The Pinkprint
| Nicki Minaj
The Pinkprint
Trinidadian-born rapper and songwriter Nicki Minaj released her third studio album—The Pinkprint—on December 15, 2014, through Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records, and Cash Money records. Minaj was a co-executive producer of the album along with Lil Wayne, Ronald Williams, and Birdman. Pinkprint departs from her previous album’s dance-pop theme to focus on her traditional beginnings of hip-hop.
The Pinkprint received widely positive reviews from worldwide music critics, many of whom applauded its excellent production. The album reached #2 on the US Billboard 200, landing at #60 on Rolling Stone’s best of the decade list. Read more about Nicki Minaj’s album reviews here!
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Pitchfork
If there’s anything The Pinkprint makes clear over its sprawling 22 tracks, it’s that Nicki Minaj is exhausted.
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Rolling Stone
The hip-hop royal puts together a grand statement full of hard raps, shiny pop and personal detail.
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Billboard
While it's too early to tell if The Pinkprint is a classic, it's safe to say it's her best album to date.
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Time
The Pinkprint, mercifully, barely tries to satisfy the masses.
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Consequence of Sound
If The Pinkprint is a letdown compared to The Blueprint, then Minaj brought it on herself.
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NME
Disappointingly, ’The Pinkprint’ lacks that old bite.
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The Idolator
The Pinkprint shines because it forces us to reckon with an emotion not often associated with the cagey Queen of Rap: vulnerability.
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Vulture
The Pinkprint isn’t perfect, nor is it unquestionably great, but it does feel like the most cohesive artistic statement we’ve heard yet from Minaj.
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The Guardian
first impressions suggest it’s more than a bit underwhelming.
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Refinery29
The Pinkprint is Minaj's final say. It's a deeply personal trip into the rapper's life.
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Spin
Conceptually, The Pinkprint lurches around without an easy destination in sight, which isn’t to say it ever strays from the shattered heart at its core.
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AV Club
The PinkPrint is the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies.
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Slant
The Pinkprint is a return to [Nicki Minaj]'s genre roots, to knotty, technically accomplished hip-hop with a pronounced air of eccentricity.
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Pop Culture Daily
[Nicki Minaj] is a living legend and it’s time for you to witness everything she’s capable of with this album.
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Louder Than War
The Pinkprint is a masterfully-concocted collection of tracks with a sometimes erratic feeling from an artist at the top of her musical game.
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Pretty Much Amazing
It's clear [Nicki Minaj] has so much more to offer.
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DJ Booth
The Pinkprint is mostly a success.
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Wattpad
This album is Nicki's best to date.
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Music Times
Minaj really goes hard from start to finish.
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Hip Hop DX
On The Pinkprint, [Nicki] finally proves that she can do it all extremely well.
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NY Daily News
"The Pink Print" goes a long way towards making Minaj's character as fully rounded as her figure.
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Soul In Stereo
Nicki fans, here’s your album of the year. Have fun.
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Clash
this seems like a step in the wrong direction: a Nicki Minaj album from somebody who’s thoroughly fed up of being Nicki Minaj.
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NPR
The Pinkprint is just a record, as far as hip-hop is concerned. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Digital Spy
Unfortunately there are some forgettable moments, but they are counterbalanced by some truly great tracks.
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LA Times
Minaj flips the switch and devotes herself to the art of the well-crafted hip-hop verse, uninterrupted electricity flows through her.
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Fact
The Pinkprint is ultimately Nicki’s most cohesive project.
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ppcorn
The Pinkprint only reiterates the length to which [Nicki]'s abilities extend, and will make even the biggest skeptic a fan.
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The Pop Break
With The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj had something to prove — and she mostly does.
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The Atlantic
Nicki Minaj's third full-length album isn't full of the hard rap she promised, but offers an intimate introduction to the woman behind the work.
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The Boombox
‘The Pinkprint’ is Nicki Minaj's best work to date.
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Def Pen
The Pinkprint is a very solid effort from Nicki Minaj.
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Coog Radio
this album is far from perfect but exactly what Nicki Minaj needed.
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El Broide
Nicki delivers some of her best material to date on this record and is a stronger lyricist and vocalist than ever before.
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Vibe
Consider The Pinkprint a win.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Nicki Minaj's new record displays the many sides of Onika Maraj, an imperfect but ultimately satisfying showing from one of rap's great talents.
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Bearded Gentlemen Music
Another trash bag full of minutia to drop in the landfill of mainstream pop and hip-hop. -
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The National
It seems as though the gap is closing between Minaj’s on and offstage personas and, so far, that’s a good thing.
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Normal Review
Standard Nicki Minaj album, but a lot of the songs are worth a listen.
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Vox Magazine
Clearly, Minaj took this inspiration and ran with it, coming out with The Pinkprint.
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Cleveland.com
a must hear.
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Spectrum Pulse
Nicki Minaj is not an interesting enough MC to me in her production, hooks, or bars beyond scattered moments.
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Paste
The Pinkprint has moments. Some are great, but most are not.
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Poparazzi
The Pinkprint is a nicely packaged showcase of Nicki’s strengths that even her haters will have a hard time dragging down.
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Daily Echo
THE Minajesty said she wanted to return to her hip-hop roots, and has clearly done so with her third record, The Pinkprint.
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The Verge
The rapper's third studio album may not be a classic, but it's a frequently fascinating self-portrait of an ever-evolving musical force.
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Entertainment Focus
The overall sound flows better and it’s actually the moments that Minaj steps away from the bravado that shine the brightest.
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Las Vegas Weekly
The record is almost entirely wistful and introspective.
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Medium
Minaj extends her autobiography beyond slivers of detail and zooms in on her post-fame dealings with love and family.
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Renowned for Sound
As a complete body of work, The Pinkprint kills it.
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Days With Destiny
The Pinkprint is a surprising album for Miss Minaj, as Nicki is truly revealing a more multi-dimensional side of her self
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Entertainment Weekly
Pinkprint largely fails to answer the question ”Who is Nicki Minaj?”
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betches
If you just need some new twerking music this holiday season, keep reading...
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Queen Mobs
Despite the bumbles, there are some welcome surprises to be found here.
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The Urban Daily
Nicki Minaj Delivers Honesty On ‘The Pinkprint,’ But It Isn’t Flawless.
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Focus Hip Hop
If you’re a fan of [Nicki] you’ll definitely like this album.
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Define Her Allure
The Pinkprint is hands down the best album that [Nicki] has ever released.
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Calgary Herald
The artist’s third studio release doesn’t really change up the formula — equal parts catchy dance numbers and nasty rap tracks.
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concrete
The Pinkprint as a whole is not jaw-droppingly amazing, the explorations of feelings isn’t exactly new, though it may be new to her fans.
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Bonafide
With this album Minaj has sealed her place as Queen of Rap .
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Financial Times
The best moments are when Minaj sticks to what she’s really good at: straight-up rap music.
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NZ Herald
The Pinkprint could have been the grand Nicki Minaj statement she obviously intended it to be.
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Goshabout
Nicki poured it out onto the music, her album is a hit.
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The West Review
it’s impossible to see that her most popular music is nothing more than the best of a bad bunch.
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The Mixup
Nicki has improved with every album.
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exclaim!
Nicki Minaj has found a balance with her pop obligations and rap expectations.
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Arena
In The Pinkprint, Minaj masterfully places her verse rhyme scheme and her hook-savvy harmonies in all the right places.
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Jezebel
The Pinkprint Is By, For, and About Boss-Ass Women.
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The Musical Hype
Give credit to Minaj – bold opening statements made through a subtler, refined approach.
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Bennett Knows
Overall, this album is a success.
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Danii Gold
It’s like she’s blossomed into a new lady and I like it.
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Chaotic Critic
I’m very impressed and I love that it’s not all over the place.
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Entropy
While The Pinkprint might not be an overly emotional album in its entirety, these songs are what make it special.
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XXL
The Pinkprint definitely sufficed as an early Christmas present to those eager to hear her new material.
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Grantland
The Pinkprint is a cohesive album, a twist that nobody expected from a supposedly singles-oriented artist like Minaj.
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The Lantern
The album may not be a defining turning point in her music career, but it is certainly a point of evolution.
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Timeout
The super-sassy pop star gives a so-so performance on her latest album, with a few flashes of pop bliss.
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