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Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill Are Love and Hip Hop Royalty, Here's Proof

At the 2016 MTV VMAs, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill were absolutely smitten with each other. The couple was all wrapped up in each other and the love between them was on total display. Here's all the times Nicki and Meek proved the love they share deserves the royal treatment. 

By Lauren Porter · August 29, 2016October 26, 2020
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Worth a Thousand Words
Love is certainly always in the air for these two; it’s evident in all that they do!
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02
Nothing Compares
“He and I are just two souls, right now, passing through the universe and I don’t know what’s going to happen and I just have learned over the years to just let things be,” Nicki told Ellen in April about her relationship with Meek.
Prince Williams
03
Black and White
Even without color these two are certainly picture perfect.
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Loving You

It’s clear these two bring joy into each other’s lives Just look at those smiles!

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No Ordinary Love
Silly faces keep the love thing going in this relationship.
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06
Icy Hot
Check out the wrist game on these two! They compliment each other oh so well.
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07
All Eyes on Us
You can never go wrong with a selfie from bae and Nicki knows it!
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08
Making music, making memories
The hip-hop couple not only look absolutely adorable together but they make great music together too!
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09
Love in this Club
These two stay close to one another no matter where they go. They’re definitely two peas in a little love pod.
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Peace and Love
The rapper hails from Philly and Ms. Minaj is a native of Queens. It certainly looks like she found a king in Meek.
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Sweet Nothings
Meek loves to whisper in Nicki’s ear while they’re out and about. We wonder what sweet nothings he was spitting in this photo.
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12
Family Affair

Nicki jokes that Meek’s grandmother is a “comedian on the low” and is the one who keeps the family laughing. We believe it!

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13
Ringside Date Night

At the 2015 “Mayweather vs. Pacquiao” fight, Meek wouldn’t let his lady leave his side! How sweet!

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14
All Smiles
While performing during the 2015 BET Awards, these two couldn’t help but smile as they stood hand-in-hand onstage.
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15
The Right One
Meek has said that since dating Nicki he brags different. He captioned one Instagram photo of the two by saying, “My swag different…Dat bag different…Nicki my lady…I brag different!”
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HIs Hands Only
Meek knows he’s got to keep his lady close!
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Worth a Thousand Words
Love is certainly always in the air for these two; it’s evident in all that they do!
Jamie McCarthy/2016Getty Images

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