View Comments
Maraj was crossing the street in Long Island when he was struck by a vehicle which fled the scene in February. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead the next day, according to Minaj s representative Joseph Carozza.
Despite writing she wasn t ready to discuss the passing of her father yet, the rapper, born Onika Tanya Maraj, broke her silence in a personal message on her website. I can say it has been the most devastating loss of my life. I find myself wanting to call him all the time. More so now that he’s gone, Minaj wrote. May his soul rest in paradise. He was very loved & will be very missed.
Most devastating loss of my life : Nicki Minaj writes about her father s death Elise Brisco, USA TODAY
Nicki Minaj s mixtape, J. Cole s album, Katy Perry s Pokémon collab and other big releases
Replay Video UP NEXT
Maraj was crossing the street in Long Island when he was struck by a vehicle which fled the scene in February. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead the next day, according to Minaj s representative Joseph Carozza.
Despite writing she wasn t ready to discuss the passing of her father yet, the rapper, born Onika Tanya Maraj, broke her silence in a personal message on her website.
USA TODAY
Nicki Minaj s father, Robert Maraj, has died after a fatal hit-and-run accident, her representative Joseph Carozza confirmed to USA TODAY.
Maraj was crossing the street in Long Island when he was struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene, according to the Nassau County Police. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition on Friday and pronounced dead the following day. He was 64.
Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens, New York, has not yet spoken publicly about his death.
The 38-year-old rapper gave birth to her first child with husband Kenneth Petty last September in Los Angeles. Minaj announced that she was expecting her first child in July 2020, just a few months after the performer said she would be retiring.