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Calling Barbz and All Casual Nicki Minaj Listeners: Nicki’s Much Loved and Loving Album Pink Friday: Novel Reloaded prepares for its 10th anniversary on April 2.
On the album, which follows his first album pink friday, Minaj infused elements of hip hop and dance-pop to stylistically create one of her most iconic works. It debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 253,000 copies sold in just the first week. It also reached No. 1 in Canada and the UK, and reached the top five in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. The album has since been certified double platinum.
The album includes smash hits “Right By My Side”, “Beez In The Trap”, and “Starships”, which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It also included “Pound The Alarm” and “Va Va Voom”. , which both peaked at No. 15 and 22 on the charts, respectively.
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Describing this album on Twitter, Minaj said it sounded like “freedom”. During her press promotion for “Starships”, the rapper told Ryan Seacrest that she had “never had so much fun recording music in (her) life”. She explained that, on her first album, she felt the need to please the public, but this time she was “more concerned with having fun”, with wanting to make fun music that can be enjoyed and make the difference.
Pink Friday: Novel Reloaded enlists several artists for collaborations, including 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Nas, Drake, Young Jeezy and Chris Brown.
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Whether you’re a Barbz or just a casual consumer of Nicki Minaj’s work, you can’t deny the impact she’s had on the music industry and the role Pink Friday: Novel Reloaded played while doing so.