50 Cent and Nicki Minaj honour tragic rapper Pop Smoke

Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty is officially a registered sex offender.  E! News can confirm the rapper's husband is now listed in the California database of sexual offenders. Petty's status as an offender is due to the fact that he was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995.  According to court documents filed on Feb.

Kenneth Petty, 41, understandably looks upset in his new mugshot, which was released by the Los Angeles Police Department on Mar. 9. The husband of Nicki Minaj, 37, who was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender on Mar. 4, gave the camera a sullen look while wearing a black T-shirt in the post-arrest pic. It’s the first pic the public has seen of Kenneth since he was shockingly arrested and eventually faced a judge.

While the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced on Friday (Mar. 6) that it was dropping charges against Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty for failing to register as a sex offender, that does not mean he is in the clear.

In a case of good news, bad news for Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty, the charges against Petty have been dropped in Los Angeles after he was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender.

Kenneth Petty had been arrested after failing to register as a sex offender

On March 4, Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was arrested in Los Angeles for failing to register as a sex offender. Now, following an appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the charges against him have been dropped, the Blast reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In a statement to Pitchfork, a representative for the LA County District Attorney’s Office said: “The Kenneth Petty case was dismissed today because he faces similar charges in federal court.”

When Pop Smoke released Meet the Woo Vol. 2 on February 7, the rising Brooklyn star was on track to becoming something greater.The second official release of his career debuted at No.

Nicki Minaj's husband is in trouble with the law.

Nicki Minaj’s husband has pleaded not guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, prosecutors in California have said.

Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty has surrendered to federal authorities after failing to register as a sex offender. E! News has confirmed through the United States Attorney's Office of Los Angeles that Petty surrendered to federal authorities and was taken into custody today.

The 20 year-old rapper died in Los Angeles last month

Hunting Season is over for Pusha T – the rapper has pulled his Jadakiss collaboration from streaming services out of respect for murdered MC Pop Smoke.

LOS ANGELES -- Pop Smoke, a rising Brooklyn rapper who had a breakout year of hit songs and albums that made some of the biggest names in hip-hop his fans and collaborators, was fatally shot during a break-in Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said.

Streams of Pop Smoke’s catalog of songs leaped 392% on Feb. 19, the day it was revealed the rapper had been shot and killed in a home invasion in California, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. In all, Pop Smoke’s songs collected 24.7 million on-demand streams in

Rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed in a reported Los Angeles home invasion Wednesday morning. He died at the age of 20. Later that evening, the Canarsie native’s neighborhood gathered to commemorate his life and career, rapping and dancing to the songs that took him from those very streets to places near and far — both physically and sonically.

Rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed in a reported Los Angeles home invasion Wednesday morning. He died at the age of 20. Later that evening, the Canarsie native’s neighborhood gathered to commemorate his life and career, rapping and dancing to the songs that took him from those very streets to places near and far — both physically and sonically.

50 Cent and Nicki Minaj are leading the tributes to rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was fatally shot during a suspected home invasion in Los Angeles.

Rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed Wednesday, may have been targeted due to his ties to a gang, according to reports.