Nicki Minaj will executive produce and act in a sitcom pilot about her life for ABC Family,
Deadline reports. The pilot, which reportedly films this winter, will be written by Kate Angelo (
Sex Tape) and focus on Minaj's life in her old neighborhood before becoming a star.
There are some reasons to be wary of this news -- namely that pretty much every rapper who has ever worked in TV has been burned. (Remember when Mos Def was on
Dexter?) And there's a spate of TV shows about rappers growing up, like this one, that have alternately languished in development (
Nas) or should never, ever be made if there is to be peace in the world (
Common).