Her mom is not dead. She is alive and well. It is possible that her father TRIED to kill her mother by burning the house down, however Nicki never confirmed this. "Autobiography" could have been a non-fictional song. Her mother was with her on her documentary on MTV. Therefore she is very much alive. Nicki never stated where her father was. Only that he had a crack habit. Her parents argued a lot and her father was very abusive and that is what shaped the painful lyrics she wrote because she was always around a lot of drama. So yes, she does know her parents.
