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Nicki Minaj (Twitter image)

By NAN ET Editor

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. June 27, 2017: An internationally recognized Caribbean rapper has received the Key to the City of Queens, New York.

Trinidad-born rapper Nicki Minaj received the Key to the City of Queens, New York from Borough president Melinda Katz.

Katz said the Queens-raised rapper was being honored for her “outstanding career achievements in music.”

Minaj took to Twitter to tweet a photo of the key and to add: “This is a #MajorKeyAlert I just got the #KeyToTheCity #ProudQueensGirl Thank you #MelindaKatz Queens Borough PRESIDENT.”

The honor came as Minaj performed last night at the NBA Awards.