The Queen of Rap will finally be releasing her highly-awaited new album this year; well, that's based on her recent interview with a pop culture magazine.
Nicki graced the cover and the pages of the Interview magazine, donning her iconic pink hair in a flurry of colorful outfits, sitting with the Emmy-winning host, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
The album release wasn't supposed to hit this year, but her decision was finally put into motion after seeing people's reception of one of the songs she released earlier this year.
"I wasn't sure how I was even feeling about having to put out an album this year, but that song happening and people liking it, that made me happy," Nicki revealed.
The song the Young Money star is referring to is none other than her well-beloved song, "Super Freaky Girl."
To date, "Super Freaky Girl" has beaten Nicki's 2012 single, "Anaconda," which many say to be sonically related to the new track, in the weeks it has stayed at the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10.
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"Super Freaky Girl" debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 charts, marking a history-setting record. Nicki Minaj becomes the first solo rap artist to debut at the Hot 100's summit since Lauryn Hill in 1998 with "Doo Wop (That Thing)." (via Billboard)
Nicki also shared with Jada what her thought process is in releasing her new album: "People have gone through so much recently that they want to have fun. It'll probably expedite the album to come out this year."
Earlier this year, Nicki confirmed to "The Late Late Show With James Corden" that her new album would come out by "summer." But it would seem like the single came first rather than the album.
Very recently, "Super Freaky Girl" has been the subject of many debates online, especially after Minaj submitted the song for Best Rap Song consideration at the 2023 GRAMMYs, among her other songs.
However, The Recording Academy insiders reveal that the rap committee has moved the song to the pop category because it sounded "too much pop" rather than being a rap record.
Nicki retaliated on social media and called out The Recording Academy for this recategorization, pointing out that Latto's "Big Energy," which also sounded the same sonically, should have been moved too but was retained.
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