Nicki is the greatest female rapper of all time. My opinion on some of these albums have changed since I reviewed them. Lets get it!
7)Pink Friday Roman Reloaded (80)- Even though this is the lowest rated album it sounded really good in its time. You basically have the first half which is rap heavy, and the second half which is mostly pop….or as I’ve heard “Nicki Gaga” LOL. The first 3 songs “Roman Holiday” , “Come on a Cone”, and “I am Your leader” are really good. I really like “Champion” too, which features Nas, Drake, and Young Jeezy. “Right By My Side” with Chris Brown tho is my favorite. “Starships” is the best of the pop songs.
6) Pink Friday Roman Reloaded The Re-Up (84)-While only at 7 songs this was a good short set of songs. “Up In Flames” Is fire and one of Nicki’s best lyrical showcases. “High School” with Lil Wayne is smooth as hell. “I’m Legit” with Ciara is great, and “The Boys” with Cassie is even better.
5) Pink Friday 2 (89)-I don’t find myself going back to this album much but it is pretty damn good. She’s got some personal songs up here like “Are You Gone Already” and “Last Time I Saw You”, which are decent. Lead single “Super Freaky Girl” is a terrific song. A lot of these songs use sample baiting…which works mostly. “FTCU” and “Barbie Dangerous” are dope. “Let Me Calm Down” featuring J.Cole is a win. I don’t really understand why she named it Pink Friday 2 when I assumed Roman Reloaded was the official sequel to her debut.
4) Queen (90)-Well my opinion of this album has gone down over the years, but it’s still great. It gets off to a really great start with “Ganja Burns”, “Majesty” and “Barbie Dreams”. The latter being one of her best songs easily as she name drops several rappers. Eminem does great on “Majesty” too. The 2 rappers have great chemistry. “Chun-Li” is awesome too. It’s a shame “Barbie TIngz” didn’t make the album cause it would have helped. The end of the album is mediocre. Overall tho I do really like this one.
3) Pink Friday (92)-The official debut is indeed a classic. There’s so much heat here! “Roman’s Revenge” features a very feisty Nicki and a ruthless Eminem. “Moment 4 Life” is so smooth featuring Drake. I like “Fly” with Rihanna and “Blazin” features a great verse from Kanye West. Nicki sings well on tracks like “Right Thru Me” and “Your Love”. There’s serious pop appeal on a song like “Check it Out”. The way Nicki can be so cute and girly yet so savage is really interesting. “Did It on Em” is perhaps her at her most vicious.
2) Beam Me Up Scotty (93)-This album/mixtape really grew on me. “Seeing Green” featuring Drake and Lil Wayne is great. “Itty Bitty Piggy” is pure flames. It’s crazy how hungry Nicki sounds on these songs. She’s really spitting. The 2 Gucci Mane assisted songs are good, but I prefer “Slumber Party”. The “Best I Ever Had (remix)” is really dope too. The album ends really well too with “Beam Me Up Scotty”. I don’t have a lot to say about this one…except this was from my favorite era in rap the late 2000s early 2010s.
1) The Pinkprint (94)-This truly is Nicki’s magnum opus. It’s constructed really well with the slow songs early, then fire tracks, then more slow ones, then bonus tracks. “Only” is a really dope song. I really like “Anaconda” of course. It’s one of her biggest songs. “The Night Is Still Young” Is my favorite song here. It’s so smooth and I love the positive message. The slower songs aren’t bad either. Nicki fully sings on “Grand Piano” .Basically this album doesn’t have many flaws. Those Meek Mill assisted songs didn’t age well lol. This album is so stacked.