Rapper Nicki Minaj’s father Robert Maraj was killed in a hit and run at the weekend. He was 64.
Robert was was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island, New York, at 6.15pm on Friday when he was hit by a car.
Robert was taken to hospital and passed away at the weekend from his injuries, with a representative for Nicki confirming her father's passing.
Nicki – real name Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty – is yet to comment on the tragedy.
The 38-year-old recently became a parent herself.
The Anaconda hitmaker and her husband, Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, welcomed their first child in October.
She revealed her pregnancy in July with a series of Instagram posts showing off her baby bump, one of which was captioned “#preggers”.
She listed the bizarre food combinations she had been cooking up on social media: “Steak. Shrimp. Plus my famous cheeseburgers. So good.
“Been rlly having red meat cravings then salad cravings with extra jalapeños.”