The Pinkprint

The Pinkprint
Studio album by Nicki Minaj
Released December 12, 2014
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Hip hop
Length 66:51
Label
Producer
Nicki Minaj chronology
  • The Pinkprint
  • (2014)
Singles from The Pinkprint
  1. "Pills n Potions"
    Released: May 21, 2014
  2. "Anaconda"
    Released: August 4, 2014
  3. "Only"
    Released: October 28, 2014
  4. "Bed of Lies"
    Released: November 16, 2014
  5. "Truffle Butter"
    Released: January 23, 2015
  6. "The Night Is Still Young"
    Released: April 12, 2015

The Pinkprint is the third studio album by Trinidadian-born American recording artist Nicki Minaj, released on December 12, 2014, by Young Money, Cash Money and Republic Records. Minaj co-executively produced the album alongside Birdman, Lil Wayne and Ronald Williams, also with the assistance of a variety of producers. Looking to depart from the dance-pop elements of her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), Minaj wanted to make a follow-up record influenced by her traditional hip hop beginnings.

Upon its release, music critics commended The Pinkprint for its overall production and cohesiveness. It was recognized as Minaj's strongest project to date, and was ranked as one of the best albums of 2014 by several publications. It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 244,000 copies. In February 2015, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales exceeding 500,000. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.

The Pinkprint has been supported by the singles "Pills n Potions", "Anaconda", "Only", "Bed of Lies", "Truffle Butter", and "The Night Is Still Young". Promotional efforts for the album continued to associate Minaj with an increasingly understated image in regards to dress and demeanor, an effort she had begun earlier in 2014. It will be further promoted with her international The Pinkprint Tour, which began in March 2015.

Background

Minaj released her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, in April 2012 and released a reissued version subtitled, The Re-Up, that November. The latter was well received by critics, who noted it as a return to Minaj's hip-hop roots unlike Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which explored pop and dance genres. During 2013, Minaj served as a judge during the twelfth season of American Idol, and ventured imto the retail industry with the launch of her fragrances, and the introduction of her clothing line.[1][2] The following year, Minaj ventured into acting in which she made her debut in the 2014 film The Other Woman.[3]

Recording

Parts of the album were recorded at Jungle City Studios (pictured).

In 2013 Minaj stated that she would begin writing material for the project later that year, after production was completed for her first feature film The Other Woman (2014). Minaj noted that there were currently no featured artists on the record, and commented that she was "just enjoying [the] creative process."[4] Recording sessions for the album took place at Jungle City Studios, Evdon Studios, Toronto, Canada; Glenwood Recording Studios, Burbank, CA; New York, NY; Luke's In The Boo, Malibu, CA; Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Eightysevenfourteen Studios, Los Angeles, CA;.[5] In November 2013, Minaj described the project as "next level", "very different from anything I've done", and made clear that she just experimented with pop music but never had the intention to continue with the genre. She also stated that she is still "hungry" and just because she's had a successful career that wouldn't stop her from giving the fans what they wanted.[6]

During the recording process Minaj recorded two songs that were inspired by Irish Celtic singer-songwriter Enya, Minaj stated that the songs contain "airiness and the whimsicalness" that reminded her of Enya.[7] In 2014 singer-songwriter Skylar Grey wrote and recorded a demo version of a song entitled "Bed of Lies," the song was later sent to Minaj who wrote and recorded verses of her own to the song.[8] In August 2014, Minaj's manager informed her that Beyoncé wanted to make a remix of "Flawless" with her and in return she would feature on The Pinkprint. Minaj said that she wrote her verse in New York and Beyoncé visited her in the studio and encouraged her.[9][10] During the albums production, Minaj worked with a variety of people including Dr. Luke, Ester Dean, Boi-1da and Detail, Minaj also hoped to have guest features from Rihanna and Drake.[11]

In September, Minaj stated that "it was her best album to date" saying she had grown as a writer and was able to speak about topics that she had felt uncomfortable sharing two years ago.[12] Later that month, Minaj characterized the album with it consisting out of "raw talent, emotion, hard spitting and everything that people have come to love about Nicki Minaj".[13] In November 2014, Minaj revealed she has recorded twenty-five songs for the album, stating she would find a song that "sits" with her and then mould that track for a while until she was satisfied, she continued to say her biggest problem during the recording process was cutting songs from the final track listing as each track was "special" to her.[14] In November 2014, Minaj described the record as "personal" and an "emotional rollercoaster" to MTV News.[15]

Post-production

The album was officially announced to be titled The Pinkprint with the premiere of the track "Lookin Ass" along with its Nabil Elderkin-directed music video on February 12, 2014.[16] Its title reportedly references The Blueprint (2001) by Jay-Z, to which Minaj replied that "I think everybody knows how obsessed I am with Jay Z. He's always been my favorite rapper", also adding that, "He did such a great job of creating this Blueprint brand for male rappers and I wanted to do that [for] female rappers to be able to pattern themselves with what I've done one day".[17] During an interview with Complex magazine Minaj was asked if Jay Z’s The Blueprint inspired the title to The Pinkprint and what similarities there were, which Minaj replied saying;

“ I have no idea what he was doing before The Blueprint dropped. It’s not that literal. People keep asking me about Jay’s The Blueprint and they think I’m doing something like that. I made reference to The Blueprint because Jay is the biggest rapper of our time. The name of the album was inspired by Jay but not the body of work. I do think that it’s going to create new rules, though, in [the way] that [The Blueprint did].[18] ”

On November 2, 2014, Minaj released the album's artwork, which was created by Joe Perez's design studio, who works for Kanye West's creative team DONDA, who had previously designed artwork for Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz.[19] It displays a "sandy" textured pink "splatter" with a thumbprint placed in the middle of a black background on the standard version and a white background for the deluxe packaging.[20] On December 1, 2014, the track listing was released to the public, and confirmed collaborations with Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Jeremih, Meek Mill, LunchMoney Lewis, and Skylar Grey.[21]

Music and lyrics

Speaking on the album's musical style, Minaj stated that the album would "focus on rap" and "feed the core rap fan", whereas Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded explored more prominent elements of dance music.[22] In April 2014, Minaj told MTV News "the tracks on [my next album] are back to my hip-hop roots. And I don't think it's something that I'm necessarily trying to do [but] as soon as I started working on my new album, that's just the songs that I've been writing". Minaj stated the album's lyrics touch upon themes of her family, loss, death and her struggle with guilt.[23]

The Pinkprint opens with the autobiographical song, "All Things Go", which was described as a sequel to Minaj's song "Autobiography" off her Sucka Free mixtape in 2008.[24] A mid-tempo ballad,[25] which slowly unfolds and contains "heavy beats and heavy bass" along with "subtle synths".[24] The lyrics discuss a wide range of personal issues Minaj has faced, from reflecting on fame and the speed in which her life has moved, to strained relationships with her family including the murder of her cousin Nicholas Telemaque, to her relationship with her mother and her own child which references an abortion.[24] "I Lied" is a ballad that contains a torpid production that does not change tempo. Lyrically, the song revolves around a "complicated regret" in which Minaj admits she denied her love for a man in order to stop him from breaking her heart.[24] "The Crying Game" features uncredited vocals from British musician Jessie Ware.The song mixes "sombre balladry with downbeat guitar loops" and is described as one of the album's most emotional songs. During the song, Minaj alternates between "devastating verses and pensive crooning" whilst Ware adds "haunting" and "soulful" vocals to the chorus.[24]

"Get on Your Knees" is a trap-pop song that features vocals from American singer Ariana Grande. Minaj raps in a "trance-like" style as she demands things from her male partner, which hints at oral sex, and is described as a "fetish obsession with seeing their man on all fours."[24] "Feeling Myself" features singer-songwriter Beyoncé, and is built over a West Coast synth, driving bass and drums along with bells and whistles incorporated into the production.[24] "Only" is a hip-hop song that features guest appearances from Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown who sings the chorus of the song. The song contains an "icy" production that sits "ominously" underneath dirty lyrical metaphors.[24] "Want Some More" features lyrics that see Minaj stroking her own ego and check anyone who dares to doubt her worth. During the song, Minaj makes references to Eminem, Kanye West and Lil Wayne and states she is her "only competition."[24] "Four Door Aventador" has humming and low-key production with lyrics revolving around mafia imagery. The song is compared to the work of The Notorious B.I.G..[24]

"Favorite" features American R&B singer Jeremih and is a return to a "romantic narrative" following the four previous songs which features Minaj bragging. The song is lyrically sexually explicit and sees Jeremih singing about wanting to be Nicki’s favorite. Minaj raps about wanting to be the "primary role in a man’s life."[24] "Buy a Heart" features rapper Meek Mill, who sings the hook of the song.[24] "Trini Dem Girls" is a dancehall track that features a guest appearance from rapper LunchMoney Lewis. The song contains echoing handclaps and a "Diwali Riddim" with a "blaring" chorus.[24] "Anaconda" is a hip-hop song that heavily samples "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The song's lyrical content is described as "raunchy" and noted for containing a "heavy dose of 2014 sex lingo".[24] "The Night Is Still Young" is a pop song with verses revolving around a routine night out at a club.[24]

"Pills n Potions" is a slow-burning piano ballad that contains prominent elements of hip hop, R&B and pop.[24] The song opens with a sparse, haunting drum beat, while Minaj sings the pre-chorus in a feather-like near-whisper. As the song's pre-chorus repeats, an echo effect is added to her vocals, and "blooming" chants are sung to create the song's chorus. The song's lyrics revolve around someone who has wronged her but she still loves.[24] "Bed of Lies" features guest vocals from singer-songwriter Skylar Grey and is a slow-tempo song built over triumphant production, pianos, rolling drums and booming bass. The song opens with Grey's chorus and a restrained keyboard set before Minaj begins to rap about an ex-lover.[24] "Grand Piano" is the final song on the album's standard version and is the only song on the album that features no rapping from Minaj. The song is a ballad that contains pianos and violins, with lyrics revolving around Minaj "feeling stupid" and feeling "played" by a former lover.[24]

Singles

"Pills n Potions" was released as the lead single from the album on May 21, 2014. Minaj announced the release at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.[26] The song peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[27]

"Anaconda" was released as the second single from the album on August 4, 2014.[28] The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's highest-charting single in the U.S. to date.[27] The song also topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot Rap Songs charts for six weeks.[29] Additionally, the song was an international top ten hit, peaking within the top ten in countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

"Only", which features Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, was released as the third single from the album on October 28, 2014.[30] The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts.[27] "Bed of Lies" featuring Skylar Grey was released as the fourth single from the album on November 16, 2014. Minaj debuted the song at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.[27]

"Truffle Butter" featuring Drake and Lil Wayne was released separately from the album to iTunes and Spotify on January 23, 2015, after initially being an iTunes exclusive bonus track, and was serviced to U.S. radio on March 3, 2015 as the fifth single from the album.[31] The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[27]

"The Night is Still Young" was officially released in the UK on April 12, 2015 and later in the U.S on April 28, 2015, as the sixth single from the album.[32]

Release and promotion

In August 2014, Minaj confirmed that the album would be released in the fourth quarter of the year.[33] In September 2014, Minaj announced through her Twitter account that the album would be released on November 24, 2014.[34] In late October, her management announced that the album had been rescheduled for release on December 15.[35] The album was made available for pre-order on iTunes on December 3, 2014 with the intro track "All Things Go" as an instant download. The standard version of The Pinkprint features sixteen songs,[36] while the deluxe version is packaged with three additional tracks.[37] American retailer Best Buy packaged the latter edition with a smaller version of Minaj's 2015 calendar.[38] "Truffle Butter" and "Wamables" are respectively included as the twentieth songs on the iTunes Store and Japanese pressings of the record.[37][39] A fifth deluxe variant (distributed by American retailer Target and the United Kingdom) lists "Mona Lisa" and "Put You in a Room" as the twentieth and twenty-first tracks, although several tracks on the record are abbreviated to fit the exclusive material.[40] During the first week of retail availability, it was discovered that physical deluxe versions of The Pinkprint were unintentionally shipped worldwide with an instrumental version of "Anaconda" instead of the original track.[41]

In contrast to the vibrantly-colored wardrobe and hairpieces she had become associated with earlier in her career, Minaj embraced a more understated image during promotional runs for The Pinkprint. She opined that "You can either continue doing costumes or you can just say, 'Hey guess what? This will shock them even more. Doing nothing will shock them even more'".[42] On December 6, 2014, Minaj appeared as a musical guest on an episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live alongside host James Franco. She performed three songs from the album: "Bed of Lies", "Only" and "All Things Go". She also participated in a few sketches.[43] During album release week, Minaj visited a few talk shows in promotion for the album. On December 15, Minaj appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for an interview and also performed "Bed of Lies".[44] On December 16, Minaj appeared on The Today Show for an interview and another performance.[45] That same night, she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for an interview.[46] On December 18, Minaj appeared on 106 & Park as the show's final guest artist to discuss the album and the show's legacy.[47] On December 19, Minaj appeared on The Real for an interview.[48]

Minaj is set to support the album with a seventeen date European tour commencing on March 16, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden and will stop off in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands before ending on April 12, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. Trey Songz will be the opening act.[49]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [50]
The A.V. Club B[51]
Robert Christgau A–[52]
Entertainment Weekly C[53]
Los Angeles Times [54]
NME 5/10[55]
Pitchfork Media 7.5/10[56]
Rolling Stone [12]
Slant Magazine [57]
Spin 7/10[58]

The Pinkprint received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 25 reviews.[59] Billboard magazine's Niki McGloster called it "her best album to date. Minaj was finally able to out-rap herself and purge issues she's struggled with in private in her most exposed fashion yet".[60] Sheldon Pearce of The A.V. Club thought that The Pinkprint is "the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies".[51] Randall Roberts from the Los Angeles Times wrote that throughout the album, "she's intent on channeling her talent to explore and document her many moods. The combination is often, if not always, intoxicating".[54] Robert Christgau commended most of her vulnerable ballads and their "narrative arc", but felt the album is defined more so by the bonus tracks, particularly "Shanghai" and "Win Again", where "Minaj returns to her triumphalist mode prepared to embrace the role of a 32-year-old woman ready for love—even, in both songs, the motherhood she reflects on as the record begins."[52] Pitchfork Media editor Meaghan Garvey said the last series of songs, including the bonus tracks, comprise "a thrilling, confounding six-song set that elevates The Pinkprint from an occasionally transcendent break-up album to something far more intriguing".[56]

In a less enthusiastic review, Spin magazine's Brennan Carley felt the more emotionally vulnerable songs were counterintuitive to the album's success: "Minaj forces herself into her own box, muting her own strengths and songwriting abilities in favor of excising her emotional demons."[58] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, who found the album to be "full of compromises and half-successes", wrote that Minaj is a less impressive rapper on the more sincere songs where her flow is more measured and plain-spoken: "As a rapper, she’s capable of grand technical feats, rapid cadence switching and complex rhyme patterns, but generally she puts those fireworks to the side when diving deep into her feelings."[61] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly was more critical and panned the ballads as "ponderous".[53]

Accolades

The Pinkprint appeared on several critics year-end top album lists. The album was voted the forty seventh best album of 2014 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual critics poll run by The Village Voice.[62] The Pinkprint was also named by Rolling Stone in their year-end list as the third best rap album of 2014.[63] Complex magazine named the album the fourteenth best album, on its list of the 50 Best Albums of 2014.[62] Daily Record listed the album number three and Flavorwire named ranked the album art number eleven, the album also appeared on XXL list of best albums of 2014.[62] On December 5, The album also garnered Minaj one 2015 Grammy Awards nomination for Best Rap Song category for "Anaconda".[64]

Commercial performance

The Pinkprint debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 244,000 overall units.[65] The album was streamed 16.8 million times across all on-demand streaming services in the United States during its first week.[65] The album scored the second highest first week sales by a female artist of 2014, as well as the second highest first week sales by a rap artist of 2014.[66][67] In its second week on the chart, the album stayed at number two moving an additional 156,000 units, which included 105,000 pure sales.[68][69] The Pinkprint held the number two position for three weeks before falling to number three on the Billboard 200.[70] As of April 2015, the album has sold 592,000 copies in the United States.[71] In the UK, The Pinkprint debuted at number 22 on the Albums Chart.

Track listing

The Pinkprint — Standard version[36]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "All Things Go"  
 4:53
2. "I Lied"  
 5:04
3. "The Crying Game" (featuring Jessie Ware)
  • Maraj
  • Jessie Ware
  • Andrew Wansel
  • Warren Felder
  • Steven Mostyn
  • Wansel
  • Felder
 4:25
4. "Get On Your Knees" (featuring Ariana Grande)
 3:36
5. "Feeling Myself" (featuring Beyoncé)
 3:57
6. "Only" (featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown)
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
  • JMIKE
 5:12
7. "Want Some More"  
 3:49
8. "Four Door Aventador"  
Parker 3:02
9. "Favorite" (featuring Jeremih)
  • Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper, Jr.
  • Minaj[a]
  • Holladay[a]
 4:02
10. "Buy a Heart" (featuring Meek Mill)
  • Maraj
  • Williams
  • Ward
  • Armond Redmen
  • Arch Tha Boss
  • Hitmaka
 4:15
11. "Trini Dem Girls" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis)
  • Maraj
  • Coleman
  • Gottwald
  • Hindlin
  • Gamal Lewis
  • Theron Thomas
  • Alexander Castillo Vasquez
  • Walter
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
  • A.C.
  • JMIKE
 3:14
12. "Anaconda"  
 4:20
13. "The Night Is Still Young"  
  • Maraj
  • Dean
  • Gottwald
  • Theron Thomas
  • Donnie Lewis
  • Walter
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
 3:47
14. "Pills n Potions"  
  • Maraj
  • Dean
  • Gottwald
  • Walter
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
 4:27
15. "Bed of Lies" (featuring Skylar Grey)
 4:29
16. "Grand Piano"  
 4:19
Total length:
 66:51
Notes[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[75]

Performance
Producers
  • Dwayne Carter – executive producer
  • Bryan "Birdman" Williams – executive producer
  • Ronald "Slim" Williams – executive producer
  • Nicki Minaj – co-executive producer
  • A.C.
  • Anonymous
  • Arch tha Boss
  • Boi-1da
  • Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr.
  • Cirkut
  • Da Internz
  • Dr. Luke
  • Warren Felder
  • Keith Harris
  • Hit-Boy
  • Hitmaka
  • Rob Holladay
  • Parker Ighile
  • Breyan Stanley Isaac
  • JMIKE
  • Johnny Juliano
  • Kane Beatz
  • Alex da Kid
  • The Mad Violinist
  • Metro Boomin
  • Mike Will Made-It
  • Nineteen85
  • Polow da Don
  • Allen Ritter
  • Sak Pase
  • Skooly
  • T.O.D.A.Y
  • Vinylz
  • Andrew Wansel
  • will.i.am
  • Yex
  • Yung Exclusive
  • Zaytoven
Technical
  • A.C. – instrumentation, programming
  • John Armstrong – recording assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Todd Bergman – engineer, recording assistant
  • Boi-1da – instrumentation
  • Noel Cadastre – engineer
  • Cirkut – instrumentation, programming
  • John Cranfield – recording assistant
  • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer, mixing
  • Dr. Luke – instrumentation, programming
  • Rachael Findlen – engineer, recording assistant
  • Ashanti "The Mad Violinist" Floyd – strings
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Clint Gibbs – engineer
  • John Hanes – engineer, mixing
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • JMIKE – instrumentation, programming
  • Dustin Kapulong – recording assistant
  • Ryan Kaul – mixing assistant
  • Caleb Laven – vocal editing
  • Omar Loya – engineer
  • Fabian Marasciullo – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Cameron Montgomery – recording assistant
  • Irene Richter – production coordination
  • Allen Ritter – instrumentation
  • Ramon Rivas – recording assistant
  • Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
  • Phil Seaford – mixing assistant
  • Ben Sedano – recording assistant
  • Brandon Mr. B Speed – engineer
  • Brian Springer – engineer
  • Chris Tabron – engineer
  • Vinylz – instrumentation
  • Stuart White – engineer
  • Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineer
Miscellaneous

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[76] 19
Australian Urban Albums Chart (ARIA)[77] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[78] 46
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[78] 87
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[79] 6
Croatian Albums (HDU)[80] 11
scope="row" Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[81] 21
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[82] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[83] 70
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[84] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[85] 69
Greek Albums (IFPI)[86] 16
Irish Albums (IRMA)[87] 31
Italian Albums (FIMI)[88] 100
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[89] 43
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[90] 21
scope="row" Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[91] 3
Russian Albums (Russian Music Charts)[92] 8
Scottish Albums (Scottish Albums Chart)[93] 27
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[94] 77
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[95] 76
scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[96] 8
scope="row" Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[97] 39
Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)[98] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[99] 22
UK R&B Albums Chart (OCC)[100] 1
US Billboard 200[101] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[102] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[103] Gold 592,000[71]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Germany December 12, 2014
[104]
United Kingdom December 15, 2014 [105]
United States [35]

See also

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