Pink Friday 2

Pink Friday 2 is the upcoming fifth studio album by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It is currently scheduled to be released on her birthday December 8, 2023 through Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records. A sequel to Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday (2010), it will be her first studio album in five years following the release of her fourth studio album Queen (2018).[1] The album was supported by two singles: "Super Freaky Girl" and "Last Time I Saw You".[2][3] "Super Freaky Girl" debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first solo female rap song to debut at number one in the 21st century.

Not to be confused with Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

Pink Friday 2
Studio album by
Nicki Minaj
ReleasedDecember 8, 2023 (2023-12-08)
Genre
Label
Nicki Minaj chronology
Queen Radio: Volume 1
(2022)		 Pink Friday 2
(2023)
Alternative cover
alternative LP cover for Pink Friday 2
Alternative LP cover for Pink Friday 2
Singles from Pink Friday 2
  1. "Super Freaky Girl"
    Released: August 12, 2022
  2. "Last Time I Saw You"
    Released: September 1, 2023

Background and recording

On June 28, 2019, Minaj appeared on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in promotion of her single "Megatron" in which she stated: "well, there's definitely a new album, of course", however, she continued to note that there was no official release date at the time: "with this one, I don't have a name yet".[4] In September 2019, Minaj announced her retirement from hip hop,[5] however, she later recanted her statement and apologized for her false announcement.[6]

In an interview with Elle, on September 17, 2019, Minaj stated that the album would be, "fierce, fun, and unapologetic" and spoke about the project's ultimate sound.

It's probably the most excited I've been about an album release in a really long time. I'm happy that we're not making my fans wait for another album like I've done in the past. This one incorporates all the things people love about Nicki, but it also just has a way bigger sound, so it goes perfectly with the collection.[7]

The first teaser of the album was on June 29, 2020, after Minaj had taken to Twitter to tweet, "PF2", the initials of the album.[8]

It was initially scheduled for a October 20 release, but was later pushed back to November 17, and then to December 8. [9][10] She also stated that the album would be "well worth the wait", and followed up by a concert tour in 2024.[9] On September 4, Minaj shared one of two official cover arts for the album, depicting the rapper in an all-white ensemble traveling on a roofless carriage floating above pink clouds.[2][3] On October 6, she shared the second album cover, depicting her wearing an all-pink gown which reveals her midriff and surrounded by a billowing pink satin sheet in front of a black background.

Singles

"Super Freaky Girl" was released as the lead single from the album on August 12, 2022.[11] Its music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, was uploaded onto Minaj's YouTube account on September 1.[12] The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. With this, Minaj became the first solo female rapper to debut at the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998 and the first female rapper to debut a solo song at number one in the 21st century.[13]

"Last Time I Saw You" was released as the album's second single on September 1, 2023.[14] The song peaked at number 23 on the Hot 100 and at number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[15] On September 12, Minaj performed "Last Time I Saw You" at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, where she also debuted a new track from the album entitled "Big Difference" as a surprise.[16]

Promotional singles

On March 3, 2023, Minaj released the promotional single "Red Ruby da Sleeze", which she described as her "street record" before her "next official single."[17][18] The song peaked at number 13 on the Hot 100 and at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[19]

Following Minaj's performance of "Big Difference" on September 1, she uploaded a snippet of the track on YouTube.[20] On October 13, in celebration of "Pink Friday the 13th", Minaj released the track "Bahm Bahm", a scrapped outtake from the album, exclusively on her website. It was the winning option of a poll made to fans of which songs they wanted to hear, which included options of unnamed collaborations with Juice Wrld and Future.[21] The following week on October 20, she released "For All the Barbz" on YouTube, which was a freestyle over the track "All the Parties" by Drake and Chief Keef from the former's album For All the Dogs (2023).[22]

References
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  2. Guy, Zoe (September 4, 2023). "Nicki Minaj Does Something for the Barbz". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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  15. Anderson, Trevor (September 12, 2023). "Nicki Minaj Breaks Record for Most No. 1s on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales With 'Last Time I Saw You'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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  17. Pareles, Jon (March 3, 2023). "Nicki Minaj Returns Ready to Rumble, and 8 More New Songs". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  18. @NickiMinaj (March 8, 2023). "Never said this. Super Freaky Girl stats… not on my album??? RRDS?!?!! I said it's my street record b4 my next official single. Never said not on my album. SFG ONLY FEMALE RAP SONG TO DEBUT #1. Broke about 10 records. Not on my album? #ComeOnSon stupid" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. Anderson, Trevor (March 16, 2023). "Nicki Minaj Scores Back-to-Back No. 1 Debuts on Hot Rap Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  20. @NICKIMINAJ (September 13, 2023). "Have you guys found the surprise yet?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. Wilkes, Emma (October 14, 2023). "Nicki Minaj drops confident new track 'Bahm Bahm'". NME. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  22. Denis, Kyle (October 20, 2023). "Nicki Minaj Freestyles Over Drake & Chief Keef's 'All the Parties': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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