While many may not know about Nick Minaj’s half-sister, her fans (Barbz) are aware of Ming Luani, who is a rapper like her sister.
The Chun Li rapper had always posted Ming on her birthday and mentioned her in songs.
Let’s get into all the details about Nicki Minaj’s half-sister Ming Luanli.
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Who is Nicki Minaj’s sister, Ming Luanli?
Nicki Minaj and Ming Luanli have the same father, Robert Maraj who tragically died in 2021 making them half-siblings.
They also have a half-brother called Brandon.
The duo are singers with Ming only just starting out on her career into the music industry.
Speaking in the “We in Miami” podcast episode above, the 18-year-old Ming revealed how hard it was to be recognized as Minaj’s sister.
“In elementary, middle school, high school, the moment people knew who I was, it was either like they would ask me about my sister or ask me like just weird things that’s gonna make me feel uncomfortable,” said Ming.
She explained that she was “bullied” for having a superstar as a sister.
Ming also said that assumptions were made about Minaj not taking care of her.
“At the time, I felt not only attacked, I felt vulnerable. I felt like I was by myself,” she said.
What has Ming Luanli said about her relationship with Nicki Minaj?
Ming Li while opening up about her relationship with her older sister, Nicki Minaj acknowledged that they were “never close” as most sisters.
She revealed that she never knew her “as Nicki Minaj” despite her initial 2007-09 mixtape run happening when Ming Li was a toddler.
“I’ve never called her Nicki, by her name, at all. Calling her Nicki always felt weird, I’ve always called her Onika too, on top of all that. … But we was never close, but we had a good bond,”
Ming also said they were always too busy to stay super close and have had regular arguments in the past.
“She was always like busy, she be busy and stuff like that, I be doing my shit, too.
“Even though people do think that we are not cool, we’re gonna argue. My sister gets mad at me. This is nothing new, siblings gonna fight.
“But at the end of the day, I know that I still got love for her, she still got love for me, and I’mma still be proud of her.”, Ming said.
Sharing that Minaj “came a long way,” Ming said that while she’ll “never be at the same level” as Nicki, she strives to “impress her” and reach “her type of greatness.”
She noted that the rap icon supported Ming throughout her career as well as her entire family.
“She was a good sister. She did check up on me and my dad from time to time. She always made sure we were at least good, situated in a way,” Ming said on the podcast.
“It doesn’t matter if she was distant or not. I don’t have no hate towards her and if people think that I do, that’s y’all problem not mine.”
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