Nicki Minaj Mourns Murdered Cousin

By Kelly Fisher Posted Jul 5th 2011 01:30PM

It's a sad day for Nicki Minaj and her family. The rapper's cousin, Nicholas Telemaque, was murdered in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday and the 'Super Bass' singer took to Twitter to express her devastation.

"Lived in Brooklyn his whole life. My precious cousin. My baby. Killed last nite," Minaj wrote on Twitter.

According to MTV News, police responded to a call in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, at 2:40 a.m. Monday morning and found Telemaque, 27, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Kings County Hospital.

"My cousin Nicholas. Also goes by Juse, or @brolicalcoholic* Murdered. Last nite. Near his home. Brooklyn,NY," Minaj also wrote on Twitter, attaching a picture of her fallen cousin.

Minaj spent the holiday weekend in Winnipeg, Canada, performing on tour with Britney Spears.

According to police, no arrests in Telemaque's death have been made yet.

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Tuesday 05 July

By Mike C. Okereke

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Nikki,
Sorry for your loss.

By Trizone

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Not devastated enough to cancel her concert, though!

By ashley

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nicki my condolences

By beau ray prehagoffen

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nicks's "baby" was killed in a hail of gunfire for being an angel?

By papaknuck1942

Somebody got a fill of lead in Flatbush, Brooklyn? I'm shocked! Let me guess...it was a mistake, right? *rolls eyes*

By pam

You live life as a punk, you will die in the same manner. If she had cared so much for this relative, she should have attempted to help them start a better life.

By Ananda

"Lived in Brooklyn his whole life. My precious cousin. My baby. Killed last nite," Minaj wrote on Twitter.

"My cousin Nicholas. Also goes by Juse, or @brolicalcoholic* Murdered. Last nite. Near his home. Brooklyn, NY."

All that? Really?

Hey, don't you get enough attention being an "entertainer" and "rapper"? Gotta use your cousins death to feel more relevant? SHEESH!

Pathetic.

By Vicky

I'm in total agreement with you. Nothing like tweeting(to thousands of unknown) and mourning at the same time. Pathetic just about sums it up. That being said someone's child has been killed R>I>P.

Wednesday 06 July

By redbottomz

awwwww!so sad,life is so short,here2day.gone2morrow....

By kev

Just more African Street Apes doing what they do best shooting each other.

@kev your ignorant

don't call me dear.i'm not your dear.I know black on black crime is bad.btw I'm black and half white.what you type calling black people apes I take offence to it.

By chupacabras

Hey KEV, go read a book ignoramous! Ashley, he can't help he only went to 3rd grade.

By Tell It Like It Is

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Most serial killers are White.

Wednesday 17 August

By Yonna

That's really sad for someone to die like that. I'm very sorry for your lost Onika. Right now you are not a rapper you are a human being. And you are grieving that's why i did'nt call you by your stage name but by your name. Because i am showing you respect at this time of berievement. I feel for you and your family. May god continue to bless you just like you said "I am not lucky,I'm blessed" yes you are. My condolences. Love you. 1

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