Who is Kenneth Petty? Biography
Kenneth Petty, who goes by the name Zoo Bang, is an American music executive widely recognized for his romantic involvement with the talented rapper Nicki Minaj. He’s not just her husband; he also has a complicated past, having been a convicted felon and a registered sex offender in New York. From 2006 to 2013, he served time in prison for manslaughter charges.
Kenneth Petty Age | Birthday
How old is he? Petty is 48 years old as of 2026. He was born on 7th April 1978 in Queens, New York, USA.
Kenneth Petty Nationality
Ken is an American national and citizen by birth. He was born in Queens, New York, United State of America. He is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Kenneth Petty Family| Parents
Attempts to establish the identities of his mother and father were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not known whether he has any siblings.
Kenneth Petty Wife| Married |Kid| Nicki Minaj
Kenneth Petty is best known for being married to the famous rapper Nicki Minaj. Their relationship became public in 2018, and they tied the knot in October 2019. The couple welcomed their son in 2020, who fans affectionately call “Papa Bear.”
Kenneth Petty Kids
Kenneth Petty has one child with Nicki Minaj, who was born in September 2020. There isn’t much publicly confirmed information about any other children.
Kenneth Petty Net Worth
Petty’s individual net worth is relatively modest compared to his wife’s.
Estimates usually place his net worth in the low hundreds of thousands.
Kenneth Petty Job
Petty isn’t known for having a high-profile career.
He has mostly kept a low profile away from the public workforce.
His visibility mainly comes from his relationship with Nicki Minaj.
He has made occasional appearances with her in public and on social media.
Kenneth Petty Arrested| Crimes
Petty was arrested by US Marshals on March 4th for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. He turned himself in to authorities and was held in federal custody before being released on bond. Petty has had several run-ins with the law, with his first major arrest occurring on September 16, 1994 in New York. He was arrested as a sex offender by the New York Police Department at this time for having sexual encounters with a 16-year-old girl. He was also sixteen at the time. During the attempted attack, he was said to have had a cutting object with him, which he used to force the girl to have sex with him. On April 5, 1995, he was sentenced to 18-54 months in prison. After 4 years, he was released from jail in January of 1999.
In 2006, he was involved in another legal issue. He was accused of shooting and killing Lamont Robinson on 27th April, 2002. He was again thrown in jail and sentenced to 10 years behind bars and he ended up serving 7 years out of the ten. He became part of a supervised release program upon his release in 2013 until 2018. Even in jail, it seems that Petty couldn’t keep off from trouble. From the many violations involving him, he had 4 months in solitary confinement. After he was released, he brushed with the authorities in September 2018 for driving while his license was suspended.
Petty relocated from New York to California in July 2019, which required him to register as a sex offender in his new state. However, he failed to register as a sex offender in California, and he was arrested again by the US Marshals Service on March 4, 2020. Offenders are legally required to update their registration in “every jurisdiction in which they reside, work, or attend school,” according to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Failure to properly register and update personal information within a jurisdiction is a federal offense punishable by fines and up to ten years in prison. According to TMZ, he pled not guilty and was released on a $100,000 bond. He was ordered to abide by a set curfew and wear an ankle monitor as well as hand over his passport, limiting him to traveling outside of Southern California. He was also ordered to keep off from drug use, which includes marijuana despite it being legal in the state. His court date was set for March 23, 2020.
Criminal History & Charges
Petty has a criminal record that dates back to the 1990s:
In 1995, he was convicted of attempted rape in New York involving a minor, which led to prison time. Because of this, he is now a registered sex offender.
In 2002, he was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and spent several years behind bars before being released.
Due to these convictions, Petty must adhere to sex offender registration laws in the United States.
Sex Offender Status
As a result of the 1995 conviction, Petty is listed as a registered sex offender. This status entails:
Regularly registering with authorities
Notifying them of any changes in residence
Following state and federal monitoring laws
His status has been widely discussed and has drawn public attention to his relationship with Nicki Minaj.
Federal Charges (Recent Legal Issues)
Petty later faced federal charges for not registering as a sex offender after relocating to California.
In 2021, he pleaded guilty to this failure to register.
In 2022, he was sentenced to home detention and probation.
This situation brought renewed focus on his past and legal responsibilities.
