I literally cried watching her taped audition. I demanded to meet her! Sat in a room with her teaching her how to rap by doing a beat on the table & forcing her to stay on beat! Lol. Then pulled out all the attitude she had in her lil body. Haha! She's tough! And so sweet & cute. #ArianaNeal #LilNicki Welcome to the family lil lady bug! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 #ABCFamily #Freeform #Nicki A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Dec 18, 2015 at 12:04pm PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js Nicki Minaj has been preoccupied by finding the cast for the upcoming sitcom based on her childhood. That search has finally ended after Minaj “literally handpicked” the cast. Minaj revealed on Instagram that Ariana Neal (who played Michael B. Jordan‘s daughter on Fruitvale Station) will play Nicki Minaj on the show. Selita Ebanks (Real Husbands of Hollywood, Kanye West’s Runaway) will play Minaj’s mother Grace, and Wesley Jonathan (The Soul Man) will play her father Vincent. Minaj has managed to get Whoopi Goldberg to sign up to play her neighbor Miss Martha. Titled Nicki, the new sitcom will premiere next year on ABC Family (which will be known as “Freeform” on Jan. 12). I am honored and excited to announce that I've literally hand picked the main characters of my scripted series "Nicki" ~ #ABCFamily #Freeform ~ I've been going to the auditions falling in love with some incredible people. Looking forward to unveiling this groundbreaking new show for you guys in 2016! 😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:53am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js READ MORE AT THE URBAN DAILY Meek Mill Found Guilty Of Probation Violation, Sentencing Set For 2016 Nicki Minaj Testifies On Meek’s Behalf At His Probation Violation Hearing Meek Mill Posts Police Brutality Video To Instagram, Slams The System #Winning: Nicki Minaj To Executive Produce TV Series Based On Her Life Nicki Minaj Reveals The Cast Of Her Upcoming Sitcom was originally published on theurbandaily.com