Nicki Minaj has pooh-poohed a fan theory about her delayed album.
The rapper has decided to release Pink Friday 2 on her birthday, Nov. 17, instead of Oct. 20, and clarified that she had already changed the date behind the scenes and insisted Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz have no qualms about their joint LP Welcome 2 Collegrove arriving on the same day.
“I have changed my album date. It’s been changed for some time now behind the scenes. Weezy and 2 Chainz, they announced their date and you know how me and Weezy play. He would never do that if that was my album date,” Minaj said on Instagram Live.
Minaj will turn 41 on Nov. 17 and will celebrate by giving fans the sequel to her 2010 debut album Pink Friday.
“The new album date for this incredible body of work, that I am so proud of is on a special day to me and to the Barbz — it will come out on my birthday. Pink Friday 2 I am so happy to announce will be out on my birthday,” she added.
As well as teasing the Pink Friday 2 tour, Minaj is set to release two new perfumes.
The “Barbie World” hitmaker has teamed up with JCPenney and Amazon on the two new scents coming out on Dec. 13 and Dec. 26, respectively.
The “Super Freaky Girl” hitmaker previously declared that her first album since 2018’s Queen will be “the best thing to come out of 2023.”
“Oh yes fractions warned, SFG did what fractions warned. Red Ruby Da Sleeze MOTHERED so hard and is now the standard. NM5 is the best thing that will come out of 2023 and will raise the bar to new and unreachable heights. NM5 tour will be hailed as “genius”. That’s it and that’s all (sic),” she tweeted in May.
