Nicki
Minaj
has
long
established
herself
as
one
of
the
leading
Hip-Hop
artists
of
her
era,
regardless
of
gender,
and
earned
a
historic
mark
to
go
along
with
her
lengthy
accolades.
Nicki
Minaj
recently
released
her
latest
studio
album
Pink
Friday
2,
which
went
No.
1
on
the
Billboard
200
charts,
earning
the
Queens
superstar
the
most
top
of
chart
debuts
among
female
rappers.
Nicki
Minaj,
41,
is
coasting
on
the
success
of
Pink
Friday
2,
which
dropped
on
December
8,
which
is
her
birthday.
Each
of
her
albums
has
debuted
at
or
near
the
top
for
the
duration
of
her
career,
and
her
latest
set
sold
the
equivalent
of
228,000
album
units
in
the
week
ending
December
14.
More
from
Billboard:
The
set
also
sold
25,000
copies
sold
on
vinyl
—
the
largest
week
for
a
rap
album
by
a
woman
since
Luminate
began
electronically
tracking
sales
in
1991.
Pink
Friday
2
was
preceded
by
a
trio
of
charting
songs
on
the
Billboard
Hot
100:
“Super
Freaky
Girl”
(No.
1
in
2022),
“Red
Ruby
Da
Sleeze”
(No.
13,
2023)
and
“Last
Time
I
Saw
You”
(No.
23,
2023).
Minaj
was
previously
tied
with
Foxy
Brown
for
the
leaders
among
female
rappers
with
a
Billboard
200
No.
1
debut,
and
she
is
also
the
first
female
rapper
with
No.
1
albums
in
two
different
decades,
a
testament
to
Minaj’s
talent
and
longevity.
On
Twitter,
the
Barbz
are
celebrating
Nicki
Minaj
and
her
latest
chart-topping
album,
.
Check
out
the
reactions
below.
—
Photo:
Paras
Griffin
/
Getty
