L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Uneasy lies the head that wears Nicki Minaj’s crown. That’s the prime takeaway (whether or not she intended it to be) from “Queen,” on which the most commercially successful female rapper in history spends so much time descr... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Uneasy lies the head that wears Nicki Minaj’s crown. That’s the prime takeaway (whether or not she intended it to be) from “Queen,” on which the most commercially successful female rapper in history spends so much time descr... more info

Dlisted — Who would have thought any of us would have something in common with Nicki Minaj besides big butt (guilty)? Nicki is easily annoyed by her fellow humans. Just like us! She’s especially annoyed by some of her male peers in the rap game. On Barbie D... more info

Stereogum — A couple of weeks ago, before the release of her new album Queen , Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to publicly ask Tracy Chapman to clear a sample. "So there's a record on #Queen that features 1of the greatest rappers of all time," she wrote in the sinc... more info

Consequence of Sound — The track is built around a sample of Shelly Thunder’s track of the same name, which is a cover of Tracy Chapman's “Baby Can I Hold You." more info

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Time — In the nearly four years since Nicki Minaj released her third album The Pinkprint, a lot has happened: the U.S. elected a chaos-inducing president, the #MeToo movement took off, Kanye West and Taylor Swift ran hot and cold multiple times. But perhaps... more info

E! Online — Did you hear that? With the surprise release of Nicki Minaj's fourth studio album, Queen, that's what we call shots fired. The undisputed current queen of rap has had the internet... more info

Perez Hilton — Once a cheater always a cheater! Khloe Kardashian's babydaddy rumored to be very friendly with female other than Khloe! Drug overdose at Kylie Jenner's birthday party? Nicki Minaj surprise releases new album - and she comes for most every other rappe... more info

New York Post — Nicki Minaj’s new album “Queen” — which suddenly dropped Friday — takes royal aim at a roster of Top 10 hip-hop artists. Her “Barbie Dreams” track already has social media buzzing about men that the Queens rapper calls out on that expli... more info