"Pink Friday" is the first studio album by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on November 22, 2010 by Young Money, Cash Money and Universal Motown. After signing a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment in 2009, Minaj began planning the album that same year and work continued into 2010. Minaj enlisted a variety of producers whose efforts resulted in a primarily hip hop and pop record, which sees additional influences from R&B. The album features guest vocals from Eminem, Rihanna, Drake, will.i.am, Kanye West and Natasha Bedingfield. Read more on Last.fm.
I have mixed feelings about this album. While I admire Nicki Minaj’s killer lyrics and spitfire personality, I feel that this album didn’t entirely live up to the hype or to Minaj’s capability as a rapper. The singles that came off the album (“Roman’s Revenge” is my favorite) are great, but as a whole it could have been better.