Last Christmas, Nicki Minaj had dreams of success; this Christmas, she's reveling in it. And for good reason too, as the 26 year-old emcee has sold 852,000 copies of her debut album, Pink Friday in less than two months of release. The singer/rapper talked with MTV about her success this past year, including the platinum-certified album of hers and how its sales are stacking up with the other big name of hip hop who released the same week as her.
"[Kanye] got a good start, he beat me the first week," she said, as she has narrowed down the 100,000 sales advantage of West's first weeks sales to a mere 30,000, a number that will likely continue to narrow if her recent sales edge over her peer emcee persists.
When asked about how well received her album has been, she said, "A part of me expected it, because I wanted it so bad, but I never saw all of this. You know, I never would've imagined that I would've signed to Wayne, number one."
Minaj has recently filmed the video to the fourth single from her album, "Moment 4 Life," which features guest vocals from Drake and a romantic appearance in the video. If you're wondering if she's considering the gender dimension to her success as a female rapper, she most certainly is.
"Girl power," she tells MTV in regards to her success. "I deserve it this time."
Astoundingly, Pink Friday is the first album by a female rapper to go platinum since Missy Elliot's This Is Not A Test! album which was released seven years ago. It appears after the growing androcentric nature of the hip hop game, Nicki Minaj is adding that unapologetic feminism that has been absent for sometime. Go get 'em!
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