TPP would've bombed, lol. I remember that entire time period very, very vividly. Sure, everyone was all "Nicki! Hip-Hop! Lyricist!" but the interest in spending money on Nicki wasn't there (LAN didn't even chart on the Hot 100). People were hyping up her skills as an MC while simultaneously saying she couldn't sell music anymore (and that wasn't just a sentiment shared on here).

A week after Anaconda would've been a better example, since she also had Flawless and Bang Bang and had astronomical levels of hype.

Right. I was just about to say this.

I'm not selfish. She wants to do her last album after having a child, so we don't have to worry about that since there's only two albums left after NM4.

Ooh I see what you mean now.

But mess. I remember people saying Anaconda shouldn't be the single leading into the album because it might have gave people a "bad taste"

I mean yeah, but if she were to do what you said and release the album a week or two after the single it wouldn't have mattered, in comparison to Anaconda and then a two month wait.

@riri

This is the BEST thing I've read regarding this discussion.

That's why I'm over the traditional releases, & lengthy album campaigns prior to album release.

Nicki was high as hell at the AMAs.

It would be her best album. Lookin Ass sounds like it belongs on a classic.

It would've been EPIC.