I listened to at least 20 Nicki tracks which must be the most time I've given her in like five years. Pink Friday remains a fucking bulletproof album. Queen was half great. she really needs to up her game this time if she wants to cement her legacy.
There are rumblings suggesting this may be shaping up to be a bit of a DISASTUH
Lots of cancelled promo, supposedly physicals have been shipped before it's even finished, and there's only 10 tracks including 4 (I think?) that have already been released
she has no shame. you can't cancel someone like that! she'll always be back for fresh humiliation and I don't think it will be massive funks. outside of some random singles that debut high and bomb fast, she's really not that big a chart force.
the Cyndi and Junior Senior sampling tracks are utterly dreadful.
the only song that stood out here as vaguely interesting is Needle with Drake, which is clearly one of his leftovers repurposed. the fucking nerve of her describing this album as her best. WHY DOES IT EXIST?
I think it's somewhere roughly on par with what Doja got on day one for Scarlet? maybe more if you remove Paint the Town Red. so, could be a lot worse.