Nicki Minaj has paid tribute to her cousin who was 'murdered' in Brooklyn over the weekend.
The rapper broke the news over her Twitter that her cousin Nicholas was killed on Sunday night (July 3).
Minaj told fans over Twitter: ''Lived in Brooklyn his whole life. My precious cousin. My baby. Killed last nite," she wrote on Twitter.com/nickiminaj, before adding: "My cousin Nicholas. Also goes by Juse, or @brolicalcoholic Murdered. Last nite. Near his home. Brooklyn, NY."
No more information about the incident has been released.
Meanwhile, Wiz Khalifa has revealed that he would 'absolutely' love to collaborate with Nicki Minaj.
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