Nicki Minaj surprised her loyal Barbz last night with "Queen Radio: Volume 1," a compilation album of the Queen of Rap's biggest hits on her music career.
The compilation is almost the female rapper's best of the best playbook, including beloved hits from her 2010 music, up until newer hits.
Just like any other fanbases, some fans speculate that this surprise album might suggest that Nicki Minaj is onto something bigger next year - perhaps a massive performance?
Nicki Minaj' Queen Radio: Volume 1' Dropped With Banger Hits
According to Billboard, the surprise compilation album titled "Queen Radio: Volume 1" featured Nicki Minaj's chart-leading songs and classic hits.
These include fan favorites like "Chun-Li," "Itty Bitty Piggy," "Anaconda," "Super Bass," "Your Love," and "Girls Fall Like Dominoes," among many other solos.
However, the 28-track compilation album did not forget to add her duets. Ariana Grande's "Bed," Eminem's "Roman's Revenge," her recent "Do We Have a Problem" with Lil Baby, "We Go Up" with Fivio Foreign, "Beez in the Trap" with 2Chainz, and "Seeing Green" with Lil Wayne and Drake.
Her most recent single that catapulted to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, "Super Freaky Girl," has also been included. Because of the Rick James-sampled track, Nicki Minaj became had her first solo No. 1 track on the charts and the third overall. She also became the first rapper to have a solo song debut on the charts this century.
Nicki is capping off this week with a huge performance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, along with hosting it and possibly winning the Best Hip Hop Video for "Do We Have a Problem."
But aside from that, Nicki Minaj is also the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, a recognition given to an artist who has made a great contribution to music and music video culture. Minaj is the second rapper to receive the award, next to Missy Elliott, who got it in 2019.
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Nicki Minaj Performing in NFL Super Bowl?
Barbz are surprised as much as the general public by Nicki Minaj's sudden release of "Queen Radio: Volume 1," because of this, some fans are speculating if this might be an indication of her possible performance at the NFL Super Bowl Halftime show.
A hip-hop performance from a rap royalty like Minaj would not be far-fetched, especially with the hip-hop giants (Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, May J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar) who performed recently.
When a netizen asked to be given context, a fan pointed out a similar move that The Weeknd did before his Super Bowl Performance - he released "The Highlights."
Currently, Nicki Minaj's Super Bowl performance remains speculation just because of the coincidence.
As of this writing, Nicki Minaj has neither denied nor confirmed the claims.
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