Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 has already solidified a Spotify record. What’s up? It’s Asia Sky for Hip Hop DX, and check this out: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 is already racking up accolades just two days after its release. The project arrived on Friday, December 6th, and according to chart data, the sequel to Nicki’s debut album is already certified gold. The 500,000 album-equivalent units include sales and streams from three previously released singles: “Red Ruby,” “Toas Super Freaky Girl,” and “Last Time I Saw You.”
Nicki Minaj has also broken Spotify’s record for the biggest debut of an album by a female hip-hop artist with a reported 41 million streams this weekend alone. Sharing the news with her fans on Twitter, Nicki Minaj wrote, “Barbs, look! Nikki’s Pink Friday 2 is slated to sell between 170,000 and 190,000 album-equivalent units, according to Hits Daily Double. The outlet is also calling the project the biggest female rap debut of 2023, which would give Nicki Minaj her third number one album atop the Billboard 200.
So, what are your thoughts on Nicki’s Pink Friday 2 earning a gold certification and breaking a Spotify record?