TMZ reported on Sunday that Nicki Minaj’s father was killed in a hit and run car accident in New York City. The Nassau County Police say Robert Maraj was walking between Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue on Friday evening when he was hit by a vehicle and the driver fled the scene. He was taken to the hospital and passed away over the weekend.
Nicki has yet to speak on her father’s death on social media. Their relationship has been somewhat strained over the years, so it’s unclear what their status was at the time of his death. In 2010, she spoke openly about his drug problems and how he would get violet and tried to kill her mother.
He once tried to burn their house down and she said, “I’ve always had this female-empowerment thing in the back of my mind — because I wanted my mother to be stronger, and she couldn’t be. I thought, ‘If I’m successful, I can change her life."”
Her father was 64.
TL;DR:
TMZ reported on Sunday that Nicki Minaj’s father was killed in a hit and run car accident. He was taken to a hospital in NYC and passed away over the weekend. Their relationship has been somewhat strained over the years. He once tried to burn their house down.