Attorney Claims Nicki Minaj And Her Husband Are Part Of NYC Gang

Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, are currently dealing with a $20 million lawsuit. This is from Jennifer Hough, the woman who Petty is said to have raped, in 1994, and was charged with first-degree rape.

Petty went on to serve four years in prison, and was also required to be registered as a sex offender, in the state. Back in August, Hough filed a lawsuit, after claiming that she's been threatened by Nicki, Mr. Petty, and their associates, in an attempt to try to get her to recant her story, about what happened, back in 1994.

According to AllHipHop.com, Attorney Tyrone Blackburn claims that Nicki and her husband are associated with the Makk Balla Brims. This is a notable gang in their hometown of New York City. This gang is reportedly said to be located in Queens, which Nicki and Petty are both from.  The report also states that the Brims are known for gun and drug activity, along with their affiliation in hip-hop.

“[Kenneth] Petty and Maraj were both in this district, in Jamaica Queens, New York," stated Attorney Blackburn. "As seen on an Instagram live video currently up on Maraj’s Instagram page, both Maraj and Petty were seen associating with members of the Makk Ballers set of the Bloods Gang. Petty and Maraj are both members of this gang."

Blackburn also revealed that a member of the Makk Balla Brims, took to Twitter, to threaten Hough. This was in an attempt to scare her, and get her to not speak against Petty and Nicki anymore.

“Shortly after Petty and Maraj are spotted with their gangster colleagues, a member of the gang posted a death threat to Ms. Hough on Twitter, stating: ”Jennifer if you see this, the Makks are coming to get you.'”

When Hough initially filed her lawsuit against the married couple in August, that came after she was reportedly being bribed. When Petty was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender in California in March 2020, Nicki allegedly offered to fly Hough and her family out to Los Angeles, in exchange for her recanting her rape story. Hough declined that, and that was said to have been met with "an onslaught of harassing calls and unsolicited visits."

Nicki also reportedly got in contact with Hough's brother, in an attempt to try to bribe her, with $500,000. It even got to a point of lawyers showing up at Hough's home, which she eventually moved from, due to fear for her safety, in August 2020. The last straw was also a $20,000 bribe.

Included in this current lawsuit, is intentional infliction of emotional distress, harassment and witness intimidation. Petty is also scheduled to be sentenced in January 2022, for his ongoing legal case, of failing to register as a sex offender in California. Petty is currently facing a maximum of 10 years in prison. This sentencing comes after Petty decided to plead guilty, which was a change from his initial March 2020 plea.