It’s been yet one more banner 12 months for Nicki Minaj, and the Grammy-nominated rapper is taking a while to specific how grateful she is. On Friday (Sep. 1), coinciding with the discharge of her new single, “Final Time I Noticed You,” Minaj shared a candy message to followers by way of her official web site.
“I can’t thanks sufficient to your love and continued help. I’ve not been excited in regards to the launch of a track to this extent for perhaps… I don’t know I can’t even let you know, I don’t even keep in mind when! I hope that it’s therapeutic for you,” she wrote. “I hope that even after, it makes you mirror and that in case you are reflecting on a time, or an individual that you simply want you could possibly return in time and have a do over and so on… I hope that you’re nonetheless in a position to smile on the finish of the track by realizing that you simply now have an opportunity to deal with the individuals that you simply love, which are nonetheless in your life the best way that expresses to them what they imply to you.”
“Final Time I Noticed You” marks Minaj’s first unaccompanied launch since “Purple Ruby Da Sleeze,” which peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Scorching 100 earlier this 12 months. Nonetheless, the Queens rapper has been remarkably current in music as she continues to prep Pink Friday 2. This 12 months, she scored a pair of prime 10 hits with Ice Spice — “Princess Diana” (No. 4) and the AQUA-assisted “Barbie World” (No. 7) — and appeared on songs from Kim Petras (“Alone,” No. 55), Sexyy Purple (“Pound City 2,” No. 66), Lil Uzi Vert (“Infinite Style,” No. 20), YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more (“WTF,” No. 99), and Younger Thug (“Cash”).
Minaj closed her message by teasing her upcoming album. “Within the meantime, please benefit from the track as a lot as I’ve loved creating it, and simply know that ‘Pink Friday 2’ goes to be one of the best album that’s been launched in years!!! LOVE YOU. 💖 ✨” she wrote. Pink Friday 2, the sequel to Minaj’s Billboard 200-topping debut studio album, is slated for a Nov. 17 launch. The album will function Minaj’s first LP since 2018’s Queen, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned singles together with “Chun-Li” and “Good Type.”