It's a new era for Nicki Minaj. The Barbz leader announced over the weekend that instead of releasing the Pink Friday 2 deluxe, decided to turn these songs into an entirely new project with its third instalment Pink Friday series.
Minaj had to drop her PF2: Gag City Reloaded deluxe last Friday (September 13), but the release date came and went without the set. Nicki clarified the status of the album on Sunday (September 15) when she revealed it Pink Friday 3 is on its way, and fans can expect another announcement about the project's arrival in the coming weeks.
“Instead of doing a DELUXE on Pink Friday 2, I decided to do a brand new album. I will continue to incorporate new songs like #Mamita & [The ‘anxiety’ song] for the rest of the tour…and I will announce the new date within the next two weeks,” he tweeted. “The new music is too good to be thrown on a fancy album. Last night, the songs I recorded were very iconic. I love you guys so much. You know this. I know you do. I'll give you one more thing before the announcement, so don't worry.”
Nicki continued: “PF3 is EXACTLY going to happen and it had to happen. TRUST ME BARBAGE. I AM SO EXCITED. BLESSED. LOVED (by the Barbz) & luckily (for the Barbz & me), I've learned A LOT since 12/23/08. PF2 means so much to me. As my 1st album as a #PapaBear mama, it's just very special to me for many reasons you don't know. I put every song in there in a certain order, etc. So to honor it, I will give it the respect and integrity it deserves as a beautiful piece of work and add nothing else to it.”
The Queens rapper explained that “1 or 2 songs is no big deal, but 5-7 songs feels a little sloppy right now (In my humble opinion).” He added: “This season has just been so successful, rewarding, fulfilling, etc. after much thought, I want to be SURE I'm intentional about every decision made around PF2 and PF3.”
Nicki Minaj is currently on the road for the second leg of her North American Pink Friday 2 World tour. He'll be in Dallas on Tuesday (Sept. 17) and then make stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Miami and Raleigh before finishing in Queens on Oct. 11.
Pink Friday 2 arrived on December 8, 2023, and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 228,000 album-equivalent units, according to Luminate. That amount is the biggest week for a rap album by a female in the 2020s and the biggest for an R&B/hip-hop album by a female in 2023.
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