Although she dominates on the stage, Nicki Minaj is pretty short. As of this writing, most websites report that the "We Go Up" rapper is 5 feet, 2 inches tall. But this is actually because of a white lie Minaj wrote in one of her own songs. After the massive success of her debut album, Minaj released "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" in 2012. The album's 12th track, "Whip It," includes Minaj singing, "I'm like 5'2" / My SAT scores was high too," according to AZLyrics. So, it seems most people just took her word for it.
But, it turns out that Minaj was putting a huge emphasis on the "like" part of that lyric. In 2015, Minaj tweeted, "He 6'3 — I'm 5'3. How tall r u?" This was most likely a reference to her boyfriend at the time, Meek Mill, who she began dating in 2015 after her 12-year relationship with Safaree Samuels, per Us Weekly. Of course, Minaj is now married and has a son with Kenneth Petty, who is reportedly 5 feet, 11 inches tall.
Still, most people believed that Minaj was 5'2", and she finally spoke out about the false rumors during an Instagram Live in 2020, via YouTube. When a fan jokingly commented that Minaj needed to "watch her 5-foot-2 mouth," she clapped back by saying, "First of all, I'm glad you said that. I'm not 5'2", I'm 5'3"! I said that on ['Whip It'] ... I just said that 'cause it rhymed! Durr!" Well, the Queen has spoken!
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7XCpKCsr5mbwW%2BvzqZmcm5gbINze8eormaskaG5brXSZqWim5ueeq61zZqhaA%3D%3D
