YOUNG MONEY GOONS ATTACK NICKI'S BOYFRIEND... KNOCK HIM UNCONSCIOUS!!!

Well if Nicki and Safaree weren't BROKEN up after he BUSSED HER IN THE FACE with a suitcase... they are NOW!!!

According to MediaTakeOut.com's ROCK SOLID Young Money insider, YMCMB goons visited Safaree last night - inside his hotel room in Houston... and he got BRUTALLY STOMPED OUT. According to our insider, he was beaten UNCONSCIOUS.

As of THIS MORNING, we're told that Safaree is RECUPERATING inside a hotel room in Houston. Its not clear whether Safaree is expected to STAY ON as Nicki's hype man for the remainder of the tour.

But we can tell you this... the NEXT STOP on Nicki's tour is NEW ORLEANS - home of the YMCMB. Baby, Slim, Mack Maine and Weezy are ALL expected to be there. And if Safaree is SMART... he WON'T BE be on the tour bus when it arrives in New Orleans.