Pink Friday 2

Pink Friday 2
Pink Friday 2
	Standard edition cover
Studio album by Nicki Minaj
Released	December 8, 2023
Recorded	2019–2023
Studio	Harbor Studios (Malibu)
Genre	Hip hop; pop rap;
Length	70:14
Label	Young Money; Republic;
Producer	Finneas; Tate Kobang; Hollywood Cole; YG! Beats; ATL Jacob; Murda Beatz; OJ Finessey; DB!; Hendrix Smoke; Kuji; Boi-1da; Fierce; Apollo Parker; 116; YogiTheProducer; DJ Smallz 732; FnZ; Keanu Beats; BoogzDaBeast; Slade Da Monster; Go Grizzly; Cheeze Beatz; Basbeats; Melio Sounds; J Reid; Dr. Luke; Malibu Babie; Vaughn Oliver; Aaron Joseph; Jess Carp; Don Cannon; Sean Momberger; B Ham; Vincent "Life" Shaw; Bnyx; SadPony; Beau Nox; TooDope!; Frankie Bash; Bone Collector; Habib Defoundoux;
Nicki Minaj chronology
Singles from Pink Friday 2
	"Super Freaky Girl"; Released: August 12, 2022; "Red Ruby da Sleeze"; Released: March 3, 2023; "Last Time I Saw You"; Released: September 1, 2023; "Everybody"; Released: January 9, 2024; "FTCU"; Released: January 30, 2024;

Pink Friday 2 is the fifth studio album by rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on December 8, 2023, her 41st birthday, through Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records. A sequel to Minaj's debut album Pink Friday (2010), it is her first studio album in five years following the release of Queen (2018). The album is a hip-hop and pop-rap record that borrows influences from other genres as well. Collaborations on the album include J. Cole, Drake, Lil Wayne, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, 50 Cent, Monica, Keyshia Cole, and various other collaborators.

Upon its release, Pink Friday 2 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making Minaj the first female rapper in history to have three number-one albums. It earned over 228,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 92,000 coming from pure album sales. Internationally, the album peaked in the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Minaj's consistency and innovation yet criticized the use of samples. Pink Friday 2 samples tracks by Billie Eilish, Cyndi Lauper, Rick James, among others.

Pink Friday 2 was supported by five singles, "Super Freaky Girl", "Red Ruby da Sleeze", "Last Time I Saw You", "Everybody" featuring Lil Uzi Vert, and "FTCU". The double platinum-certified lead single "Super Freaky Girl" marked Minaj's first solo number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100, while all the other singles peaked within the top 25. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in March 2024. To promote the album, Minaj has embarked on the Pink Friday 2 World Tour, which has become the highest-grossing concert tour by a female rapper in history.

^ ^a ^b Levine, Nick (December 8, 2023). "Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 review: blockbuster sequel lives up to the hype". NME. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ Caraan, Sophie (December 17, 2023). "Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday 2' Earns Largest Week For a Female R&B/Hip-Hop Album in 2023". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024. This marks the largest week for a female rap album in the 2020s, and also for a female R&B/hip-hop album in 2023.

[NME-1] Levine, Nick (December 8, 2023). "Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 review: blockbuster sequel lives up to the hype". NME. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[Hypebeast-2] Caraan, Sophie (December 17, 2023). "Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday 2' Earns Largest Week For a Female R&B/Hip-Hop Album in 2023". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024. This marks the largest week for a female rap album in the 2020s, and also for a female R&B/hip-hop album in 2023.

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