Nicki Minaj announces Pink Friday 3 album

Nicki Minaj is gearing up for the release of her upcoming album ‘Pink Friday 3’. The rapper, aged 41, recently announced on social media that she has decided to ditch the ‘Gag City Reloaded’ deluxe edition of ‘Pink Friday 2’ in favor of a completely new album in the ‘Pink Friday’ series.

She assured fans that the release date will be revealed within the next few weeks and teased the arrival of a new song from the project soon.

In a lengthy post on X/Twitter, she wrote: “Instead of doing a DELUXE to Pink Friday 2, I’ve decided to do a brand new album.

I’ll still incorporate new songs like #Mamita and [The “anxiety” song] for the remainder of the tour tho…and I’ll announce the new date within the next couple weeks. The new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album. (sic)”

Nicki Minaj went on: “Last night, the songs I recorded were just way too iconic. I love you guys so much. You know that. I know you do. I’ll still give you something leading up to the announcement, so no worries.”

Reiterating that the new tracks deserve their own album with a “specific” tracklisting, Nicki Minaj added: “It’s just very special to me for so many reasons you guys aren’t aware of.

“I put every song on there in a specific order, etc. So to honor that, I’m going to give it the respect and integrity it deserves as a beautiful body of work and not add anything else to it. 1 or 2 songs is no big deal but 5-7 songs feels a little sloppy right now (In my humble opinion). (sic)”

Released in December, ‘Pink Friday 2’ featured collaborations with artists such as J. Cole, Drake, Lil Wayne, and more. Nicki Minaj’s debut album, ‘Pink Friday’, was released in 2010 and was followed by ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ in 2012, which showcased her versatility with dance-pop tracks like ‘Starships’.