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Welcome to Gag City, the pink metropolis inhabited by stans and brands alike. In the days leading up to the release of “Pink Friday 2,” Nicki Minaj’s fifth studio album and sequel to her debut record “Pink Friday” that dropped on Friday, Twitter was flooded with AI-generated images of pink-toned cityscapes. Gag City, the dreamy false utopia ruled by Minaj and her Barbz, broke through stan Twitter and became a viral meme that brand accounts immediately used for their own marketing — promoting Minaj’s album for free.…

Nicki Minaj is keeping her Barbz fed. After releasing Pink Friday 2 on Friday, the rap star shared that there are more songs on the way from the record, teasing collaborations with 50 Cent, Keyshia Cole, and Monica. “Next week #GagCity welcomes a new edition every day beginning Monday or Tuesday,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter), referring to the AI-created world celebrating the album. “Every day until Friday, you’ll get an song that completes my fave body of work to date. 4 more songs.” She continued, “Two…

One-way ticket to Gag City, anyone?Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2,” her first album in five years, was released Friday on the rapper’s 41st birthday. In anticipation of her fifth studio album, her fans created an AI-generated city dubbed “Gag City,” a celestial metropolis drenched in Minaj’s signature bubblegum pink.“Gag City” derives its name from a Nov. 3 X post in which the 12-time Grammy-nominated artist, after hearing the vocals for “Pink Friday 2,” assured her fans, “Y’all r going to GAG CITY.” Her ardent followers…

More than any other genre, hip-hop loves a sequel. Jay-Z. Eminem, Future, Kid Cudi, Lil’ Wayne, Rick Ross, Method Man: all have felt impelled to release a branded follow-up to their best-loved work, usually years after the event. Their proliferation isn’t quite enough to dispel a slight sense of shoring up declining inspiration by revisiting past glories – it’s unlikely Nas would have felt the need to revisit his landmark 1994 debut Illmatic with 2001’s Stillmatic had his previous album I Am … not been so poorly received…

Nicki Minaj has dropped her long-awaited new album, Pink Friday 2. Something of a follow-up to 2010’s Pink Friday, the album has a whopping 22 tracks and offers fans plenty to dig into. From big-budget samples like Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” to features including Drake, Lil Wayne, and Future, the album is sure to satiate Minaj’s throngs of loyal fans — known as the Barbz — for some time, and makes for a late addition as one of the year’s biggest rap albums. Here are five takeaways from Nicki…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Nicki Minaj brings Drake back for the highly anticipated Pink Friday 2, Peso Pluma switches up genres with Anitta, and Tate McRae chronicles a tumultuous relationship. Plus, new tracks from J Balvin, Green Day, and Tems. Nicki Minaj, feat. Drake “Needle” (YouTube) Peso Pluma feat. Anitta, “Bellakeo” (YouTube) Tate McRae, “Run for the Hills” (YouTube) Pharrell feat.…

Nicki Minaj has dropped the track list for Pink Friday 2 ahead of the highly-anticipated release. The album encompasses 22 new songs and packs features with the likes of Drake, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang, Lourdiz, Lil Uzi Vert, Skillibeng, Skeng, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and Future. In October, Minaj pushed back the arrival of Pink Friday 2, and took to Instagram live on to announce that her new record would drop on Dec. 8, her 41st birthday. “The new album date for this incredible body of work, that I am so…

Get in your pink Lamborghinis and pull out your pink martinis: Pink Friday 2 is officially here. After weeks of promoting, pushing back, and hyping up the follow-up to her 2010 fan favorite, the queen of rap Nicki Minaj has finally released her first studio album since 2018’s Queen. The rapper dropped the track list for Pink Friday 2 less than an hour ahead of the highly-anticipated release. The album encompasses 22 new songs and packs features with the likes of Drake, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang, Lourdiz, Lil…

Somewhere, someone has woken up in a cold sweat and faced the realization that they might not have actually escaped the wrath of Nicki Minaj. In the early hours of the morning, the rapper took to social media for an impromptu meeting of the Barbs as they gear up for the release of Pink Friday 2 on her birthday, Dec. 8. Among the slate of teasers that she shared on X (formerly Twitter), was a pointed warning: “If you on my $h!t list, you will never EVER recover,” Minaj wrote. “The. Fkng. End.” In a recent…

His debut album, out Friday, follows the release of the rapper's collaborative EP with Bizarrap, En Dormir Sin Madrid Milo J is counting down the days until he drops his album 111. On Monday, the 16-year-old rap prodigy announced the track list for his upcoming LP, out Friday, which features the likes of Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole. The Mexican corridos musician joins Milo on “Una Bala,” Nicole is featured on “Alumbre,” Yahritza y Su Esencia performs on “Te Fui a Seguir,” and Argentine singer…