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Nicki Minaj Offers To Pay Students' Tuition After Fan Asks For Help

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Rapper Nicki Minaj is stepping up to help many of her Twitter fans pay their college tuition.

Minaj was on social media promoting a contest where the winner would join the singer at the Billboard Music Awards.

While tweeting with her followers, one of her fans asked for help with their tuition instead of the grand prize. She tweeted the fan back, saying show proof of straight A's.

The fan tweeted their report card and Minaj agreed to pay; setting off a flood of similar pleas for tuition help.

According to reports, the Grammy winner offered to help more than 30 fans with their school bills. After ending the giveaway, the star did promise to help more fans in the future.

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