*After allowing fan input on whether or not to delay her upcoming album due to a last-minute sample clearance issue, Nicki Minaj has decided to push back her highly anticipated album yet again. “Queen” is now due for release on Aug. 17.
Minaj officially delivered the breaking news with a note to fans coinciding with her Apple Music Essentials playlist takeover:
“My darlings!!! I have a huge surprise that I can’t share until the day before #Queen drops. So in the meantime, check out this playlist I made for you guys. I did #FEFE with my new BFF from BROOKLYN. He’s a little funny looking but he’s really sweet under all those tats. — New York til da DEF!!!! Ha! Last time I teamed up with YG was for his remix to “My Hitta.” We recently performed #BigBank at the BET Awards and had a blast wit my dudes Big Sean and 2 Chainz. I have classic bops with all 3 of them so I’m including them on this list. I’m super excited about my recent collaboration with Ariana Grande. She’s one of the realest artists I’ve had the pleasure of working with. She couldn’t fly with me to Turks to shoot the #BedVideo so we shot her scenes in Malibu. We’re actually working on edit number 2 for the #BedVideo to include all the fun stuff we had to remove. I love “Ball For Me” with Post Malone. Not sure why he won’t release the video. — It’s DOPE!!! — I hope you enjoy my playlist. Can’t wait for you guys to hear my 4th album QUEEN ON AUGUST 17!!!!!!!”
“Queen,” Minaj’s fourth studio album, was originally supposed to drop on June 15, and was delayed for the first time to Aug. 10.
Before announcing the Aug. 17 release date, Minaj had taken her quandry to Twitter Tuesday night (July 31), seeking input from her Barbz on the album’s possible delay.
“So there’s a record on Queen that features 1 of the greatest of all-time. Had no clue it samples the legendary Tracy Chapman – do I keep my date and lose the record? Or do I lose the record and keep my date? Do we push #Queen back 1 week? Ugh, I’m torn y’all help,” she wrote.
Minaj later posted a poll to Twitter with both options.
Since I may have asked it wrong. ?? vote. You guys can only imagine how much this means to me. It’s such a perfect body of work ?love you. Long time.
— Chun-Li (@NICKIMINAJ) August 1, 2018
The 35-year-old ultimately decided to delay Queen an additional week until Aug. 17, where she will go head-to-head against her “Bed” collaborator and close friend Ariana Grande, who will be releasing her “Sweetener” album the same day.
In other female rapper news, Lil’ Kim dropped a music video for her latest single “Nasty One.”
The footage has Queen Bee in a tropical location wearing bright colors as she moves around a mansion and takes a dip in the swimming pool. At one point, she dips in a Ferrari with her girlfriends and rocks a red motorcycle.
“The single instantly reminds me of when I use to go to the underground clubs as a teenager,” Kim told Complex. “I naturally wanted the video to reflect that with the super sexy Caribbean vibe, vivid colors and the dancing. When my fans watch the video, I want them to ultimately jump up and groove with it.”
“Nasty One” is off Lil’ Kim’s upcoming fifth studio album, out in November. Watch the video below.
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