Jelani and Nicki.
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Nicki Minaj’s older brother has been charged with raping a minor, reports Newsday. Jelani Maraj, 37 — whom Minaj has referenced in multiple songs, and whose wedding she Instagrammed many pictures of back in August — was reportedly arraigned in Long Island on Thursday for first-degree rape and first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child. According to the Daily News, he was released on $100,000 bail. The victim is allegedly 12 years old and “someone he had access to.†Maraj is due back in court on December 9.