• Rapper Nicki Minaj

Rapper Nicki Minaj (Photo : REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

"Anaconda" hit maker Nicki Minaj sparked the pregnancy rumor when she introduced her boyfriend Meek Mill as her "baby father" during a full-house performance at First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 8, Saturday.

"Make some noise for my baby father," the 32-year-old rapper told the crowd as Mill joined her on stage, TMZ reported. The ecstatic "Dreams And Nightmares" hit maker pumped his fists in the air with his raised his hands as the audience cheered them on.

Like Us on Facebook

The rapper's statement has created a stir on social media as fans are quick to speculate that she is pregnant with her first child. Minaj further refuelled the rumor by retweeting a fan's video of the moment with some laughing face emojis. She replied in the similar fashion when a fan congratulated her on Twitter.

Eager fans, looking for further clues to confirm the star's pregnancy, also pointed out that in one of her recent Instagram upload, she is holding her stomach protectively while posing with Mill.

The couple, who is dating since February this year, is yet to address the rumours after followers got very excited on Twitter.

"But did Nicki Minaj really call Meek her baby father? She is pregnant?," tweeted one fan.

Meanwhile, it is reported that Minaj is set to venture in the mobile gaming industry, New York Post reported. The rapper is planning to launch her own video game for smartphones for which she has collaborated with Glu Mobile, the mobile app development company known for creating the successful "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" video game app, which reportedly has garnered millions of dollars in royalties for the reality TV star.