Due to its The Pinkprint title, Nicki Minaj’s upcoming album has already warranted possible comparisons to Jay Z’s 2001 album The Blueprint, but according to the Queens, New York rapper, her album has very few if any similarities to Jay’s sixth studio album.
During her cover story with Complex magazine, Minaj was asked if she feels there are any similarities between herself and Jay Z around the release of The Blueprint. She revealed that she can’t answer such a question since she didn’t know what mind state Jay Z was in prior to the release of The Blueprint, and added that naming her album The Pinkprint isn’t “that literal.”
“I can’t. I have no idea what he was doing before The Blueprint dropped,” Nicki Minaj said. “It’s not that literal. People keep asking me about Jay’s The Blueprint and they think I’m doing something like that. I made reference to The Blueprint because Jay is the biggest rapper of our time. The name of the album was inspired by Jay but not the body of work. I do think that it’s going to create new rules, though, in [the way] that [The Blueprint did].”
The Young Money rapper also touched on her “Anaconda” single during her Complex interview. She says the goal of the song was to embrace curvy women in a “sexual,” but “playful” manner. Minaj also added that she was “being dumb” throughout the song and says that it “was a joke.”
“I wanted to create a song that embraced curvy women,” she said. “I wanted to be sexual but be playful with it. And I wanted it to be so melodic that even if you don’t understand English you could still go along with the melody and you would have no idea about all the raunchy shit I’m saying—I get a kick out of that. It was simple to write. I just created the melody and then I let the words happen. I started laughing when I said, ‘Boy toy named Troy.’ That whole song, I was just being dumb. It was a joke. My biggest thing was seeing how my girlfriends Sherika and Thembi were going to react. If they don’t like a song, they’ll be like, ‘No.’ As soon as they walked in the studio, we were laughing and having fun. I thought, if we’re doing this, then everybody is going to have fun with it.”
Prior to the release of “Anaconda,” the cover art for the record garnered a great deal of attention due to a back shot of Nicki Minaj. According to the rapper, the cover art wasn’t premeditated. She also added that she earned enough respect as an emcee to be comfortable taking sexy pictures again.
“The artwork was not premeditated,” Minaj said. “I was shooting the ‘Anaconda’ video and I had my photographer there taking pictures. When I was about to shoot my next scene, I asked to see the pictures he’d taken. He went through five or six and that one came up, and I was like, ‘Oh my God. Yo, that picture is crazy!’ What made me excited about it was that people hadn’t seen me do a picture like that in years. The reason why I stopped taking pictures like that was because I needed to prove myself. I needed for people to take me seriously. I needed for people to respect my craft. I’ve proven that I’m an MC. I’m a writer; I’m the real deal, so if I want to take sexy pictures, I can. I’m at the level in my career and in my life now where I can do whatever the hell I want to.”
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She’s a very intelligent woman who definitely is taking control of her own career successfully. I look forward to the Pink Print on December 15th. I don’t think ever in hip hop has there been an artist as polarizing and versatile as Nicki Minaj. There definitely has been artists who attempt to switch genres or dabble in both, yet as far as I’ve seen, only this woman was able to be successful in any genre she chooses. Record sales and influence are great indicators of the longevity expected of this musical icon.
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I definitely agree with the fact that she is taking control of her own success. Another mix tape that’s suppose to be dropping is G.O.L.D’s. i’m not sure if you’ve heard about him yet but he has a remix out with nick minaj. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=douDpTCt4Y0
“I don’t think ever in hip hop has there been an artist as polarizing and versatile as Nicki Minaj.”
Andre 3000?
WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU
YOU NEED MORE PEOPLE
Wow. You sound like a douchebag.
Lauryn Hill did it before Nikki. Nikki is not for the hip hop heads. Lauryn got love from the hood and from the radio. Nikki does not get love from the hood
you can say that again
Bitch completely sold out with every wack single starships was a fucking joke then the spoilt whore had a bitch fit cause she couldn’t sell album numbers like taylor swift and blamed her own fans lmao she is a complete cunt. She aint hip hop at all she in the same lane as miley cyrus
The realest shit she ever said.
Interesting interview. Of course, no one will read it, after all, why not just read the headline and reply with your already preconceived notion.
Because we’ve grown accustomed to Nikki’s foolishness. What’s new to learn? I didn’t have to read it because I recalled her interview a few months ago in which she said the song was intended to empower women. Now she’s saying it was a joke. Which one is it Nikki?
Queen Nicki
female or not , the prink print shounds wack as fuck , whos going to saypink prink, 2 ps ? that’s stupid and gay. Secondly why not life and times of minage , now that sounds dope, or even reasonable pink. doesn’t sound like a homo erotica fashion line .
the other issue all of hiphop as is you make wack songs, spend 100,000s on marketing and promo , drive the culture down, then say its a joke? we are happy remy ma is free so u can bite her style, your wack.
also if you want to bite jay z at least bite his authenticity for the culture, do you have a premiere beat? are your fans your marketing to actually in hiphop and care about it, or is it some euro fag siping coffee and eating paninis you intend on buying this joke of an album.
Hey!! You take that back!! Paninis are amazing!!! Don’t you ever insult them!
When you get ‘inspired’ by something you are supposed to come up with something original and new. She straight up copied Jay-z title…
Even Jay-z got dissed by Nas for copying the very same title from KRS-One “Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop”
Fake ass hoe, she’s not Hip Hop and she needs to go away with her starship
yes nicki…you can do whatever you want to do … you have that right…and babe…dont forget people also have the right to not buy into your antics…they do not need to buy your record or invest into your career…welcome to the world …who is nicki without the fans…just some queens rapper struggling to get a record deal..sometimes we must fall to see where we should stand…
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Nicki Minaj is a Nazi.
Wait just that song? I thought her entire career was a joke. The female rick ross, nothing real about this bitch.
Bitch we can tell your material isn’t copying, biting or influenced by Hova, because your material is fucking bullshit not cut from the same cloth cunt!
Atleast she knows her shit is a joke, no talent ass having THOT…only good for 12 year olds and the rest of them THOTS with no ambitions. cant wait for the new MC Lyte album so she can learn from other females that got skills.
I was 21 when I purchased Off The Wall and it totally blew my mind. I knew from then on the world had changed and our ideas of what was possible had been broadened. Everybody was so close-minded and set in their ways until that album. Today I feel the same way when I listen to Anaconda on repeat, the same sheer ecstasy I recall when I heard Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, and I know — a new age with new ideas and thrilling game-changing music is on our horizon. Believe me, if Off The Wall was any indication, the Typhoon force that is Minaj, is barely even getting started. Hold on to your skirts, bisexuals of the world!
Troll game is on point. No hate.
Says it all really. She basically was messing about and made a “joke”.But still put it out for her fans to “buy” it smh it would of been understandable if it was a free mixtape track. She has no respect for her fans. Silly hoe
And she turned her back on that frenchie dude once she got big. I remember she used to always be on his come up DVDs. He was managing her and Givin her plenty publicity. Then once she signed to Wayne she turned her back on dude. I heard she ignores his calls.But I heard he’s got the copyright to her name anyway.He owns it lol so maybe her fans should turn their back on her for “admitting” that she sold them a throwaway joke!
Funny how she’s back tracking now. A few weeks ago I read an interview with her on this site in which she was saying the Anaconda track was a track intended to empower women with their sexuality. Hmmmmmmmmm
Sad thing is, she has talent like a lot of artists. However, she and the others choose to make doo doo music because it makes $$$$$$$$$$. She is not in control of her career. Don’t let her fool you. Don’t let your people listen to this trash.
You want to be taken serious as an artist but yet on your sophomore album (arguably an artists most important body of work) you claim your first single is a joke….What???.
The worst part of it is that, when the song came out, it did good numbers(was helped by the video of course) and almost every radio station personalities were saying the song is corny and it’s a joke, and she kept defending it and she even has beef with both HOT 97 and Power 105.1 the breakfast club, now coz no one is listening to the record anymore she comes and say it was a joke. This girl is so fake
Co sign…why would she put a “joke” single on her first album?that’s bullshit.She made a corny track just to get high record numbers.you meant to take all ur albums seriously and put out quality. And if u choose to put out a joke record,u wouldn’t do it on ur first album.that’s why I like Remy….she Aint no joke lol
STOP LYING
She realised it was wack. And now she’s sayin it was a joke.I heard she unfollowed chalamagne cos he dissed it. Now she’s comin up with this “it was a joke” bullshit.lyin hoe.even lil Kim didn’t make bullshit like that. She maybe talented.but she’s using her talent to make bullshit “chasing pop success music”.
Cuz that shit flop
So she’s saying it was a joke but got mad because Charlamagne called it corny which is was
KRS One came up with the BluePrint first. Jay ripped that from him. A one line mention wouldn’t hurt anyone, DX.