I feel like all of Nicki's era's consist of her trying to cover her tracks at the last minute

Like everything she releases is a result of the previous release or mistake and they're all so last minute.
If she starts out with an Urban song and it flops - she immediately releases something on the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
If she stars out with a Pop song and it flops - she immediately digs down into her super Urban hood records.
It seems so unauthentic. I wonder if the albums even have direction from the beginning of the era because it seems like she bases them on whatever sticks.