Playtime Is Over
Nicki's debut mixtape, with a pulsatting bassline, heavy urban beats, and a cutthroat flow that rivals some of hip-hop's heavy weights, showing Minaj has the ability to hold her own against the male dominated industry seemingly effortlessly. Released: July 5, 2007 DOWNLOAD
Sucka Free
Nicki's second mixtape, with heavy features from Wayne and other rappers. Features one of Nicki's most personal tracks, "Autobiography" and the cocky "Baddest Bitch." It is also the introduction of the use of alter-egos, as Nicki raps as 'Nicki Lewinksy' in 'Wanna Minaj?', a remix of Gucci Mane's 'Freaky Girl (feat. Lil Kim)'. Released: April 12, 2008 DOWNLOAD
Beam Me Up Scotty
Beam Me Up Scotty is the third mixtape by Nicki Minaj. While recording the mixtape, Minaj worked with several artists, including fellow Young Money artists Lil Wayne, Drake and Jae Millz, as well as Gucci Mane, Busta Rhymes, and Bobby Valentino. The recording is credited with helping to create Minaj's fanbase. Released: April 18, 2009 DOWNLOAD
We Are Young Money
We Are Young Money is the collaborative studio album by the members of record label Young Money Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine, Drake, Tyga, T-Streets, Short Dawg, Shanell, Nicki Minaj, Birdman, Lloyd, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee and Gucci Mane. Lil Wayne performs all tracks, except one song of the album, "Girl I Got You". Producers: Tha Bizness, Kane Beatz, Chase N. Cashe, Cool & Dre, B. Carr, David Banner, Angel "Onhel" Aponte, Infamous, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Willy Will, Phenom, DJ Mecca of The Audibles, Mr. Pyro Label: Young Money Released: December 21, 2009 Metacritic Score: 63% (based on 8 reviews) BUY ALBUM
Pink Friday
Pink Friday is the debut studio album by Nicki Minaj. Its music incorporates hip hop, R&B, and pop styles. Pink Friday debuted at number two on the US with first-week sales of 375,000 copies. Ultimately reaching number one on the chart, it has been certified platinum by the RIAA and, as of February 2012, had sold more than 1.7 million copies in the United States. Producers: Bangladesh, Blackout Movement, Drew Money, Oak, Papa Justifi, J. R. Rotem, Swizz Beatz, T-Minus, will.i.am Label: Young Money Released: November 19, 2010 Metacritic Score: 68% (based on 26 reviews) BUY ALBUM
Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded
Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded is the second studio album by Nicki Minaj. The title references her debut album Pink Friday and her promotional single "Roman Reloaded". Stylistically, the album is divided by a first half of hip hop tracks and a second half of dance-pop songs. Debuting at #1 in the US with 253,000 copies sold, the album has sold over 1.2M WW as of October 2012 and has been certified platinum in the US. Producers: Alex da Kid, Alex P, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Benny Blanco, BlackOut Movement, Carl Falk, Cirkut, David Guetta, DJ Diamond Kuts, Dreamlab, Dr. Luke, Flip, Hit-Boy, RedOne, T-Minus, Nikhil S. Label: Young Money Released: April 3, 2012 Metacritic Score: 60% (based on 60 reviews) BUY ALBUM
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded the Re-Up
A re-release of Minaj's second studio album, The Re-Up includes a total of three discs, the first including eight additional songs, the second being the standard edition of the original album, and the third being a DVD, containing ninety minutes of behind-the-scenes footage. Producers: Boi-1da, Matthew Burnett, T-Minus, Parker, Mel & Mus, Juicy J, Crazy Mike, Jonas Jeberg, Jean Baptiste Label: Young Money Released: November 19, 2012 Metacritic Score: 74% (based on 7 reviews) BUY ALBUM
Turn Me On
Released: December 14, 2011
Peak: #4 (Overall); #92 (R&B/Hip-Hop); #2(Pop);
Certified 2x Platinum (US)
[B]Give Me All Your Luvin'/B]
Released: February 3, 2012
Peak: #10 (Overall); #24(Pop);
Certified Gold (US)
Get Low
Released: June 5, 2012
Peak: #72 (Overall); #67 (R&B/Hip-Hop); #25 (Rap);
Girl on Fire (Inferno Version)
Released: September 4, 2012
Peak: #21 (Overall); #4 (R&B/Hip-Hop); #33 (Pop);
Certified Gold (US)
Beauty and a Beat
Released: November 13, 2012
Peak: #13 (Overall); #14(Pop);
Certified Gold (US)
COLLABORATIONS
Collaborations (not in chronological order)
-"Who Runs This?" (Angel Demar featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Don't Mess With" (vocals by The Hood$tars and Nicki Minaj)
-"Affirmative Action" (Gravy featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Minaj Et Trois" (SAS featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Gucci Gucci" (Enur featuring Nicki Minaj and Chopper City Boyz)
-"Lookin' at Me" (Pearl Future featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Ponytail" (Mưa featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Automatic" (Teairra Marí featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Grindin' Making Money" (Birdman featuring Lil' Kim & Nicki Minaj)
-"Take It Off" (Lloyd featuring J. Holiday and Nicki Minaj)
-"I Bought That" (Yung Ralph featuring DJ Scream & Nicki Minaj)
-"Where's Wayne?" (Lil Chuckee, Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Lil Twist)
-"New York Minute" (Remix) (French Montana featuring Jadakiss and Nicki Minaj)
-"Sweet Dreams" (Lil Wayne featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Girls Kissing Girls" (Gucci Mane featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"All About the Benjamins" (Stack Bundles featuring Nicki Minaj and The Riot Squad)
-"Old Enough" (Remix) (Lil Twist featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Coca Cola" (Gucci Mane featuring Rocko, OJ da Juiceman, Waka Flocka Flame, Shawty Lo, Yo Gotti and Nicki Minaj)
-"Sex in Crazy Places" (Gucci Mane featuring Bobby V, Nicki Minaj and Trina)
-"For The Money" (Fabolous featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"She Likes Me" (Jadakiss featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Stilettos and T-Shirt" (Bobby V featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"YM Salute" (Lil Wayne featuring Lil Chuckee, Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, and Lil Twist)
-"Shakin' It 4 Daddy" (Robin Thicke featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"5 Star" (Remix) (Yo Gotti featuring Gucci Mane, Trina and Nicki Minaj)
-"Up Out My Face" (Mariah Carey featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Knockout" (Lil Wayne featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Dang a Lang" (Trina featuring Lady Saw & Nicki Minaj)
-"In My Head" (Remix) (Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Hold Yuh" (Remix) (Gyptian featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"All I Do Is Win" (Remix) (DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Fat Joe and Swizz Beatz)
-"Hello Good Morning" (Remix) (Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross)
-"Up All Night" (Drake featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"What's Wrong with Them" (Lil Wayne featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Haterade" (Gucci Mane featuring Pharrell and Nicki Minaj)
-"Get Low 4 Me" (Remix) (Lalo the Don featuring Nicki Minaj and Barbee)
-"My Chick Bad" (Ludacris featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Lil Freak" (Usher featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Get It All" (Sean Garrett featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Woohoo" (Christina Aguilera featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Bottoms Up" (Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"2012 (It Ain't the End)" (Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Letting Go (Dutty Love)" (Sean Kingston featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Monster" (Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj)
-"I Ain't Thru" (Keyshia Cole featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Raining Men" (Rihanna featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Mean Walk" (Miss Daja featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"The Creep" (The Lonely Island featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Where Them Girls At" (David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)
-"'Till The World Ends" (Remix) (Britney Spears featuring Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj)
-"Lollipop Luxury" (Jeffree Star featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Y.U. Mad" (Birdman featuring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne)
-"You the Boss" (Rick Ross featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Fireball" (Willow featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Make Me Proud" (Drake featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Bought the Bar" (DJ Webstar featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Change Change" (Verbal featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"I Love You" (Soulja Boy featuring Bobby V and Nicki Minaj)
-"La La Means I Love You" (Hoodstars)
-"Always Love You" (Gudda Gudda featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Feel Inside" (Mary J. Blige featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Dance (A$$)" (Remix) (Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Turn Me On" (David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Mutha****a Up" (Tyga featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Give Me All Your Luvin'" (Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.)
-"I Don't Give A" (Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Take It to the Head" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne)
-"Get Low" (Waka Flocka Flame featuring Nicki Minaj, Tyga and Flo Rida)
-"Born Stunna" (Remix) (Birdman featuring Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne)
-"Out of My Mind" (B.o.B featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"I Luv Dem Strippers" (2 Chainz featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Girl on Fire" (Inferno Version) (Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Beauty and a Beat" (Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj)
-"Mercy" (Lil Wayne featuring Nicki Minaj)
AWARDS and ACHIEVEMENTS
– Four GRAMMY Nominations
– Four AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
– Six BET AWARDS
– Five BET HIP-HOP AWARDS
– One BILLBOARD Award
– Four BMI URBAN MUSIC AWARDS
– One MOBO Award
– Two MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
– One MTV EUROPE MUISC Award
– One SOUL TRAIN Award
– Two TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
– First female solo Rap artist since Missy Elliot's "Work It" to hit #1 on the Rap Singles Chart
– First female rapper to have a single selling 4 million, digitally
– "Super Bass" is the highest-charting Hot 100 hit by a solo female rapper (without the aid of a featured artist) since Missy Elliott's "Work It" reached No. 2 in 2002.
– Highest debut sales (375K) for a female Rap album.
– First and only female Rap artist to have a #1 album and #1 Rap song simultaneously.
– First and only female Rap artist to have 2 #1 Rap songs off of an album
– First artist to have 7 (actual singles) chart on the Hot 100 all in the same week (this occurred in 2010 and 2011)
– Female Rap artist with the most Hot 100 entries (44)
– Most entries from a single album for a female rapper (8)
– 6 top 40 hits (1st female rapper/2nd rapper), 3 of 6 being top 20 hits
– Most female Rap lead entries/entries from a single album in a single week (4)
– Most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 for a female Rap album (14 - Pink Friday)
– Only female to have #1 album on the Billboard 200, Billboard Rap Albums, and Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop albums
– Female Rap album with the most weeks at #1 (Billboard Rap Albums & Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B Albums)
– Highest selling female Rap album release since 2003 (La Bella Mafia - 1.1 Million)
– 1st female rapper to debut at #1 on the UK Album Chart
– 1st female rapper to have 2 #1 albums in the US
– The last rapper to debut at #1 in the US, Canada and UK
– Highest selling for a Rap album in the US (PFRR - 253K)
– Highest digital sales for a female Hip-Hop artist.
– First female rapper to perform solo at the Grammy's.
– Second female rapper to appear at the Superbowl
– First female rapper to have two Top 5 Hot 100 hits on one album
– Starships went recurrent 31 weeks on the chart (the longest running song to debut in the hot 100 top 10 and remain in the top 10 for 21 weeks)
I don't get the point of these threads, but hello fellow barbz.
The barbz were pretty good in the album threads; we only talked about PF:RR stuff anyway. But atleast here we can talk about PF and features if we want to.