<p>The father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near New York City, police said Sunday.</p>.<p>Robert Maraj, 64, was walking on a road in Mineola, Long Island at 6:15 pm (2315 GMT) on Friday when he was hit, Nassau County Police Department said in a statement.</p>.<p>The driver left the scene of the accident, and Maraj was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday.</p>.<p>"The investigation is ongoing," police added.</p>.<p>The statement did not specify Maraj's relationship to Minaj, but a police spokesman confirmed he was her father.</p>.<p>Minaj, 38, was born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in the Queens borough of New York City.</p>.<p>The rapper has been nominated for ten Grammy awards during her career.</p>
<p>The father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near New York City, police said Sunday.</p>.<p>Robert Maraj, 64, was walking on a road in Mineola, Long Island at 6:15 pm (2315 GMT) on Friday when he was hit, Nassau County Police Department said in a statement.</p>.<p>The driver left the scene of the accident, and Maraj was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday.</p>.<p>"The investigation is ongoing," police added.</p>.<p>The statement did not specify Maraj's relationship to Minaj, but a police spokesman confirmed he was her father.</p>.<p>Minaj, 38, was born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in the Queens borough of New York City.</p>.<p>The rapper has been nominated for ten Grammy awards during her career.</p>