Nicki Minaj certainly knows how to send the rumor mill into a frenzy: Seven months ago he rapper-songwriter shared a photo of her left hand—and a massive heart-shaped sparkler:
Which had fans—including us—asking, “So, are you engaged?” Press that followed seemed to indicate that the bauble was not an engagement ring, it was just a very sparkly gift from her boyfriend of two months, Meek Mill.
Well, Nicki turned 33 on Tuesday, and it seems Meek Mill—now her boyfriend of almost a year—gifted her with another impressive sparkler. First, last night, she shared this picture with the caption: “Now this is what I'm talking about baby. Lol. Love u @meekmill ~ RANG finga whr da rock iiizzzzzzzz”
Followed by this one, with the caption: “This stone is flawless. (My voice) lol” along with a bunch of princess, engagement ring, and diamond emojis. (Of course the ring emoji is the universal symbol of “We’re engaged!” so
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So, is it an engagement ring?
Signs that point to yes: It’s a massive diamond. It’s on THAT finger. They’ve been dating for almost a year, which is a while in Hollywood. The diamond ring emoji.
Signs that point to no: Clearly Nicki likes to keep us guessing. They’ve only been dating for almost a year. She didn’t come out and say, “We’re engaged!” or use the bride emoji.
Your guess is as good as ours.