Nicki Minaj and her husband have made the most of a brief break from parenting duties by putting their romance on display for all the world to see.

During downtime on her ongoing Pink Friday 2 Tour on Sunday (April 7), Nicki filmed herself and Petty on Instagram Live while they dined at a restaurant to celebrate his 46th birthday.

The married couple could be seen cozying up together as the Young Money hitmaker wished her main man a happy birthday.

“We finally got a little, tiny, bitty moment from Papa Bear,” Nicki said, referring to their three-year-old son, as Petty cuddled her from behind.

“I wanted to say happy birthday to the love of my life,” she added while deflecting requests from fans for them to kiss so she wouldn’t get makeup on her husband’s face.

Despite not wanting to share a kiss on the lips, Nicki caressed Petty’s face as he held her tightly and thanked her for the birthday wishes.


The rare glimpse into the couple’s love life comes on the heels of Nicki Minaj sharing an adorable moment from a recent show starring Papa Bear.

The superstar mom brought her Pink Friday 2 Tour to her hometown of New York City in late March, and was joined by members of her family including her infant son.

In a clip that made the rounds online, the little boy can be seen dancing as his mom’s 2010 hit “Roman’s Revenge” is heard playing in the background.

Weeks earlier, Kenneth Petty demonstrated that he’s his wife’s biggest fan by joining her on Instagram Live. During the stream, Nicki tested her husband’s knowledge of her music by challenging him to recite some of her rhymes.

“You say you the biggest Barb so now you gotta finish the lyric,” she said before spitting a few lines from her Pink Friday 2 track “Pink Birthday”: “Lowkey ‘cuz we just that ill now, ain’t never had a…”

Petty finished the line by rapping: “Bad bitch ’til now,” although Nicki was forced to correct him slightly as the actual line goes: “Ain’t never had a ill bitch ’til now.”

The “Roman’s Revenge” rapper continued the verse by spitting: “Post a pic, got ’em jackin’ like…,” to which her husband confidently picked up the baton: “Like Jill now.”

Petty scored another point when Nicki said: “Break the internet at…” and he responded: “At will now.”

Pleasantly surprised by her husband’s knowledge, Minaj declared that he “won Nicki trivia,” adding: “I ain’t gonna lie, I ain’t know you was gonna get the words like that at least once.”

Petty responded: “That’ all I listen to!”