Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 (2023) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:10:24 minutes | 799 MB | Genre: Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Republic Records

Pink Friday 2 is the fifth studio album by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, released on December 8, 2023, by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records. A sequel to Minaj’s debut album, Pink Friday (2010), it is her first studio album in five years following the release of Queen (2018).[2] The album includes collaborations with J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang, Drake, Lourdiz, Lil Uzi Vert, Skillibeng, Skeng, Future, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and 50 Cent. It was supported by two singles, “Super Freaky Girl” and “Last Time I Saw You”, the former of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.A sequel to Nicki Minaj’s 2010 debut Pink Friday, this super-stuffed album (22 tracks, 70-plus minutes) finds the rap queen defending her throne and showing off her diverse range of skills. It kicks off with a slow jam, “Are You Gone Already”—a lullaby for her dad, killed in a hit-and-run in 2022—that interpolates large, sped-up chunks of Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over.” But right after that is “Barbie Dangerous” highlighting Minaj’s signature rapid-fire precision on inventive verses that reference her young son (nicknamed Papa Bear): “Name a rapper that can channel Big Poppa and push out Papa Bear/ Ho, I’m mother of the year.” Moody “Nicki Hendrix,” featuring an Auto-Tuned Future serves as a reminder tha Minaj can sing with real emotion. Excellent “Let Me Calm Down” shines with a ’90s throwback feel—delivering silky-smooth R&B balladry, hard-spitting from Minaj and a breathtaking, roller-coaster guest turn from J. Cole as he defends the queen. Indeed, Minaj flexes her power via the big names she’s able to enlist. Drake brings the sexy come-ons for dance-floor ready “Needle,” with its island-breeze vibes and references to Minaj’s Trinidadian origin story. On twinkly “RNB,” Lil Wayne goads and Tate Kobang croons, while Minaj swears her ride-or-die devotion. As usual, Minaj seemingly takes swipes at rivals, including Megan Thee Stallion on bombastic “FTCU.” She also pulls out her notorious alter egos, such as Harajuku Barbie on “Cowgirl”—which also shines with dreamy singer-songwriter guitar and Lourdiz singing sweetly about a sex position. Minaj’s other selves mostly stay in the closet, though new addition Red Ruby gets introduced via irresistible “Red Ruby da Sleeze,” a spicy dancehall-flavored track that samples Lumidee’s 2003 hit “Never Leave You.” Pop hits are put to good use on bass-booming “My Life” (Blondie’s “Heart of Glass”) and “Pink Friday Girls,” which borrows all the best part of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and is sheer exuberance in the vein of Minaj’s 2012 classic “Starships.” Divisive “Everybody” turns the madness up to 11, sampling the Junior Senior earworm “Move Your Feet” and layering on a tongue-twister verse from Lil Uzi Vert. Minaj sprays her lyrics in short spurts and cleverly uses the sample: “Pretty face with a Barbie doll (Body)/ ‘Nother year, ‘nother Vince Lom’ (Body).” Get ready, because it’s going to be blasting from cars and TikTok videos for months to come. Super fun “Super Freaky Girl” samples Rick James and leans hard into a cheerleader chant (“F-R-EEEE-A-K”), with lines that range from cartoon double-entendres to plainspoken raunch. Minaj completely switches gears on “Blessings,” featuring gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and sincerely thanks God for all she has in life. Finally, she switches to a deeper, T-Boz-like register and reggae feel for “Just the Memories”—a sincere-sounding reminder of how Minaj got here: “I remember when I was the girl that everybody doubted/ When every label turned me down, and then they laughed about it/ I ‘member goin’ home and writin’ fifty more raps.” – Shelly Ridenour

Tracklist:

1-1. Nicki Minaj – Are You Gone Already (04:30)
1-2. Nicki Minaj – Barbie Dangerous (02:12)
1-3. Nicki Minaj – FTCU (02:52)
1-4. Nicki Minaj – Beep Beep (01:35)
1-5. Nicki Minaj – Fallin 4 U (03:50)
1-6. Nicki Minaj – Let Me Calm Down (04:04)
1-7. Nicki Minaj – RNB (03:04)
1-8. Nicki Minaj – Pink Birthday (02:08)
1-9. Nicki Minaj – Needle (03:55)
1-10. Nicki Minaj – Cowgirl (03:36)
1-11. Nicki Minaj – Everybody (03:00)
1-12. Nicki Minaj – Big Difference (03:11)
1-13. Nicki Minaj – Red Ruby Da Sleeze (03:34)
1-14. Nicki Minaj – Forward From Trini (02:33)
1-15. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday Girls (02:46)
1-16. Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl (02:50)
1-17. Nicki Minaj – Bahm Bahm (02:21)
1-18. Nicki Minaj – My Life (02:44)
1-19. Nicki Minaj – Nicki Hendrix (04:24)
1-20. Nicki Minaj – Blessings (03:34)
1-21. Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You (03:36)
1-22. Nicki Minaj – Just The Memories (03:55)

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