After several release date changes, Nicki Minaj has finally released her fourth studio album, Queen.
The project features guest appearances from Eminem, Lil Wayne, Future, Swae Lee and even Foxy Brown, which, audiences can read into the reasoning behind that collaboration.
Stream the 19-track project down below and don’t hold back your opinions in the comment section.
[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on August 1, 2018.]
UPDATE: Nicki Minaj announced the delay of her Queen album in a since-deleted note shared alongside her new Apple Music playlist. The LP is now scheduled to drop on August 17, though iTunes still lists its release date as August 10.
Read her note below.
My darlings!!! I have a huge surprise that I can’t share until the day before #Queen drops. So in the meantime, check out this playlist I made for you guys. I did #FEFE with my new BFF from BROOKLYN. He’s a little funny looking but he’s really sweet under all those tats. ? New York til da DEF!!!! Ha! Last time I teamed up with YG was for his remix to “My Hitta.” We recently performed #BigBank at the BET Awards and had a blast wit my dudes Big Sean and 2 Chainz. I have classic bops with all 3 of them so I’m including them on this list. I’m super excited about my recent collaboration with Ariana Grande. She’s one of the realest artists I’ve had the pleasure of working with. She couldn’t fly with me to Turks to shoot the #BedVideo so we shot her scenes in Malibu. We’re actually working on edit number 2 for the #BedVideo to include all the fun stuff we had to remove. I love “Ball For Me” with Post Malone. Not sure why he won’t release the video. ? It’s DOPE!!! ? I hope you enjoy my playlist. Can’t wait for you guys to hear my 4th album QUEEN ON AUGUST 17!!!!!!!
On Tuesday (July 31), Nicki Minaj revealed she might have to push the August 10 release of her Queen album.
Minaj hopped on Twitter to explain that the album currently features a song with an uncleared Tracy Chapman sample on it. But since “1 of the greatest rappers of all time” also appears on the track (as well as some “mad tea”), Minaj doesn’t want to cut it from the project.
Minaj even attempted to reach out to Chapman on Twitter before posting a poll for her fans to vote on keeping the track or dropping it. “Tracy Chapman, can you please hit me,” the now-deleted tweet stated.
After 100,000 votes, the poll had 51 per cent in favor of pushing the album to keep the song.
One of the Barbz even took matters into their own hands and reached out to Chapman personally.
Although it seems that Chapman’s social media accounts are run by fans of the singer/songwriter famous for “Fast Car” and “Give Me One Reason.”
Minaj has released multiple singles and videos from the project already, including “Bed” with Ariana Grande and “Chun-Li” and “Rich Sex” with Lil Wayne. The album was originally announced for a June 15 release.
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A beautiful body of work? This girl needs a reality check.
They jus trying to wait til Drake shut cool off to get that number 1album that’s all kids RELAXXXXXXXXXXX
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How she didn’t know this before hand? Sounds suspect
I wonder if K Mart getting close down in my city got anything to do with it ?
Its all connected bro.??????
Why can’t they just use another beat? Uncleared samples happen all the time.
Nicki should’ve went to DJ Premier for this. He’s the master at flipping samples to the point that the source material is unrecognizable. #PREEMO
Yeah but we’re talkin’ about Nicki Minaj, who is deeply undeserving of a Preemo beat. She’s a commercial pop rapper, not an emcee. There’s a HUGE difference.
She should get Kaytranada to replace the beat. But that alone would change the entire sound of her very predictable album.
Social media…where grown folks that been in the industry 10+ years can play dumb like lawyers can’t make a simple call and get the clearance IF CHAPMAN clears it to get the track. Instead hop on social media seeking attention with bullshit dumb blonde shit. She aint hearing the right feedback and buzz for her album and it got her feeling some type of way. I have heard too many talking about it lol
True. Hell she already damn near put almost half the album out. Cardi B pretty much knocked her off her pivot for the rest of 2018. Nicki might wanna wait till the Cardi hype done settled a bit. Say February of 2019 maybe? ??
lawl the album fucking sucks thats why it keeps getting delayed
Tracey Chapman is GOAT
‘What a petty. I was so hyped for this album’ … said noone ever
FUCK ROYALTY
Shelve the shit indefinitely.
Barbie Dreams is pretty cool i guess…
I don’t know y’all…this album is versatile and pretty dope lol.
I’m done with Nicki. She supports pedophilia and child ra.pists. That’s why I love Drizzy, he doesn’t support any of that shit. The MJ vocals don’t count. And Pusha T is still a fake drug dealer.
But you support drug dealer and killer that rap
The fuck are you talking about? Drizzy is an angel, he never raps about that shit. Pusha T did songs with Rick Ross on his album, fake recognizes fake.
This is wack! I’m very disappointed in Nicki. I am a huge fan of Nicki but even I have to admit, she has completely fell off. I was so excited for months, but now that I hear this, I have to admit, her time has passed. I guess Cardi really is the new Queen of Rap. smh
Wha? Listen again..
i heard a few songs already its fire. I knowthe cd is dope.
Those breasts look hard as a shot put ball. Don’t know what these women are searching for in life.
Enhanced body parts and smaller brains
Cover ups to disguise the fact that SHE is actually a Man.
….and Eminem steals another one
the track with Em is doppppe. Haters gonna hate. Beat is disgusting..