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Pink Friday
Studio album by Nicki Minaj
Released November 19, 2010 (2010-11-19)
Recorded 54 Sound Studios
(Detroit, Michigan)
Chalice Recording Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Glenwood Place Studios
(Burbank, California)
Genre
Length 50:13
Label Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown
Producer Bangladesh, Blackout Movement, Drew Money, Oak, Papa Justifi, J. R. Rotem, Swizz Beatz, T-Minus, will.i.am
Nicki Minaj chronology
Beam Me Up Scotty
(2009)		 Pink Friday
(2010)		 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
(2012)
Singles from Pink Friday
  1. "Your Love"
    Released: June 1, 2010 (2010-06-01)
  2. "Check It Out"
    Released: September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03)
  3. "Right Thru Me"
    Released: September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)
  4. "Moment 4 Life"
    Released: December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)
  5. "Did It On'em"
    Released: March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)
  6. "Super Bass"
    Released: April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
  7. "Girls Fall Like Dominoes"
    Released: April 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
  8. "Fly"
    Released: August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)

Pink Friday is the debut studio album by American recording artist Nicki Minaj, released on November 19, 2010, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Motown. Its music incorporates hip hop, R&B, and pop styles.[1][2] Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers including J.R. Rotem, Bangladesh, Swizz Beatz, T-Minus and will.i.am.

The album was promoted with seven singles, including international hits "Super Bass" and "Fly", and US Hot 100 hits "Your Love", "Right Thru Me", and "Moment 4 Life". Minaj also supported Pink Friday with a five-date promotional concert tour during October 2010.

After a much anticipated release as the result of Minaj's extensive featured appearances on the singles of other artists, Pink Friday debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 sold 375,000 copies in its first week. It ultimately reached number one and spent 39 weeks on the chart.[3] As of February 2012, it has sold 1,774,000 copies in the United States. The album also charted within the top 20 in Australia and the United Kingdom, where it had sold 281,346 by April 2012. The album garnered Minaj three Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake and a Best Rap Album nomination for Pink Friday at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012.

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Background [edit]

After a major record label bidding war, Young Money Entertainment announced on August 31, 2009 that Minaj had been released a 360 deal with the label in which she retains and owns all of her 360 rights – including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing.[4] Sessions for the album began in 2009 with a tentative release in the second quarter of 2010. Minaj stated in an MTV interview that "Married in the Club" was set to be the lead single from the album and was slated for a November 2009 release.[5] Plans for the single were cancelled and Minaj explained in a February 2010 interview with MTV that she had scrapped the previous material and began recording again from scratch. Minaj explained, "I have songs that where I am now, they aren't a great representation of me to where I'm at musically. I wanna start from scratch but I do have my single and it'll be out."

Minaj spoke about the great importance of the album to her and all females in hip-hop in an interview with V103's Greg Street, stating; "They won't look to sign other female rappers because they'll say, 'Her buzz was so crazy and if she couldn't do it, then no one can do it.' And I don't want that to happen, so I'm doing this as well for all the girls. I hope that with the success of the album—because I know it will be successful, I believe it will be successful—I hope that this opens doors for all of the girls everywhere. Even as far as I've come right now, it's a testament in my mind," she said. "So I hope the female rappers will understand how big it is, just for our culture, that the album does well."[6]

Recording and production [edit]

Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording locations, including 25 Sound Studios in Detroit, Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California.[7] Hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz confirmed his collaboration with Minaj for the album, with Minaj discussing a song "Catch Me", that she described as "moody" and "mellow futuristic" which later became a bonus track on the album.[8][9] Minaj also confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that The Black Eyed Peas member and record producer will.i.am contributed production to the album. She stated in the interview that "The album is much more emotional than you anticipate, which is a great thing. And I know women are gonna connect to the album so much. I felt like for so many years I was the girl who did the catchy little raps, and it's time for me now to tell my story, and in telling my story, I'm really telling every girl's story. We all go through the same thing. So the album is gonna feel very personal to every female."[10] Producer Bangladesh also contributed to the album.[11]

Hip-hop rap artist and producer Kanye West was also confirmed for the album.[12] In an interview with Interview Minaj stated that she would be toning down her sex appeal for the album, stating: "I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness," she told Interview magazine. "I want people—especially young girls—to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You've got to have something else to go with that."[13] The song "Right Thru Me", which Minaj confirmed as a "standout" track of the album, was confirmed for the album with Minaj stating, "It's not gonna come right now. It'll come closer to when the album drops, but it's a really, really pretty song. Everyone's gonna like it. It's just really insightful but in a very conversational kind of way."[14][14] In an interview with 95.8 Capital FM, Rihanna stated that after the two collaborated on "Raining Men" from her album Loud, that they would be teaming up together for a possible second collaboration on Minaj's Pink Friday.[15]

On an unexpected Ustream on October 25, 2010, Minaj discussed a song she had recently recorded with fellow label-mate Drake, which later ended up on the album and became a single and had a music video filmed for it.[16] Minaj revealed exclusively to Rap-Up that she collaborated with rapper Eminem on a Swizz Beatz-produced track titled "Roman's Revenge" which references Minaj's alter-ego Roman Zolanski and features Eminem's alter-ego Slim Shady.[17][18] "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake impacted US Rhythmic radio on December 7, 2010.[19]

Singles [edit]

"Massive Attack" was released on April 13, 2010 through digital distribution. The song was a distinct change from Minaj's previous work on mixtapes and features, thus receiving mixed to positive reviews from critics, commending lyrical content and distinctiveness, but critiquing that it did not fit her "Barbie" persona well. The song bubbled under the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 22, and peaked at number 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Massive Attack" was initially announced as the album's lead single, however, after the single's poor chart performance, Minaj dethroned its lead single status and declared that it would not be featured on Pink Friday.[20] "Your Love" was released as the album's first official US single on June 1, 2010 and as the first single in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2010. Initially, the song had never been planned for release, but due to abounding airplay it was mastered and used as the follow-up to "Massive Attack". The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number five on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and topped the Hot Rap Songs chart for eight consecutive weeks. Minaj became the first female artist to top the Hot Rap Songs chart unaccompanied since 2002. It also charted in Canada and the UK.[21] "Right Thru Me" was released on September 24, 2010[22] and officially impacted urban radio on October 5, 2010.[23] A music video directed by Diane Martel was released for the single on October 27, 2010.[24] "Check It Out" was released on September 3, 2010.[25] It was a joint single from Pink Friday between will.i.am and Minaj.[26] A music video for the song was directed by Rich Lee and released October 25, 2010.[27]

"Moment 4 Life", which features Drake, officially impacted Rhythmic radio on December 7, 2010.[28][29] The music video for "Moment 4 Life" was released on January 27, 2011.[30] "Roman's Revenge" featuring Eminem was released as a promotional single to iTunes on October 30, 2010.[31] A re-worked version of "Roman's Revenge" featuring Lil Wayne was released to the iTunes Store on January 19, 2011.[32] "Did It On'em" was sent to rhythmic radio on March 7, 2011 and "Super Bass" impacted radio on April 5, 2011.[33] "Super Bass" was released to iTunes in some markets on May 13, 2011.[34][35] In its seventh week on the US Billboard Hot 100, the song has achieved number 10, making it Minaj's first top ten placement as a lead artist.[36] The song's title is also used as part of the title of a UK deluxe edition of the album, called the "Super Bass edition".[37] "Girls Fall like Dominoes" was released in Australia on April 11, 2011,[38] and in the UK on April 15.[39] "Fly" was officially released as the album's eighth and final single. It was sent to US rhythmic radio on August 30, 2011.[40] and to Top 40/Mainstream single.[41]

Release and promotion [edit]

On her Twitter Minaj stated that if she reached one million followers she would dedicate a Ustream to her fans. On August 3, Minaj went on Ustream to call fans who emailed her their phone numbers and to reveal the album's title.[42] On August 3, 2010 Minaj revealed on a Ustream.tv channel for her fans that the album's name would be Pink Friday, stating, "To carry on a great tradition of Black Friday, we are going to switch it up this year in honor of the Nicki Minaj album and call that day Pink Friday, and call my album Pink Friday!"[42] A deluxe edition of the album was also confirmed.[43] Minaj released the artwork for her album cover on Friday, October 15, 2010.[44] Rap-Up commented on the album cover, stating "The cover features Minaj as a doll alarmingly staring at the camera, sitting armless on the ground with her elongated legs in a flowing silver corset, pink stilettos, and a stark pink wig."[45]

On June 17, 2010, promotional photos for the album were leaked online, depicting Minaj in a neon-orange wig dressed as a ninja.[46] On July 8, 2010, Minaj announced via Twitter that the album would be released on November 23, 2010.[47] It was later announced that the album was pushed up by one day to November 22, 2010.[48] Minaj's official website and related social networking pages later announced that the digital download version of the album would be available for pre-order through iTunes on October 30, less than a month before the release date of the physical edition.[49] Music videos for four additional tracks are planned: "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake, "Save Me", "Fly" featuring Rihanna, and "Girls Fall like Dominoes".[50] On January 5, 2011, Minaj booked Sanaa Hamri to direct the music video for "Fly" featuring Rihanna.[51] In March 2011, Minaj booked Sanaa Hamri to direct the video for "Super Bass".[52] At the beginning of May, a teaser trailer was released for "Super Bass". Around Memorial Day weekend, it was expected that the previously recorded video for the track, "Fly", would be released in September,[53] which was proven true.

Tour [edit]

Pink Friday Promo Tour
Tour by Nicki Minaj
Associated album Pink Friday
Start date October 22, 2010
End date October 30, 2010
Shows 5
Nicki Minaj tour chronology
Pink Friday Promo Tour
(2010)		 Pink Friday Tour
(2012)

Minaj announced via the social networking site Twitter that she would kick off a five-date promotional tour a month before the album dropped.[54] Tweeting, "Ok Barbz, here are the 1st 5 dates on my Pink Friday Tour," the tour began in Philadelphia on October 22, and ran through October 30 in Trinidad and Tobago.[54][55]

Date City Country Venue
North America
October 22, 2010 Philadelphia United States Wells Fargo Center
October 23, 2010 Washington, DC Star Night Club
October 24, 2010 Waterbury Sin City
October 25, 2010 Boston TD Garden
October 30, 2010 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Hasely Crawford Stadium

Commercial performance [edit]

Pink Friday debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 375,000 copies: this marked the second-highest sales week for a female hip hop recording artist, behind Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.[56] In its first month, the album sold 1,035,000 copies and remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.[57] In its eleventh week on the chart, the album sold 45,000 copies and topped the Billboard 200.[58] As of February 2012, the album has sold 1,774,000 copies in the United States.[59]

Elsewhere, Pink Friday debuted at number eight in Canada,[60] number 30 in Ireland, and number 34 in the United Kingdom.[61][62] In the UK, it has sold 281,346 copies, as of April 2012.[63]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau A[64]
Entertainment Weekly B+[65]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[66]
The Independent 3/5 stars[67]
NME 8/10[68]
Pitchfork Media 6.5/10[69]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[70]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[71]
Spin 7/10[72]

Pink Friday received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 26 reviews.[73] James Reed of The Boston Globe called it "a brash pop album brimming with Minaj's various personae and Technicolor rhymes".[74] Entertainment Weekly's Brad Wete commended Minaj's "knack for melody" and "boasting lyrics".[65] Sam Wolfson of NME complimented Minaj's "pop sensibility" and found her "volatility and quirks ... reminiscent of heyday Lil Wayne".[68] Los Angeles Times writer Margaret Wappler commented that the album "shows Minaj is on the cusp",[75] while Ann Powers noted Minaj's attempt to showcase her multi-faceted range and complimented her female perspective.[76] Marc Hogan of Spin felt that "as an MC showcase... the album falls short", but ultimately viewed it as "a budding artist's love letter to pop – well-wrought and exuberantly penned".[72] Allmusic's David Jeffries wrote that it "both dazzles and disappoints", stating "Feed off the production, the great musical ideas, and Minaj's keen sense of her surroundings, and Pink Friday is an outstanding success".[1] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post wrote that the album "nibbles at the edges of what female rappers are allowed to do, even as it provides a steady helping of pop hits".[77] Robert Christgau of MSN Music found Minaj "proud to be shameless, with the hooks to back it up".[64]

In a mixed review, Andy Gill of The Independent felt that "Right Thru Me" is the only track that exhibits "adequate use of [Minaj's] R&B vocal skills" among an album of unoriginal "rap braggadocio".[67] Slant Magazine's Jesse Cataldo praised Minaj's versatility on tracks like "Roman's Revenge", but was disappointed with the collaborative "Moment 4 Life", noting she could have shown more confidence by acting as a foil for Drake, but didn't.[71] Kitty Empire of The Observer called the album a "triumph of prevarication", but stated "Pink Friday can't decide whether Minaj is a rapper or just another pop artist [...] This album's pop quotient... is adequate, but anonymous."[78] Rich Juzwiak of The Village Voice criticized the album's "r&b crossover" material and found it lyrically "underwhelming".[79] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian commented that "for every burst of originality, there's a burst of generic frosty synth and Auto-Tune", noting that "the pop- and R&B-influenced tracks simply aren't as exciting, lyrically or musically, as the foam-mouthed hardcore ones".[66] Pitchfork Media's Scott Plagenhoef was ambivalent towards its pop concessions, although he felt that "even when she's aiming down the middle of the road, she's at least better than almost anyone else".[69]

Track listing [edit]

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I'm the Best"   Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson Kane Beatz 3:37
2. "Roman's Revenge" (featuring Eminem) Maraj, Kaseem Dean, Marshall Mathers, Smith Swizz Beatz 4:38
3. "Did It On'em"   Maraj, Seandrae Crawford, Ellington, Samuels Bangladesh 3:32
4. "Right Thru Me"   Maraj, Stephen Hacker, Andrew Theilk Drew Money 3:56
5. "Fly" (featuring Rihanna) Maraj, Kevin Hissink, Jordan, Jonathan Rotem, Rishad J. R. Rotem, Kevin Hissink (additional production) 3:32
6. "Save Me"   Maraj, Warren Felder, Andrew Wansel Oak, Pop Wansel 3:05
7. "Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake) Maraj, Aubrey Graham, Nikhil Seetharam, Tyler Williams T-Minus 4:39
8. "Check It Out" (with will.i.am) Maraj, William Adams, Geoffrey Downes, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley will.i.am 4:11
9. "Blazin'" (featuring Kanye West) Maraj, Kanye West, Theilk, Keith Forsey, Schiff Drew Money 5:02
10. "Here I Am"   Maraj, Dean, Williams, Robbie Bronnimann Swizz Beatz, John B (additional production) 2:55
11. "Dear Old Nicki"   Maraj, Johnson Kane Beatz 3:53
12. "Your Love"   Maraj, David Freeman, Joseph Hughes, Wansel, Felder Oak, Pop Wansel 4:05
13. "Last Chance" (featuring Natasha Bedingfield) Maraj, Natasha Bedingfield, Theilk Drew Money 3:51
Sample credits

Adapted from album booklet.[87]

  • "Right Thru Me" contains samples of "Always With Me, Always With You" by Joe Satriani.
  • "Check It Out" contains samples of "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles, and elements and samples of "Think (About It)" written by James Brown, performed by Lyn Collins.
  • "Blazin" samples "Don't You (Forget About Me)", written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, as performed by Simple Minds.
  • "Here I Am" samples "Red Sky" by John B and Shaz Sparks.
  • "Your Love" samples "No More I Love You's" by Annie Lennox.
  • "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" contains samples from "Dominos" written by The Big Pink, and interpolations of "Trailar Load a Girls" written by Cleveland Browne, Greville Gordon and Whycliffe Johnson.

Personnel [edit]

Credits for Pink Friday adapted from Allmusic.[88]

  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Joshua Berkman – A&R
  • Sandy Brummels – art direction
  • Noel Cadastre – assistant
  • Dwayne "Tha president" Carter – executive producer
  • Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter – assistant
  • Ariel Chobaz – engineer, mixing
  • Seandrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford – producer
  • James Cruz – A&R, management
  • Sean Combs – management
  • DJ Ammo – synthesizer
  • Dylan Dresdow – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Kevin Hissink – electric guitar
  • John B. – keyboards, producer, programming
  • Padraic Kerin – engineer
  • Kenny Meiselas – legal counsel
  • Drew Money – producer
  • Charles Moniz – engineer
  • J.R. Rotem – arranger, mixing
  • Safaree "SB" Samuels – A&R, vocals
  • Ed Shapiro – legal counsel
  • Noah "40" Shebib – engineer
  • Olivia Smith – package design
  • Shaz Sparks – vocals
  • Swizz Beatz – producer
  • T-Minus – producer
  • Pop Wansel – producer
  • will.i.am – drum programming, engineer, producer, synthesizer
  • Bryan Williams – executive producer
  • Ronald Williams – executive producer
  • G.L. Wood – photography

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts [edit]

Chart (2010–12) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[89] 2
Australian Urban Albums Chart[90] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[91] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[91] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[60] 2
French Albums Chart[91] 1
Irish Albums Chart[62] 1
South Korean Albums Chart[92] 3
New Zealand Albums Chart[93] 4
Scottish Albums Chart[94] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[95] 1
UK Albums Chart[96] 2
UK R&B Albums Chart[97] 1
US Billboard 200[57] 1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[98] 1
US Billboard Rap Albums[99] 1

Year-end charts [edit]

Chart (2011) Position
Australian Albums Chart[100] 82
Canadian Albums Chart[101] 28
U.S. Billboard 200[102] 7
Chart (2012) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[103] 152
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[104] 32

Certifications [edit]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[105] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[106] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[107] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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