Nicki Minaj – "Pink Friday 2: The Hiatus"

[think pink.]

Aug 14, 2018 19:42:56 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Messy roll out and all Nicki is slaying it this week.

While also being the most hated artist in the past two years. Others would crumble in her position. A true Queen soars on.

[ILLUSION]

Aug 14, 2018 19:48:07 GMT -5 think pink. said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:42:56 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Messy roll out and all Nicki is slaying it this week.

While also being the most hated artist in the past two years. Others would crumble in her position. A true Queen soars on.

Truth tho. What artist with her level of success that is current right now is hated or gets shit more than her?

[think pink.]

Aug 14, 2018 19:49:22 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:48:07 GMT -5 think pink. said:

While also being the most hated artist in the past two years. Others would crumble in her position. A true Queen soars on.

Truth tho. What artist with her level of success that is current right now is hated or gets s**t more than her?

Nobody. Nicki gets hated for breathing.

[Hashtag Pow]

Aug 14, 2018 19:16:30 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Aug 14, 2018 14:13:08 GMT -5 Hashtag Pow said:

Nicki looks trashy as f**k for this. Imagine being the Queen and running around throwing tantrums like this the week your album drops.

Honey, Queen or not, this is Rap we’re talking about...there’s always gonna be an element of ratchet, especially in today’s culture.

This has nothing to do with the culture of rap. 

[ILLUSION]

Aug 14, 2018 19:54:11 GMT -5 Hashtag Pow said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:16:30 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Honey, Queen or not, this is Rap we’re talking about...there’s always gonna be an element of ratchet, especially in today’s culture.

This has nothing to do with the culture of rap. 

Well every female rapper out there right now is ratchet to some extent. I can’t fhink of one that isn’t.

[ILLUSION]

4 million views on Ganja Burn in 24 hours

[wavey.]

Aug 14, 2018 19:56:13 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:54:11 GMT -5 Hashtag Pow said:

This has nothing to do with the culture of rap. 

Well every female rapper out there right now is ratchet to some extent. I can’t fhink of one that isn’t.

I dont keep my eye fully on her, but Rapsody doesn't come off as ratchet. She may be the only one lmao

[Caviar]

Aug 14, 2018 19:56:13 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:54:11 GMT -5 Hashtag Pow said:

This has nothing to do with the culture of rap. 

Well every female rapper out there right now is ratchet to some extent. I can’t fhink of one that isn’t.

Right? I mean is she supposed to act like Selena Gomez and Ariana?!

[Zinc.]

Nicki Minaj's 'Queen' & Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' in Race for No. 1 on Next Week's Billboard 200 Albums Chart

On next week’s Billboard 200 albums chart, Nicki Minaj’s new Queen and Travis Scott’s reigning champ Astroworld are vying for No. 1, according to industry forecasters.

Those in the know suggest that the two sets could each earn around 160,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 16.

Queen was released Aug. 10 via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records. Astroworld, which dropped on Aug. 3 through Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic Records, debuted atop the chart dated Aug. 18 with 2018’s second-largest week for an album: 537,000 units earned in the week ending Aug. 9, according to Nielsen Music.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The top 10 of the Aug. 25-dated Billboard 200 chart (where Queen and Astroworld are battling for No. 1) is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, Aug. 19.

If Queen debuts at No. 1, Minaj will make rap history, as she’ll become the first female rap artist with three No. 1 albums. She previously hit the top with her second studio release, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (in 2012), and her debut studio set, Pink Friday (in 2011). Her third album, The Pinkprint, debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Jan. 3, 2015-dated chart. Currently, Minaj and Foxy Brown (who happens to be featured on a Queen track) both have two No. 1s. Brown led the list with Chyna Doll in 1999 and the collaborative album The Firm in 1997 (with Nas, AZ and Nature). Only three other female rappers have led the list: Cardi B (Invasion of Privacy, 2017), Eve (Let There Be Eve… Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, 1999) and Lauryn Hill (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998).

While the bulk of Queen’s units will be generated from streaming activity, the album will also benefit from sales generated by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with her upcoming tour, as well as a range of merchandise/album bundles sold through Minaj’s official online shop. As for Astroworld, the album will have a natural second-week decline, but will still reap handsome streaming figures, as well as sales supported by a bevy of merchandise/album bundles.

Outside of the Minaj and Scott action on next week’s list, watch for rapper Trippie Redd to bow in the top five with his debut studio album Life’s a Trip. It could earn around 65,000 units and grant the artist his first top 10 set. Meanwhile, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz might notch his fifth top 10 effort, as Know could start with over 25,000 units earned.

[think pink.]

On her way to CRWN

http://instagram.com/p/Bme1O29h3w7

[wavey.]

Giving Lauryn Hill late teas.

[think pink.]

Everything about this part in particular was glorious

[wavey.]

[think pink.]

Aug 14, 2018 21:37:09 GMT -5 wavey. said:

Weeks means months in Nicki code.

[think pink.]

[wavey.]

[think pink.]

More cliffs

Nicki says this her best body of work

-Best memory working on the album is when she left Miami to go back to New York to record and she laid down the reference tracks for Good Form, Miami & Coco Chanel.

-The verses on Sorry with Nas are deadass REAL.

-Says she never spoke about her personal life before when she was with Safaree. She doesn’t want to date in public again.

-Lots of Caribbean influence in the album. Even though she moved to America as a child, she always feels like an Island girl.

-Barbie Dream ending (Roman) she had it in a Vault for YEARS.

-When she started rapping, everyone was a battle rapper. Nowadays rap is kind of soft and people get in their feelings over the lyrics.
When men rap aggressively people don’t take it as serious as when she says things on rap. You should assert yourself in rap. You should talk your s**t.

- People use the word competition loosely. It’s insulting to say Nicki never had competition because there has Always been amazing female rappers.
Having a huge push from a label doesn’t make you competition.

-Says if she was fighting for a top spot all the time she would have dropped a record every year which is something she CAN do.
She is not intimidated and knows she can take a break for several months and disconnect off the internet because she knows who she is.

-She says she didn’t “engage” in a rap beef with Remy when Elliot asks her about it.
(Barbz and her sing Make Love verse)

-Says she didn’t engage in a beef because it’s rap and this is what rappers do. She charged it to the game. It’s a sport. She sat back and watched people take shots. Rappers always step on each other’s toes.

-Elliot say MotorSport was a misunderstanding. Nicki says she doesn’t like how it was handled. Quavo was very apologetic and he handled it well. She says she has no reason to lie and she still has the text messages.

She doesn’t hold any grudges.

[Caviar]

Boss bitch

[think pink.]

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-Foxy is one of her biggest inspirations. They fight like sisters but it’s always genuine love. She tried to get her on the PinkPrint but there was another person who was supposed to be on the record that didn’t want to work with her (Remy)

-Hard White was written last year.
She was mentally chilling during that time and knew that pressure was being put on her.


-There has been a get rid of Nicki movement for a long time. She continued to do her thing last year and putting out songs because she knew when the dust settles, she knew who would be left standing. Drake called her to tell her people will forget this s**t. She knew people were attacking her.
People attack you to get attention and get trending but when it’s all said done, they have nothing to do with the new attention.

- the one artist she would love to work with is Lauryn Hill but she is too scared

Tries to always keep songs sonically different when she has features and her own songs out
(bed and Fefe sound very different for example)

-Still gets PAID for features! She forgets to sometimes be grateful for this blessing.

-Labels Don’t care about Talent anymore. It’s Popularity. She is aware that she also is here partially due to her popularity but she has never relied on her popularity.

-She saw Tekashi on instagram with his colourful hair when he posted a clip of Fefe.
She heard it and it reminded her of Slumber Party by Gucci Mane. The flow is similar.
He then hit her up because she doesn’t ask people to get on their songs.
He was very nervous when they shot the video. He has a humble spirit and was respectful.

-Future has always been a real friend to her.
He treated her the same way when everyone turned their back on her.

-Doesn’t want to be viewed as popular but SKILLED!

-Jay z complimented the 3rd verse on LLC and that caused her to rewrite her first verse. .

[ILLUSION]

Great interview!

Radio sidenote: Big Bank is now smashing on Urban (finally), about to enter the Top 10!

FEFE too, #18 currently with a big bullet

[think pink.]

Every time I get high I just think about you

[wavey.]

Why did she Birthday Cake us for the 2 Lit 2 Late interlude?

[Snowbeast]

Aug 14, 2018 19:49:22 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:48:07 GMT -5 think pink. said:

While also being the most hated artist in the past two years. Others would crumble in her position. A true Queen soars on.

Truth tho. What artist with her level of success that is current right now is hated or gets s**t more than her?

Taylor Swift

[think pink.]

http://instagram.com/p/BmfRFlWHZB1

[Ivy Leegue™]

She is as dumb as her fucking stans, based on that CRWN. This bitch always finds a way to put her fucking foot in her mouth. Unreal.

[Ryan]

[wavey.]

I need watch the actual thing. I'll wait for the YT version lol.

[NeRD]

Loved the Hot 97 interview.

Can someone post the CRWN one?

[ILLUSION]

Aug 15, 2018 0:50:09 GMT -5 Snowbeast said:

Aug 14, 2018 19:49:22 GMT -5 ILLUSION said:

Truth tho. What artist with her level of success that is current right now is hated or gets s**t more than her?

Taylor Swift

Uhhhhh no

[Keelzit]

Aug 15, 2018 1:40:39 GMT -5 think pink. said:

http://instagr.am/p/BmfRFlWHZB1

When was this? I need a full video omggg


About her adding FEFE and her rants, I'm not shocked and I also can't hold it against her because desperate tactics and gimmicks ARE to be expected from miss Maraj as she's proved time and time again that chart placements are her top priority. If Adele did that I'd be side-eyeing her but no, Onika gets a free pass because she never hid her obsession with numbers and stats.