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<p>Nicki Minaj will take Kenneth Petty's surname when they marry.</p>
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<p>Sources tell TMZ that the 'Superbass' hitmaker - who recently obtained a marriage licence with her beau at the Beverley Hills courthouse in Los Angeles - will change her name from Onika Tanya Maraj to Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty when she ties the knot with her boyfriend. Although the two have been trying to keep a low profile, Nicki and Kenneth were seen collecting a marriage licence in July.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, Nicki was forced to previously insist she is not "lowering standards" by dating Kenneth because he loved her before she found fame.</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"If I'm being honest, spiritually, I'm at the best place I've been in a long time." </p><cite>- Nicki Minaj</cite></blockquote>
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<p>She said: "When a person is with a n**** that loved them before they had a dime in their pocket...? How do you not understand that? How do you not understand happiness versus clout? How f***ing dare you talk about lowering standards." <br></p>
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<p>Nicki credits her boyfriend for making her feel "empowered".<br></p>
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<p>She said: "If I'm being honest, spiritually, I'm at the best place I've been in a long time. I think who you have in your life determines how you feel spiritually. I'm happy now with or without a man, but it just so happens the n***a in my life, he's known me since I was 14. He knows the real me. I don't have to pretend. We can be around each other all day and not get bored.<br><br></p>
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