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) - 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.

ET's Keltie Knight spoke with the 36-year-old rapper at the launch party for her new fashion line, Fendi Prints On, and she detailed her plans to tie the knot with Kenneth Petty. "The big wedding and all that stuff, that will happen, but just not at this moment." The things Minaj alluded to include collaborations with Adele and Ariana Grande as well as her Fendi collection, which is based off of a line in her song, "Chun-Li." RELATED CONTENT: Nicki Minaj Says Her Retirement Tweet Was 'Insensitive' and 'Abrupt' Embed Code RestartNicki Minaj Reveals New Adele Collaboration: 'It's an Epic Song!' Nicki Minaj's Capsule With This Luxury Fashion Label Is So ExtraNicki Minaj Clarifies Her 'Abrupt & Insensitive' Retirement Tweet

After publicly declaring she had decided to retire & have my family with her husband-to-be, Kenneth Petty, on Twitter this week, Nicki Minaj is seemingly backtracking slightly. Minaj, 36, has since deleted her original tweet and gave fans some reassurance on Thursday night when they asked about the rumors. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) September 6, 2019This video always makes me cry chile, Minaj commented. For more from Minaj, watch the clip below:RELATED CONTENT:Nicki Minaj Sends Fans Into a Frenzy With Retirement Tweet -- Is She Really Quitting the Game? Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Past Abusive Relationship: 'I Remember Being So Afraid'Nicki Minaj Planning to Marry Kenneth Petty Within 80 Days: Im Very Happy

She has punchlines, flow, and an empire also, but is Nicki Minaj really hanging it up for good? The rapper sent fans into a frenzy on social media on Thursday, after tweeting that she was quitting the rap game in order to focus on starting her family with husband-to-be Kenneth Petty. "Ive decided to retire & have my family," Minaj wrote in her tweet, which instantly went viral. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, in the box- cuz aint nobody checkin me. yall know damn well nicki is not retiring, she just throwing a fit cuz she feels unappreciated.

Nicki Minaj is getting ready to tie the knot with Kenneth Petty! The 36-year-old rapper shared the exciting news on her Queen Radio show on Monday, revealing that she expected to be married in around 80 days. [We] filed for the marriage license and we still had to pick it up and I was traveling, by the time I came back, we had to renew it again, she explained. She confirmed the couple had obtained their first marriage license in June, gushing about her happiness on her radio show, which is part of Apple Musics Beats 1. RELATED CONTENT:Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Arabia Show in Support of Gay and Womens RightsNicki Minaj Says She and Boyfriend Kenneth Petty Got a Marriage License -- Are They Tying the Knot?