The Pinkprint

The Pinkprint
Standard edition cover. Deluxe edition features a white background.
Studio album by Nicki Minaj
Released	December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	Hip hop pop[1]
Length	66:51
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Producer	A.C Anonymous Arch Tha Boss Kane Beatz Boi-1da Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Cardo Chinza//Fly Cirkut Detail Keith Harris Hit-Boy Hitmaka Parker Ighile JMIKE Shama "Sak Pase" Joseph Dr. Luke Metro Boomin Mike Will Made It Nineteen85 @Oakwud The Order Polow da Don @PopWansel Vinylz Zaytoven
Nicki Minaj chronology
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up (2012) The Pinkprint (2014) Queen (2018)
Singles from The Pinkprint
"Pills n Potions" Released: May 21, 2014 "Anaconda" Released: August 4, 2014 "Only" Released: October 28, 2014 "Bed of Lies" Released: November 16, 2014 "Truffle Butter" Released: January 23, 2015 "The Night Is Still Young" Released: April 12, 2015 "Trini Dem Girls" Released: September 1, 2015[2]

The Pinkprint is the third studio album by rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on December 12, 2014, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. Minaj co-executive-produced the album alongside Birdman, Lil Wayne and Ronald Williams, with a variety of producers who produced the album's sound. Looking to depart from the dance-pop elements of her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), The Pinkprint is a follow-up record influenced by her traditional hip hop beginnings.

Upon its release, The Pinkprint received positive reviews from music critics, with many of them complimenting its production and personal lyrics. Among best of the decade lists, it landed at 166 on Pitchfork and 60 on Rolling Stone. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 244,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 198,000 were pure sales. It also charted within the top ten in Canada, Norway, and Sweden, and the top twenty in Australia, Croatia, Finland, and Greece. As of December 2015, the record has sold 682,000 pure copies in the United States, and has since been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) by adding streaming and track sales equivalent. The Pinkprint received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album in 2016.

The Pinkprint spawned six singles; "Pills n Potions", "Anaconda", "Only", "Bed of Lies", "Truffle Butter", and "The Night Is Still Young". "Anaconda" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's highest-charting single at the time, while four other singles peaked within the top 40. To further promote the album, Minaj embarked on her third concert tour, titled The Pinkprint Tour, which commenced in March 2015 and ended in August 2015, spanning more than fifty shows over the five month period.