#NickiMinaj Rapper, Drops New Album ‘Queen’

Nicki Minaj dropped her much-anticipated album Queen— her answer to one-hit wonder rapperCardi B, who threatened to dethrone her with the summer’s runaway hit“Bodak Yellow”.

“My 4th album is out now.#Queen…”Nicki wrote on Instagram just before noon on Friday.The cover photo shows Nicki perched seductively on a tree branch, with an Egyptian-inspired headdress and an embellished sarong with matching pasties.

“This is my favorite album,” Nickisaid on her Queen Radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1. “It is the best album I’ve ever done.”The 19-track album was delayedfor months while Nicki cleared samples, including one by alternative pop legendTracy Chapman, who is best known forher 1988 hit single“Fast Car”.

After announcing a new release date scheduled for next week,Queenappeared on Apple Music,Spotify and other music platforms on Friday.

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