NEW YORK Nicki Minaj has a new release coming soon: her first child. The rapper took to Instagram on Monday to announce she is pregnant, posting photos of herself with a baby bump. Musically, Minaj has also had a winning year, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice. Her remix of Doja Cat's Say So" helped Minaj achieve her first-ever No. 1 on the Hot 100, despite releasing multiple hits throughout her career.

CNN image(CNN) - Congratulations are pouring in after Nicki Minaj appeared to announce she's a married woman. Several celebrity friends, including singer Christina Aguilera and actress La La Anthony, offered their congrats in the comments. Minaj and Petty have reportedly been a couple for less than a year, and in June, she shared on her Queen Radio show that they had gotten a marriage license. Last week, Minaj told E! "I always said that I wanna be married if I have children, so just in case I have a child, then I would be married," she said.