Nicki Minaj Entourage Member Pronounced DEAD In Philadelphia! [Pics]

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A member of Nicki Minaj's team was stabbed to death 

Tuesday night in Philadelphia ... so says Nicki herself.

Nicki says 2 members of her crew were stabbed ... 

one lived. The rapper says the guys were in Philly for 

2 days rehearsing for her upcoming tour with her bf 

Meek Mill ... who's from Philly. 

The person who died was De'Von Pickett ... a stage 

hand for Nicki. Eric Parker survived the incident, but is 

in critical condition in a hospital. Nicki has retweeted a 

link to a news story about a stabbing that occurred at 

the Che Bar & Grill in Philly where an employee who 

was recently fired got in a fight that spilled outside the 

establishment where the stabbings occurred.

The suspect fled. Pickett posted a series of positive 

tweets on Tuesday, not long before his death.