Nicki Minaj Shares Rare Photos For Son’s Birthday

Nicki Minaj’s valuable son, Papa Bear, lately celebrated his fourth birthday.

On Oct. 1, the Grammy-nominated rapper and proud mother took to Instagram to indicate like to the candy tot, sharing a carousel of uncommon footage of the baby spending high quality time along with his father, Kenneth Petty.

The heartwarming slideshow captured Papa Bear taking part in within the yard along with his dad and sitting behind a automotive steering wheel as he pretended to drive. Tucked towards the top of the gushy publish, Petty may very well be seen holding the cutie patootie recent out of the supply room. Minaj reportedly gave beginning to her child boy on Sept. 30 in Los Angeles, a supply beforehand confirmed to PEOPLE.

“Pricey #PapaBear, Completely happy 4th birthday, buddy,” Minaj penned within the caption of the candy publish. “You’ve made mama & daddy so completely happy. Because you had been in mama’s tummy, you gave me an entire new which means to life. Hope.”

The “Pink Friday” rapper added, “Could God watch over you all the time & information your path. No weapon shaped towards you’ll prosper. In Jesus’ title we pray. Amen.”

On The Late Present with Stephen Colbert in December 2023, Minaj gushed about Papa Bear’s shocking persona traits. The Queens native mentioned she was shocked to find that her son was “so robust” and a bit of bossy at instances.

“He’s so robust! I by no means imagined {that a} child may very well be robust. If he desires to push me, my physique will transfer,” the rapper recalled. “He runs all the pieces. And he’s been watching that film, the newborn boss film. So he acts like that — he channels that,” she added, referencing the animated movie The Boss Child.

Parenthood has introduced distinctive challenges for the music icon, as she seeks to strike a steadiness between her tasks as a mom and her demanding profession.

“I don’t know the way y’all did it,” the star advised Colbert throughout her look, giving a shoutout to mothers and dads world wide who maintain down their parenting duties effortlessly.

“God bless y’all, as a result of I didn’t perceive how in-depth this factor was. It by no means stops. It’s day-after-day,” she added.

Regardless of the challenges of motherhood, it has positively reworked Minaj. Throughout a February 2022 look on The Late Late Present with James Corden, the hip-hop icon shared that she has change into “extra of a forgiving particular person” since embracing motherhood.

“I feel motherhood has made me see extra good in individuals, extra good within the universe,” the star shared.

“Once I have a look at my son, I’m reminded that I’m so blessed. I spotted, for therefore many ladies, that is their dream. Their dream is to have a baby and never all people will get that blessing. So when you’ve a bit of child, you’re reminded day-after-day like, ‘Oh my God. Thanks God for this little present.’”

Completely happy birthday, Papa Bear!