After the success of The Pinkprint in 2017, Nicki started to receive a lot of hate from the rap culture, at that time The industry tried to cancel her and .
| Nicki at the 2019 Met Gala |
I said in the past Pink Priday: Roman Reloaded received hate too because that album was Pop insired and some critics said ”this isn`t real hip-hop” but in 2017-2019 people hated her because ”she did not respected other female rappers”. She was „always in the top sh*t ” Nicki said in her song Chun-Li.
This hate train affected the commercial success of her fourth studio album Queen, let`s see what exactly happen.
On April 12, 2018 the lead single of Queen, Chun-Li, was released. The song was peaked at #9 on Billboard Hot 100 , also Chun-Li is the have highest peak from Queen.
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| Nicki Minaj Chun-Li cover |
In comparison with her previous era`s, Chun-Li is a decline.
The song is about „how they are on the f*cking keyboards and make me the bad guy Chun-Li”/ is about everybody who hate her and how everyone can be a critic without any knowledge.
Also, on April 12 was released Barbie Tingz, a song that isn`t on Queen, Barbie Tingz didn`t had the commercial success of Chun-Li it was certified gold in US.
Queen was scheduled to be released on June 10, 2018 but it was postponed to August 10, 2018.
A promotional single, "Rich Sex", featuring Lil Wayne, was released on June 11, 2018. The album's second single, "Bed", featuring Ariana Grande, was released on June 14, 2018 alongside the album pre-order, and peaked at number 42 on the Hot 100.
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| Nicki Minaj Queen - Fan Made cover |
On July 22, 2018, Tekashi 6ix9ine's single "Fefe", which featured Minaj, debuted at number four, and later peaked at number three, on the Billboard Hot 100. "Fefe" marked Minaj's highest bow on the Hot 100 chart as a featured artist, besting the sixth place start of "Bang Bang" in 2014.Minaj was also featured on 6ix9ine's song "Mama", along with Kanye West. Both songs were included on 6ix9ine's debut album Dummy Boy.
On August 1, 2018, Minaj pushed back Queen once again, to August 17, 2018. Minaj ultimately released Queen on August 10, 2018.The day before the release of the album, Minaj launched her own Beats 1 radio show, Queen Radio..
Queen debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 185,000 album-equivalent units. It also debuted at number five in the UK and at number four in Australia, marking the highest debut of Minaj's career in the latter country. Upon debuting second on the Billboard 200, Minaj expressed frustration and criticized several people in a series of tweets, including Travis Scott, whose album Astroworld claimed the top spot for a second week in a row, blocking Queen from the top spot.Queen's roll-out and the ensuing controversy was criticized by several news outlets and commentators."Fefe" was added to the album in the middle of its first tracking week.
The suporting tour for Queen was a mess. The Nicki WRLD Europe Tour had less than 15 concerts and some of them were cancelled.
Other successful collaborations from late 2018 - 2020 were : Tusa by Karol G, Woamn Like Me by Little Mix, Dip by Tyga, Say So ( Remix) - Became her first #1 single in US , Trollz - her first debut at #1 in US, Move Ya Hips by A$AP Ferg and Expensive by Tyga.
In December 2019 she received the Billboard Woman in Music Award as a Game Changer.
In July 2020 Nicki revealed on all her social media that she is pregnant.
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| Nicki in July 2020 |
At The Tonight Show Nicki said that ”a new album is coming”.
After this series we can say Nicki revived the female rap game in 2010 and survived to cancel culture phenomena. Thanks to her we have Cardi B , Iggy Azalea, Megan Thee Stalion and many more.
And we can say Nicki is The Queen of Rap after all of these.
What do you think about Nicki Minaj?
See u next week!
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