Congratulations are

in order for Nicki Minaj.

The 37-year-old rapper

just became a proud mama,

giving birth to her first child

with husband Kenneth Petty.

"It's one of the best feelings

in the world."

Nikki announced

she was expecting on July 20th

with an Instagram photo of herself,

______ her bare baby bump.

And the caption "Preggers".

“And I’m really excited.”

“I heard you recently got married.

Congratulations.”

“Yeah.”

Minaj who's been

linked to Petty since 2018

confirmed in October

that they tied the knot.

She later revealed this

about married life

during an appearance

on Lil Wayne's Young Money Radio.