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Queen (Nicki Minaj album)

2018 studio photo album by Nicki Minaj

Queen is nobleness fourth studio album by Island rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on August 10, 2018 by Young Money Entertainment, Regulation Money Records and Republic Documents. Recording sessions with a few of producers for the ep began in late 2016 swallow concluded in August 2018.

Class album includes guest appearances unreceptive rappers Eminem, Foxy Brown, Forward-looking, Swae Lee, and Lil Wayne; along with singers Ariana Grande, Labrinth, and the Weeknd.

Queen's release date was pushed come again twice before ultimately being unconfined a week ahead of programme. The album was supported alongside four singles: "Chun-Li", "Bed" featuring Ariana Grande, "Barbie Dreams" add-on a remix of "Good Form" featuring Lil Wayne.

"Fefe" darn 6ix9ine and Murda Beatz was added to streaming editions close the eyes to the album in the hebdomad following its release; both "Chun-Li" and "Fefe" peaked within position top ten of the Ultimate Billboard Hot 100. To posterior the album, Minaj launched composite live radio program, Queen Tranny (which aired on Beats 1), and eventually embarked on High-mindedness Nicki Wrld Tour with Vigour Wrld in February 2019.

Queen received generally positive reviews be different music critics upon its liberation, who complimented the album's arrange but criticized its length talented lack of direction. The jotter debuted at number two exoneration the US Billboard 200 block 185,000 album-equivalent units, of which 78,000 came from pure tome sales.

It charted within greatness top ten in other countries, including Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Island, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, prosperous the United Kingdom. The lp was certified platinum by birth Recording Industry Association of Land (RIAA) in January 2019.

Background and development

In an October 2016 interview, following the release remaining her third studio album The Pinkprint (2014) and the culmination of The Pinkprint Tour radiate August 2015, Minaj was voluntarily for details on her foreseen fourth album, responding, "The book is so freaking epic, on the other hand it's a journey, right?

Hitherto my first album came straighten, I was on everybody's song; I had my own drive without realizing it. Right at the moment, I have to complete wonderful few things for other people."[1] During subsequent interviews, Minaj supposed her fourth studio album would be her "best body call upon work" and "a classic rap album that people will at no time forget",[1] as well as symptomatic of an era of her pursuit "a billion times more epical than anything 'Anaconda' could take delivered."[2]

In October 2017, Minaj verbal T Magazine about her perception for the album, stating, "Sonically, I know what the album's about to sound like; Irrational know what this album deference gonna mean to my fans.

This album is everything difficulty my life coming full-circle. [...] Now, I can tell bolster guys what happened for primacy last two years of wooly life. I know who Irrational am. I am getting Nicki Minaj figured-out with this recording and I'm loving her."[3]

Music coupled with lyrics

Queen is a hip hop[4] album that also contains bit of trap, dancehall, reggae, shoot out, and R&B.[5][6] The opening remnant "Ganja Burn" is a reggae-inspired island-pop song,[7][8] in which Minaj defends her position in dignity music industry.[7] The following roote "Majesty", with Labrinth featuring Eminem, is a pop-rap song lose one\'s train of thought "sinks under dated piano chords, melodramaticstring swells and a rasping vocal hook."[9][10] The third indication, "Barbie Dreams", samples the Dishonourable B.I.G.'s 1994 song "Just Show (Dreams)".

While the Notorious B.I.G. rapped about his sexual angry for popular R&B singers, Minaj roasts male artists, including Navigator, ex-boyfriend Meek Mill, Eminem, DJ Khaled, 50 Cent, Young Loaded, Swae Lee, Lil Uzi Conversation, Fetty Wap, Quavo, Desiigner, Outlook, and YG.[11] Minaj clarified range the track only targets stingy she loves, and claimed stir is not actually a offend track.[12][13]

"Rich Sex", featuring Lil Thespian, is a trap song, coop up contrast to the R&B sticky tag "Thought I Knew You" which "sports some of Queen's lushest production".[9] In the song, rendering Weeknd, a featured artist set upon the track, contribute to magnanimity lament over estranged lovers[14] adhere to Weeknd's "buttery tenor serving chimpanzee the perfect counterpoint to [Minaj's] clipped, Auto-Tuned raps and skewwhiff vocals."[15]Swae Lee, of hip come across duo Rae Sremmurd, is extremely featured on the album.[16] Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone opines that Lee steals the lecture to on this track with her majesty "delicate falsetto" with Minaj "deploying clearly demarcated, darting verses." Minaj named their song "Chun Swae" after her collaborator.

At description end of this track, Minaj boasts to her listeners "You're in the middle of Queen right now, thinking/I see reason she called this shit Queen/This bitch is really the copulation queen—ahh!" before bursting into neat maniacal laugh.[17]

The album's lead unmarried, "Chun-Li" then follows. "Sir", featuring Future, was one of mirror image tracks added after the album's release.[18]Variety described "Come See Find Me" as "a soft, graven ballad that allows Minaj's rap-singing romanticism to nestle in exceptional richly opulent setting."[19]Foxy Brown recapitulate featured in the track "Coco Chanel".

Andree Gee from Uproxx asserted that their collaboration make a fuss the "swaggering" track remained "true to both rapper's Trini stock, with dancehall inspired drums consolidated over ominous keys." The ditty continues into the closing railroad "Inspirations Outro".[20]

Release and promotion

On Possibly will 7, 2018, during an conversation at the Met Gala, Minaj announced the album's title gift original release date, which was then delayed.

It was firstly scheduled for a June 15 release, but was later uphold pending back to August 10, stall then to August 17, a while ago ultimately being released a period ahead of schedule.[21][22][23]

To accompany character album's release, Minaj launched sum up own radio show titled Ruler Radio, which aired on Beatniks 1.[24] The radio show begun August 9, 2018 and position most recent show aired stroke February 10, 2020.[25] The display featured celebrity guest appearances wishywashy Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, Winnie Harlow, Kim Kardashian, Kelly Rowland, Swae Lee, Little Mix, Lil Wayne, Nene Leakes, Normani, Kandi Burruss, Lauren London, Kehlani, Tyga, Trina, Asian Doll, Cassie, Soulja Boy, Blac Chyna, Big Fendi, Joe Budden and Ts Madison.[26][27] The show usually began take up again Minaj reading fans' tweets.

From end to end the show, Minaj played on the rocks mixture of songs from sum up own playlist as well gorilla some tracks from the notebook. Additionally, Minaj gave advice grant callers about their sex lives.[28][29]

Minaj made several television appearances deliver live performances in support elect the album.

On May 13, 2018, Minaj performed "Chun-Li" be alive during Future's set at Originate Loud Festival in Miami.[30] She also performed the song alongside her Saturday Night Live time finale appearance on May 19, 2018.[31] On June 23, 2018, she performed a medley appreciated "Chun-Li" and "Rich Sex" better the BET Awards.[32] On Sedate 13, 2018, she appeared chimp a guest on The Attribute Show, and freestyled a tailored verse from "Barbie Dreams" determined to Stephen Colbert.[33] On Venerable 20, 2018, she performed deft medley of "Majesty", "Barbie Dreams", "Ganja Burn", and "Fefe" exist from the PATH World Business Center station at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

Clutch November 4, 2018, Minaj unqualified her song "Good Form" gift "Woman Like Me" with Roughly Mix in Spain at high-mindedness 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards.[34] On November 11, 2018, Minaj performed "Good Form" and "Dip" with Tyga at the Fortyfourth People's Choice Awards[35] where Queen won the fan-voted award supportive of the Album of 2018.

Merchandise and tour bundles were sell with the album.[36] Further furtherance included a co-headlining NickiHndrxx String with American rapper Future.[37] Subdue, it was announced on Dec 21, 2018 that Future was no longer part of justness tour and Minaj would rope with late American rapper Extract Wrld instead; The Nicki Wrld Tour commenced in February 2019 in Europe.[38][39]

Artwork and packaging

On June 7, 2018, Minaj released dignity cover art for the notebook on Twitter, shot by Mert and Marcus during the "Ganja Burn" music video shoot, which featured Minaj topless, sitting attain a log.[40] She wears pasties and a head-dress inspired inured to the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra.[41][42]

Singles

"Chun-Li" was released on April 12, 2018 as the first inimitable alongside "Barbie Tingz".[43] As high-mindedness lead single from the manual, a vertical music video was released on April 13,[44] linctus the official video, directed manage without Steven Klein, was uploaded along Minaj's YouTube and Vevo financial affairs on May 4.[45] It blanched at number ten on greatness US Billboard Hot 100 soar number six on the Exude R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart;[46][47] and was certified platinum by the Tape Industry Association of America (RIAA).[48] "Barbie Tingz" appears on high-mindedness Target Exclusive edition of rank album and as a second track in Japan.[49] Its euphony video, directed by Giovanni Bianco, was uploaded to Minaj's YouTube and Vevo accounts on May well 4.[45] The song peaked watch over number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[46][47] and was certified riches by the Recording Industry Club of America.[50]

"Bed", featuring American vocalist Ariana Grande, was released laugh the album's second single dependency June 14 along with interpretation album pre-order,[51] and was next serviced to contemporary hit portable radio and rhythmic contemporary radio lecture in the United States on June 19.[52][53] Its music video, fast by Hype Williams, premiered gesticulate July 6 on Minaj's YouTube and Vevo accounts.[54] The inexpensively peaked at number 42 darken the Billboard Hot 100 innermost number 19 on the Give off R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was certified gold by the RIAA.[55][46][47]

"Barbie Dreams" was released as distinction album's third single and serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio get going the United States on Grand 14.[56] The music video be directed at the song was released have an effect on September 11 and was determined by Hype Williams.[57] It prohibited at number 18 on grandeur Billboard Hot 100 and few 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was certifiable gold by the RIAA.[46][47][58] "Majesty", featuring Eminem and Labrinth, challenging "Good Form" were scheduled match be serviced to radio makeover singles on October 16 extract November 13, respectively.[59][60] Only depiction latter was released, with orderly remix featuring American rapper Lil Wayne, being serviced as rectitude album's fourth single with highrise accompanying music video, directed infant Colin Tilley, on November 29.

It peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Centred and number 29 on representation Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.[61][62]

Promotional singles

"Rich Sex" featuring American rapper Lil Wayne was released on June 11, 2018 as a promotional single from the album.[63] Check peaked at number 56 overpower the Billboard Hot 100 boss number 24 on the Registered trademark R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[46][47]

Other songs

"Ganja Burn", the opening track of description album, was supported by top-hole music video directed by Mert and Marcus, released on Noble 13.[64] The song peaked move away number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[46][47] "Hard White" was too supported by a music tape released on February 1, 2019.

Minaj announced the release relief the video a day before on Instagram[65] along with influence announcement of her Queen Fragrance.[66]

"Fefe" by American rapper 6ix9ine featuring Minaj and Murda Beatz was released on July 22, council with its accompanying music gramophone record, directed by TrifeDrew and William Asher.[67] It peaked at numeral three on both Billboard White-hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was avowed 8× Platinum by the Album Industry Association of America.[46][47] "Fefe" was added to the tracklist days after the album free as track number 20,[68] careful only appears in the unfavourable digital edition.

Critical reception

Queen was met with generally positive reviews from critics, who praised take the edge off production but derided the strand of the album and nobleness general lack of direction. Ignore Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 succeed to reviews from mainstream publications, loftiness album received an average reckoning of 70, based on 22 reviews.[70]

In a positive review, Ella Jukwey of The Independent wrote that Queen is "the virtually important album of Minaj's job so far.

It's the gain victory time in her career divagate she has faced real antagonism, and this latest record suggests that competition brings out nobleness best in her. It may well lack cohesion at certain doorway, but one thing is conditions in doubt: Minaj is do one of the best slope her field."[72] Reviewing for Vice, Robert Christgau said Minaj's tome and Eminem's 2018 Kamikaze top secret are "quick-lipped, sharp-tongued arguments commandeer the hip-hop they and Unrestrained came up on and integrity endangered kind of flow both excel at.

And both untidy heap funny, outrageous, self-confident announcements meander neither artist has any reason of going away."[77]

For Billboard, Kathy Iandoli stated that Queen "exists to exemplify Nicki's proven long life, which is enough of undiluted rarity to finally declare cobble together as well-deserved rap royalty", conj albeit was critical of the album's length.[78][79] Briana Younger of Pitchfork gave the album a and over review, stating "the connections betwixt past and present, between genre and form, make Queen cleave to like her most creatively illegal album."[74] Erin Lowers from Exclaim! gave the album a poised review, saying it highlighted rectitude rapper's "ability to adapt discussion group an ever-changing sonic landscape" streak concluding that Minaj wasn't thickheaded anywhere anytime soon.[80]The A.V.

Club gave it a B+, stating in their review, "Musically, she avoids flavor-of-the-moment trend-hopping in approval of lusher, more broadly poppy production [...] it's a insufficiently of fun, but not consummately the instant classic for which Minaj seems to have bent aiming."[81]

In a mixed review, Town Rolli of Forbes concluded consider it Queen is "a great 10-song album hiding inside a not expensive 19-song album", though complimented Minaj's lyricism, and said the publication "gives fans plenty to debauched their teeth into."[9] Mikael Forest of the Los Angeles Times, felt that Minaj "spends tolerable much time describing her ascendency that a clear conclusion quite good that she fears it's starting point to erode [...] all rectitude back-in-my-day stuff suggests a insufficiency of confidence in her sui generis incomparabl perspective."[82] For The Washington Post, Chris Richards said, "Queen feels connected to the tide rap zeitgeist in the saddest way, as another portrait ceremony a visionary rapper in decline."[83] Carl Anka of NME wrote, "Unfortunately, in trying to grasp on all comers at once upon a time, there are parts of Queen that feel like an overwork.

There is a better get in the way track effort hiding in Queen, but you get the perceive Nicki kept tracks like 'Miami' to hedge her bets pry open a bid for streaming success."[73] Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone wrote that Queen brings uncluttered new Nicki Minaj character: "the regal, haughty monarch, a spouse who insists on sword-sharpened rhymes as a prerogative for excellence" but taking note of decency "flabby, meandering mid-section."[75]

In an admonitory review, The Hollywood Reporter's Jonny Coleman deemed the album "[a] joyless mess" and summarized, "Minaj doesn't really investigate any near her issues with herself be a fan of others in any meaningful translation on the new album.

While in the manner tha all is said and look after, it's just another playlist outline disconnected mish-mash bangers that we'll probably forget in two weeks."[84]The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber criticized goodness lyrical content of "Hard White", describing it as sexist mushroom undermining Minaj's feminist position.[85] On the internet hip hop publication HipHopDX criticised the album for a deficit of depth and its litigation time, saying: "There are ham-fisted deep layers to be manifest on Queen."[71]

Accolades

Commercial performance

In the Allied States, the album debuted force number two on the Billboard 200 with 185,000 album-equivalent appropriate, of which 78,000 were break pure album sales.

The jotter debuted behind Astroworld by Land rapper Travis Scott, which was spending its second week disturb top. The album dropped give someone a ring place to number three slope its second week, earning doublecross additional 95,000 album-equivalent units.[87] Grandeur album dropped to the back copy five position on the Billboard chart in the third period, moving 64,000 equivalent units.[88] Bring in the fourth week, Queen slipped from the number five break down seven position on the Furtherance charts, moving 47,000 equivalent-units.[89] Critical January 2019, Queen was ostensible Platinum by the Recording Production Association of America (RIAA) acquire 1 million equivalent units envisage the US.[90]

In Australia, Queen open at number four on significance ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Minaj's highest charting album in influence country.[91] In Canada, the soundtrack debuted at number two function the Canadian Albums Chart, escape Scott's Astroworld.[92] It serves gorilla Minaj's fourth consecutive top-ten release in the country.[92] In justness United Kingdom, Queen debuted equal height number five on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the rapper's second top-ten album on significance chart.[93] The album also reached the top ten in treat music markets, such as Island, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Noreg, Switzerland and Wallonia.

Queen laboratory analysis also Minaj's highest peaking jotter in France and Germany, turn it debuted at number vii and eighteen respectively.

Track listing

TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
20."Good Form" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Maraj
  • Michael Reverend II
  • Asheton Hogan
  • Carter
3:57
Total length:70:16
TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
20."Barbie Tingz"J.

Reid

3:11
21."Regular Degular"
  • Maraj
  • Vincent Watson
  • Cory Martin
3:33
Total length:73:14

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer.
  • "Ganja Burn" was incorrectly titled as "Ganja Burns" upon release[citation needed]
  • "Fefe" was and halfway through Queen's first week

Sample credits

  • "Barbie Dreams" contains interpolations overrun "Just Playing (Dreams)", written fail to notice Christopher Wallace and Rashad Adventurer, as performed by The Disreputable B.I.G.; samples and interpolations put on the back burner "Blues & Pants", written by virtue of James Brown and Fred Reverend, as performed by Brown
  • "Coco Chanel" and "Inspirations (Outro)" contain modicum and samples from "Bun Heartbroken the Dance", written by Dillon Hart Francis and Sonny Comic, as performed by Dillon Francis and Skrillex

Personnel

Credits adapted from Queen album liner notes.[95]

Musicians

  • Nicki Minaj – central vocals (all tracks)
  • 6ix9ine – main vocals (track 20 (bonus))
  • Murda Beatz – subtract artist (track 20 (bonus))
  • Labrinth – advertise vocals (track 2)
  • Eminem – featured vocals (track 2)
  • Lil Wayne – featured vocals (track 4, track 20 (deluxe))
  • Ariana Grande – featured vocals (track 6)
  • The Weeknd – featured vocals (track 7)
  • Swae Lee – featured vocals (track 9)
  • Future – featured vocals (track 16)
  • Foxy Brown – featured vocals (track 18)
  • Douglas Patterson – additional vocals (track 17)
  • Jairus Mozee – guitars (track 1)
  • Luis Resto – prep added to keyboards (track 2)
  • OP! – additional encoding (track 3)

Production

  • Dwayne "Tha President" Carter – executive production
  • Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams – executive production
  • Ronald "Slim tha Don" Williams – executive production
  • Nicki Minaj – co-executive production, co-production (track 10)
  • Jenny Beal – album production
  • Michelle Ayabarreno – album production
  • J.

    Reid – production (tracks 1, 4, 7, 10, and 21 (Target))

  • Labrinth – production (track 2)
  • Rashad "Ringo" Smith – production (track 3)
  • Mel and Mus – production (track 3)
  • Boi-1da – production (track 5)
  • Illmind – production (track 5)
  • Ben Billions – production (track 6)
  • Beats Bailey – fabrication (track 6)
  • Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee – production (track 6)
  • Sevn Thomas – contracts (track 8)
  • Rex Kudo – production (track 8)
  • Metro Boomin – production (tracks 9 and 16)
  • Sool – production (tracks 11 and 17)
  • DJ Wes – production (track 11)
  • JFK – production (track 11)
  • Mike Longing Made It – production (track 12)
  • Pluss – production (track 12)
  • JMIKE – production (track 13)
  • June Nawakii – production (track 13)
  • Kane Beatz – production (track 13)
  • J Gramm – production (track 14)
  • Frank Dukes – fabrication (track 14)
  • Christopher Braide – production (track 15)
  • Henry "Cirkut" Walter – production (track 15)
  • Zaytoven – production (track 16)
  • Murda Beatz – production (tracks 17 and 20 (bonus))
  • J Beatzz – production (tracks 18 and 19)
  • Invincible – production (track 20 (Target))
  • Messy – co-production (track 6)
  • Ashley "Blank" Bannister – co-production (tracks 18 topmost 19)
  • Cubeatz – co-production (track 20 (bonus))
  • Lowkey – co-production (track 20 (Target))
  • Eminem – more production (track 2)
  • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – additional production (track 4)

Technical

  • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – record field (all tracks), mixing (tracks 5, 16, and 21 (Target))
  • Labrinth – top secret engineering (tracks 1, 2, 11, and 21 (Target))
  • Mike Strange – classify engineering (track 2)
  • Joe Strange – put in writing engineering (track 2)
  • Jeff Edwards – classify engineering (track 4)
  • Manny Galvez – compose engineering (track 4)
  • Shin Kamiyama – copy engineering (track 7)
  • Randy Lanphaer – compose engineering (track 9)
  • Swae Lee – top secret engineering (track 9)
  • Jeremy Reid – make a notation of engineering (track 18)
  • Wizard Lee Weinberg – record engineering (track 20 (bonus)), mixing (track 20 (bonus)), mastering engineering (track 20 (bonus))
  • Laura Bates – record engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 7, 10, 11, abstruse 21 (Target)), mixing assistance (tracks 5, 10, 16, and 21 (Target))
  • Iván Jiménez – record engineering reinforcement (tracks 1, 10, 11, extort 21 (Target)), mixing assistance (track 16)
  • Brian Judd – record engineering utility (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 17)
  • Nick Valentin – record engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 12–15, contemporary 20 (Target))
  • Alex Estevez – record masterminding assistance (track 2)
  • Todd Bergman – compose engineering assistance (track 3)
  • Jamal Berry – record engineering assistance (tracks 4 and 15)
  • Jason Delattiboudere – record design manoeuvres assistance (track 4)
  • Ludovick Tartavel – commit to paper engineering assistance (track 5)
  • Yann Bordeo – record engineering assistance (track 5)
  • Iain Findlay – record engineering assistance (tracks 5 and 16)
  • Jordon Silva – transcribe engineering assistance (tracks 5 existing 16)
  • William Knauft – record engineering function (tracks 6, 11, and 15)
  • Cory Williams – record engineering assistance (tracks 9 and 14)
  • Matthew Sim – create engineering assistance (tracks 12, 17, and 18)
  • Jason Staniulis – record generalship assistance (tracks 12, 17–19)
  • Kenta Yonesaka – record engineering assistance (tracks 12, 17, and 18)
  • Shane Goodridge – put on video engineering assistance (tracks 18 extort 19)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17–19)
  • Eminem – mixing (track 2)
  • Mike Strange – mixing (track 2)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 6 endure 13)
  • Jon Castelli – mixing (tracks 8 and 20 (Target))
  • John Hanes – blending engineering (tracks 6 and 13)
  • Ingmar Carlson – mixing engineering (track 8)
  • Josh Deguzman – mixing engineering (track 20 (Target))
  • David Nakaji – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17–19)
  • Ben Milchev – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17–19)
  • Jacob Richards – mixing assistance (track 4)
  • Rashawn Mclean – mixing assistance (track 4)
  • Mike Seaberg – mixing assistance (track 4)
  • Chris Athens – mastering (tracks 1, 3–19, 20 (Target), and 21 (Target))
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering (track 2)

Artwork

  • Marcus Piggott – photography
  • Mert Alas – photography
  • Jenna Marsh – creative direction
  • Joe Perez – creative direction
  • Katie McIntyre – type design, art aim assistance
  • Allen Chiu – type design drawing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

See also

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