The rapper never named her man but explained they’re “still figuring each other out” and she’s trying to stay quiet about their relationship

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Nicki Minaj has claimed she is SINGLE – but insisted things are fine between her and Meek Mill.

The rapper – who didn’t mentioned the rapper by name, but referenced the incredible ring he recently bought her – insisted she’d rather say she isn’t in a relationship to avoid having to talk about it.

Appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres show, she explained to the host: “We’re still figuring each other out. And in fact, I don’t even want to say that I’m in a relationship anymore, because I think when people hear that, they go to like the mean place and try to like – not you, though.

Nicki has insisted she is single (Image: Ellentube)

She told Ellen she would rather not talk about it anymore (Image: Ellentube)
“You’re super. I love you to death… [But] I would rather not [talk about it]. You know, I used to be secretive. You guys asked me about that before on my pre-interview.

“I used to say, ‘I’m not in a relationship,’ even though I was in a 12-year relationship [with Safaree Samuels]… Now I feel like just going back to that and saying, ‘You know what? I’m single.”

Nicki – who described her and her man as “two souls right now passing through the universe” – didn’t want to speculate on the future.

She’s not rushing into the future (Image: Ellentube)

The star clarified it’s not an engagement ring (Image: Ellentube)
However, she did dish the dirt on their Valentine’s Day together, and revealed while she didn’t share a picture online, they actually did spent it in each other’s company.

“People said, ‘They’re not together.’ We were getting anonymous messages saying, ‘Yeah, she wasn’t with him and she was crying all day.’ Just putting up all these things,” she said. “Meanwhile, we were really in bed all day on Valentine’s Day. Like, seriously!

Nicki was staying coy about her relationship with Meek (Image: FilmMagic)
“We were in bed all day and then I got up and opened these three amazing gifts, and then I went back to bed. Then I read this story that we weren’t together on Valentine’s Day and it just made me realise that no matter how great your life is, you can’t even impress people.

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“You just have to do you and make yourself happy and forget about trying to get everyone’s approval. It’s better just to keep those things sacred. So, now, I don’t really care to say ‘I’m in a relationship’ or ‘I’m engaged’ or whatever. There’s a boy that likes me. That’s all.”