Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2” debuts at number one

Nick Minaj Pink Friday 2 It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated December 23), as painting Reports. It is her third album to reach number one after 2012 Romanian reloaded And 2011 Pink Friday – making her the female rapper with the most albums to date.

Pink Friday 2 It debuted with 228,000 album equivalents acquired in the US in the week ending December 14 per Luminate. Not only has she made history as the most popular female rapper to date, but… Pink Friday 2 It marks the biggest week for a rap album by a woman in the 2020s, and is also the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman this year. Vinyl sales are also impressive, with 25,000 copies sold, marking the biggest week for a rap song by a woman since Luminate began tracking sales electronically in 1991.

The album features a host of artists, including Drake, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert, among others. The album was preceded by three singles, including 2022’s “Super Freaky Girl,” “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” which arrived in March, and “Last Time I Saw You,” which arrived in September.

It expands on the 22-song set with the announcement of four more songs, including a “Beep Beep” remix with 50 Cent. In March, Minaj will embark on a tour across North America, kicking off on March 1 in Oakland, California at Oakland Arena, continuing through the spring and culminating at the Moody Center on May 12 in Austin, Texas. She then heads to Europe for a series of summer dates.