The Complete Guide to Nicki Minaj's 'Pinkprint'
RELEASE DATE
Nicki Minaj’s upcoming album The Pinkprint dropped Monday, December 15. It was pushed back from the originally scheduled date of November 28.
THE BUILDUP
In late 2013, Minaj planted The Pinkprint seed, telling New York radio station Power 105 that she had her eyes set on new music. "I've already started...2014 definitely! It's very different from anything I've done, which I'm surprised about. I'm not feeling like I did this. I feel like this is next level." She went on the record with MTV at the same time, promising new sounds.
February rolled around and Minaj dropped "Lookin Ass N***a" out of the blue, feasibly her first track from the highly anticipated, and at the time, slightly differently titled album. (It was Pinkprint without 'The' preceding it.) The ferocious track, which recalled Hotstylz' smack-talking one-hit wonder "Lookin Boy," was featured on the Young Money compilation Rise of an Empire. Meanwhile, the single's artwork sparked controversy for incorporating a famous photo of civil rights icon Malcolm X holding a gun. The artwork prompted protests and complaints from Malcom X's family.
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