Fans Revisit Nicki Minaj & Safaree Samuels' Relationship After Performance Resurfaces Online

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A clip of Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels resurfaced on social media, Saturday, and fans revisited their relationship.

Fans revisited the relationship between Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels, on Twitter, Saturday, after videos of the two performing together resurfaced on social media. Minaj and Safaree dated from 2000-2014, during which time Safaree occasionally appeared in Minaj's music videos, performed on stage with her, and help write her music behind the scenes.

Minaj's first performance at the MTV pre-show was one of the videos to go viral on social media.

"LMAO SAFAREE NEEDS HIS ASS WHOPPED FOR STANDING BACK THERE LOOKING LIKE A MANNEQUIN FOR 3 WHOLE MINUTES," one user wrote in response to the clip.

 "Safaree was her biggest cheerleader. it was actually so cute," another fan wrote.

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The viral clip led to fans also discussing the couple's relationship overall.

One fan reflected: "Safaree was the lover and the secretary workin every day of the week."

"Safaree wore that support your girl energy on his sleeve, that’s one thing you can’t question," another fan tweeted.

These days, Minaj is married to Kenneth Petty, and the couple shares one child. As for Safaree, his partner, Erica Mena, recently filed for divorce, according to TMZ, after Safaree was caught cheating.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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