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  • Nicki Minaj is officially the first female rapper to have five songs earn 1 billion Spotify streams each

    Nicki Minaj is officially the first female rapper to have five songs earn 1 billion Spotify streams each

    Nicki continues to break records

    Nicki Minaj is not done cementing her position in the upper echelon of the female rap game. According to Chart Data, the 41-year-old mother of one is now the first female rapper to have five songs surpass 1B streams each on Spotify.

    The records include: “Tusa,” with Karol G,
    “Swalla” by Jason Derule alongside Ty Dolla $ign, “Side to side,” by Ariana Grande and “Bang Bang” with Ariana & Jessie J., as well as “Starships.”

    This week, Nicki became the female rapper with the most No. 1 albums under her belt after Pink Friday 2 emerged atop the charts with 228k units sold.

  • Nicki Minaj scores her third No. 1 album with ‘Pink Friday 2’

    Nicki Minaj scores her third No. 1 album with ‘Pink Friday 2’

    Nicki’s new album opens big

    Nicki Minaj’s new album Pink Friday 2 is now sitting at the pinnacle of the Billboard 200 after it sold 228k equivalent album units in the opening week. 92k of this being a result of pure copies sold.

    This marks the Queen of New York’s third studio release to top the charts, making her the female rapper with the most No. 1 albums and surpassing Foxy Brown who previously held the title.

    The album also broke Nielsen’s record of the biggest week ever in vinyl sales by a female rap album after it sold 25k of them.

    Other albums by Nicki to go No. 1 include the first installation Pink Friday, and its follow up, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up.


  • Nicki Minaj turns down Kanye West’s request for a feature on ‘Vultures’

    Nicki Minaj turns down Kanye West’s request for a feature on ‘Vultures’

    Nicki says ‘the train has left the station’

    As Kanye West gears up to unleash his new album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures, he reached to Nick Minaj on Thursday (December 14) asking her to clear their collab so that it be included on the project.

    From Nicki’s recent response during an Instagram livestream, Ye won’t have his way. “Chile. That train has left the station,” she declared. “No disrespect in any way. I just put out a brand new album. Now why would I put out a song that has been out for three years? Come on guys.”

  • Nicki Minaj vows to give Joe Budden ‘good cussing’ on their interview

    Nicki Minaj vows to give Joe Budden ‘good cussing’ on their interview

    Nicki playfully promised to ‘cuss’ Budden

    Nicki Minaj and Joe Budden haven’t always been at good terms, however, these days the two seem to be pretty close.

    This week, a clip surfaced showing Nicki threatening to “cuss” the rapper-turn-podcaster before flipping the camera towards him as he sat beside her on a couch.

    “This man always deserves a good cussing out from me,” she stated. “Was I gonna cancel [the interview]? Sure! Was I gonna show up 10 hours late? Of course! But anything I have to do to cuss this muthafucka out right here…he always gon’ get his lashes from me.”




  • Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ is now projected to sell close to 200k in the first week

    Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ is now projected to sell close to 200k in the first week

    ‘PF2’ is expected to sell more than it was previously predicted

    Nicki Minaj could ride higher with her new album Pink Friday 2 than it was previously projected. According to HitsDD, the project is expected to earn around 199k equivalent album units in the first week, sending it to the top of the Billboard 200 by far.

    Over the weekend, the body of work was reported to be on pace to sell 170-190k units. It also broke the record for the biggest female hip-hop album debut.

  • Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ has now sold 500,000 units in the US

    Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ has now sold 500,000 units in the US

    Nicki’s new release is eligible for gold certification

    Nicki Minaj dropped off her fifth album, Pink Friday 2, on December 8 and it has already earned over 500k units in the US, making it eligible for gold certification. However, these numbers are largely contributed by the previously released successful singles: “Red Rudy Rose” and “Super Freaky Girl,” as well as “Last Time I Saw You.”

    The 22-song effort also became the biggest album debut by a female hip-hop artist after garnering 41m streams over the weekend. Per HitsDD, it is on pace to score 170-190k album-equivalent units in the first week.

  • Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ first week sales predictions are here

    Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ first week sales predictions are here

    Nicki’s new album set for a big opening week

    Nicki Minaj’s new album Pink Friday 2 is set to open at the top of Billboard 200 as it is predicted to attract 170-190k streams in the first week of release, HitsDD reported.

    The project broke the record of the biggest album debut by a female rapper after being streamed 41m times over the weekend. It has now sold 500k units in the US, thanks to previously released hit singles: “Red Ruby Rose,” “Super Freaky Girl,” and “Last Time I Saw You.”

  • Nicki Minaj on creating ‘Pink Friday 2’ as a mother – ‘It’s been a very different experience’

    Nicki Minaj on creating ‘Pink Friday 2’ as a mother – ‘It’s been a very different experience’

    Nicki is dropping her new album this Friday

    As Nicki Minaj prepares to unleash her new album Pink Friday 2 this Friday (December 8), she shares a glimpse of her experience recording the project as a mother.

    “It’s been a very different experience creating an album as a momma. Studio requires so much time to perfect so many diff things…Time that quite frankly, I’d much rather spend with my chunky liddo pumpkin pie baby bubba,” Nicki wrote on X December 2.

    She added, “and you guys know I have a hard time letting the music go b/c I’m a perfectionist & to me it’s never rlly ‘done.’”

    You can peep the rest of her message below.


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