American rapper Nicki Minaj's father died in a traffic accident near New York after a driver hit him before fleeing, police said on Sunday (February 14).
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Robert Maraj, 64, was walking down the street in Mineola, Long Island, around 6:15 p.m. Friday (11:15 p.m. in France) when he was hit by a car, local police said in a statement.
The driver fled and Robert Maraj was taken to hospital where he died on Saturday, the same source said.
“
The investigation is continuing,
” police added.
The 38-year-old New Yorker, born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens, near where her father was killed, surprised fans in September 2019 by announcing that she was retiring to live. focus on family life.
Nicki Minaj then returned to this announcement and promised to release new songs, in the wake of her hits, which include "
Starships
", "
Bang Bang
" and "
Super Bass
".