Nicki Minaj Finally Announces New Album ‘Queen’

Nicki Minaj Finally Announces New Album ‘Queen’

The Chun-Li rapper announced on the Met Gala red carpet last night while speaking with the press. “It’s a big night for me because I just let the world know that my album is coming June 15 and it’s called Queen, and I can’t wait,” Minaj said in a red carpet interview. “I’m dressed like a queen every day, all day.”

This interesting update comes days after the dropped the visuals of her smash hit singles, Chun-Li and Barbie Tingz, and almost four years after her third album,The Pinkprint.

Nicki had said in her Beats 1 interview that the she began recording her new album in January, although some of the album’s tracks date back over 18 months. Minaj, plus she is also filming a documentary that will focus on Queen‘s creation.

“I wanted to make sure I was writing something that was meaningful to me and that would inspire and that would captivate my audience,” Minaj said. “But most importantly, I wanted to have fun again.”