, she and husband (and longtime childhood friend) Kenneth "Zoo" Petty become first-time parents to a sweet baby boy. Get to know her "favourite liddo boy" [3] ahead! He's just too cute for words!
Baby Petty
Born on Sept. 30, 2020, Papa Bear — a sweet nickname the rapper gave him [4] — is the couple's first child together. Minaj, for the most part, has kept her 8-month-old out of the spotlight and off social media — having only made three appearances so far. The "Super Bass" rapper has yet to share her newborn's name, but revealed earlier this year that "Ninja" was a contender. While Minaj has kept Papa Bear out the public eye, that hasn't stopped her from gushing about him on Twitter. She's hinted at a possible documentary [5] focusing on her motherhood journey, opened up about breastfeeding [6], and discussed her son's budding personality. [7] We can't wait to learn and see more of this lil' cutie!