Rap-Up.com || Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday’ Coming Early

Hold onto your pink wigs. Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday is coming a little sooner than expected.

The debut album from rap’s reigning diva will arrive a day early on November 22, Rap-Up.com has learned. It will go up directly against releases from Kanye West (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy), Akon (Stadium), Jay-Z (The Hits Collection Vol. 1), and Ne-Yo (Libra Scale), all hitting stores on the Monday before Black Friday. Prior to this shift, Minaj had been touting a November 23 release.

“To carry on a great tradition of Black Friday, we are going to switch it up this year in honor of the Nicki Minaj album and call that day Pink Friday, and call my album Pink Friday,” she previously told fans during a Ustream session.

Young Money’s First Lady has already started promoting the disc with appearances on the MTV Video Music Awards, “Late Show with David Letterman,” and “Live with Regis and Kelly.” The album has produced the singles “Massive Attack,” “Your Love,” “Right Thru Me,” and the will.i.am-assisted “Check It Out.”

Are you excited about Nicki’s new release date? Who do you think will have the No. 1 album that week? Let us know below!

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61 Comments

Hold Up!!
October 14th, 2010 at 7:36 am
No #1 spot for her. Why would she wanna face off with Kanye? Maybe any other rapper but Kanye?

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JD
October 14th, 2010 at 7:47 am
LOL what is a day difference gonna make? Plus, Nov. 22 is the same day that there will be another Michael Jackson album will drop, it was just announced yesterday. She got WAYY too much competition, if you think she actually has a shot at a high debut your playing yourself. She already losin for puttin out a “friday” out on a monday lol.

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Shaun
October 14th, 2010 at 7:55 am
They ain’t shit Nicki got that

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hearts
October 14th, 2010 at 8:05 am
nicki will be on kanyes album so its a good day for NICKI M either way

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From Tokyo
October 14th, 2010 at 8:08 am
I wonder why.

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Please!!!
October 14th, 2010 at 8:13 am
I think it is a great move for her! How else can you attempt to live up to everything you rap about, other than going up against some of the heavyweights of the game? I think it’s very admirable for her, even if she does not top them all. It proves she’s got confidence and courage and that is simply amazing. I just hope all of the fire she bring through her lyrics featured on “okay” songs explode on her own album. I don’t know about you all, but I sometimes just listen to songs she is featured on just to hear her blaze across the beats. I think her album will be one of the top selling albums for female rappers of all-time because she has done a great job marketing herself. Good job Nicki!

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K.K.
October 14th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Just one day? Why won’t she move it up for a few weeks? I can’t wait to get PINK FRIDAY ;D

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regis
October 14th, 2010 at 8:33 am
this shows that she isnt scared of anything even being the newbee!!! “I THINK ME YOU AND AMB SHOULD MINAJ FRIDAY!”

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Daire
October 14th, 2010 at 8:48 am
Nicki no 1,
Kanye second,
Jay 3rd and ne-yo 2 b a failure

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Ciara Fan
October 14th, 2010 at 9:04 am
jayz will come in last place since its not him releasing the album. The album is beign released by his former record label,. I cant wait for the truth to come out

Nicki Minaj: 200K
Kanye West: 320K
Akon: 170K
Neyo: 110K
Jayz: 40K

come back to this post and kiss my feet on release day because i will be so accurate u will scream for more predictions from me

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Jay'real
October 14th, 2010 at 9:20 am
nooo nicki should drop nov. 16 when rihanna does thatd be perfect!

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D-Money
October 14th, 2010 at 9:28 am
No Why would she drop when Rihanna is dropping hers That would also be serious competition! She got a tough release week but I think Nicki Minaj has a really good chance of taking the top spot! She’s the only one so far releasing an album that week with singles released! No one else has so far at least!!

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LOL
October 14th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I bet all her twitter followers are gonna buy about 20 copies each

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EL
October 14th, 2010 at 10:04 am
I’ll be purchasing Kanye. Next.

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meme☈
October 14th, 2010 at 10:28 am
@ ciara fan what u need to be predicting is ciara’s first week sales and lets come back and see how accurate it is.

But i think nicki will be a little more than 200k. i mean drake did 500k. And nicki is right up there so i think betweek her and kanye they will be up in the 300k

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bgbenz92
October 14th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Nicki Minaj aint gonna sell more than Kanye…he gotta way bigger fan base than her…

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Dani Haile
October 14th, 2010 at 10:35 am
<3 I am very excited for the up && coming CD of Nicki Minaj.!! Pink Friday is going to b mad hott.! All the haters can most def keep hating because it's making her super rich && famous ya'll make it too easy for her to blow up.! "Why would I go hard when this shit is so easy..!"-words of Nicki Minaj

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Cameraman
October 14th, 2010 at 10:58 am
I say it’s between Nicki and Kanye for the top spot…This could be bigger than his ’07 sales battle with 50 Cent.

Side note: FU J Records for pushing back Jazmine Sullivan’s album from November 2 (where it would have stood out) to the 30th (where it’ll get forgotten in the flurry).

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KlothezMinded
October 14th, 2010 at 11:21 am
I WILL BE PURCHASING KANYE WEST ON NOVEMBER 22ND

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Dillon_68
October 14th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Is Akon’s album called “Stadium” or “Akonic”? This is getting confusing….not like it’ll sell anyways.

Kanye’s will be #1, Nicki #2

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who i be
October 14th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I’m agreeing with many of you that Nicki will take the #1 spot…yea, Jay big..and Kanye is going to do well..he has a large fan base, but he has also lost fans…
Nicki has marketed herself so well she is sure to explode. The thing she has that any of the others don’t is a HUGE gay and female following and those are the ones who buy records. You have young girls looking up to her. If you jump on youtube there are so many girls..and boys trying to immulate her…and as one replier said, those twitter followers are running to the store or itunes to snatch that up…and on top of all that…she has just about every race behind her b/c she seems to be appealing to all.

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BoyYaDead
October 14th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
I wil DEFINETELY be purchasing KanYeezy’s album the Day it comes out!!

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Diesel
October 14th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Lol @who i be + daire ain’t no way in hell nicki pushing more copies than kanye. kanye got a bigger fan base, is more well known, has more hype, has four platinum albums and is critically acclaimed. Your Love and her features may get hot airplay, but they don’t sell shit on itunes. Yea, Nicki got a fanbase that’s growing super fast and she’s the rookie of the year, but other than that, Kanye has has the advantage by leaps and bounds. Besides, her distributor already said they’re only releasing 100k physical copies.

Kanye – 375K-825K
Nicki – 75K-250K

PS I’m a huge Nicki fan, but I guess you could say I’m an even bigger Ye fan.

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Trey
October 14th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I’m going to purchase kanye nd the nicki joint…I wish them all luck if I had to guess
Kanye 660k
Nicki 520k
Neyo 340k
Akon 173k lol

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Steve
October 14th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Personally I think Akon & Neyo’s albumns are gonna flop !!!

But I’m getting both Kanye ANDD Nicki’s Albumns since they’re coming out on my birthday and they’re both gonna be making money off each others albumns regardless I think Nicki’s featured on two tracks on his albumn (Monster & Lost in a World) and he helped co-produce her albumn and I believe he’s on a track as well so either way both of them will be good !

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JhuntdaProdigy
October 14th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Well the only album I’m buying that week for sure, is Kanye’s!!! And Nicki isn’t gonna outsell him, people are warming up to Kanye again now. Runaway is #12 on the hot 100, and #4 on the digital chart. Between the Facebook/Twitter videos, good friday, snl, vmas, bet, his buzz is getting pretty high up there.

Sales Predictions
Kanye – 350,000-750,000
Nicki Minaj – 200,000-400,000
Ne-Yo – 100,000 or under
Akon – 100,000 or under
Hov – It’s a compilation CD (Nuff Said)

**Flo Rida & lloyd Banks are dropping that week too, their number predictions are the same as Akon & Ne-Yo’s. Banks could possibly do Ross numbers though (Around 200,000)

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Zale
October 14th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Predictions….Either way Nicki & Yeezy FTW
Kanye – 1 Mill(I Know I’m just being optimistic)
Nicki Minaj – 400 – 600
Ne-Yo, Akon, Jay – IDK

KID CUDI.MAN ON THE MOON: THE LEGEND OF MR.RAGER
IN STORES NOVEMBER 9TH 2010 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Deemy
October 14th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Rihanna Loud 11/16/10

Cant wait for Nicki too. Hopefully she debuts big in the top 3 hopefully.

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vickie
October 14th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
nicki’s best friend/hypeman/support system (SB)who knows everything nicki said this is a lie its still coming out the 23rd

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vickie
October 14th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
i think nicki numbers are going to be 200k+ even though billboard said she will sell 125k first week and kanye’s will be 350k+ i no kanye will sell more than nicki hes a established high profile mainstream MALE rapper…nicki is new this is her debut and she just became sorta mainstream plus a female rapper (they dont really sell that much )and (most males are ashamed to even rap nicki in public yet alone go buy her album called PINK FRIDAY) but i will be buying nicki’s album

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youamuseme
October 14th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Just because people like Nicki does not mean they will go out buy her album especially when Kanye West will most like be right next to hers. I like Nicki, but will I purchase her album? No, the singles she has been putting out are not good at all. She said that this album is emotional and I don’t feel it. I know that Kanye West will deliver on this album, so I will be copping it. Good Luck to Nicki though.

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Carmen
October 14th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
I agree with some of u cant see Nicki beating kanye right now. He’s already so established. Plus susan boyle is comming out too so Nicki may not even be number 2 either. I don’t care I dont buy albums because of their sells. Im getting Nicki’s album gotta support the females.

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A Realist
October 14th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
I love Nicki, but she’s not going to outsell the monster that is Kanye. The world would be off balanced if she did.

DEBUT album from a FEMALE rapper vs FIFTH album from a MALE rapper. Cmon.

People hardly do well on their debut album in 2010. And then she’s a female rapper on top of that. I wish her the best though. I’m definitely buying her album over Kanye’s on that day if I had to choose (Although I hope to get both).

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CLR
October 14th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
It truly is Black Friday lol

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Hellyeah
October 14th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Jay-Z or Kanye will probly have the top spot over nicki but who knows…

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Hellyeah
October 14th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
nevermind. not jay-z on top cus its just a re-release lol

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J
October 14th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
I’m not sure if this story is true personally I think it should have dropped on Friday 26th the public loves a gimmick. It really depends on whats going on behind the scenes. Kanye made a prediction that nicki will do better than him so its possible that she will. You have to remember a lot of money has been spent on the persona they have created for Nicki. Number three will not do her justice The singles are not strong enough to keep a number three album on the charts. I honestly can’t call it because Rihanna is coming so she may still be in the running that week. She better try to do at least 300,000 in week one

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meme☈
October 14th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
ppl forget album only drop on tuesdays.

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Its Me
October 15th, 2010 at 4:46 am
This is just more albums her records label will have to buy…they are doing this on purpose…they want her to “break records” and by putting her up against the greatest she will do so…but this will be more albums her label will buy…she will sell like 37K and her label will by like 500K just make her go gold…watch!

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The Truth
October 15th, 2010 at 4:47 am
The truth is Nicki is going to very well her first week with about 200,000k in the first week but its no way she is beating Kanye people have been waiting for his next RAP album since 07. I still dont know what to expect from her album either but we expect a masterpiece from Mr. West

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Shawn
October 15th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Nicki’s album come out nov 23rd this is a lie and her label shipped 500k as of plans are now so she will probably sell 400k around there

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Nick Minaj: Conheça a capa do CD “Pink Friday” - Música – Pouco Pop
October 16th, 2010 at 4:00 am
[...] Fontes: Rap Up 1 e 2 [...]
MatureBarbie
October 16th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Pink Friday is available on Amazon for pre-orders. The release date is listed as November 23rd. Go buy it!

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Darelle
October 17th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Via Nicki’s Twitter:
“Tho the release date (for all intents & purposes) for Pink Friday is 11.23.10 , it will be made available everywhere on 11.22.10″

“Albums are generally released on Tuesdays but in rare instances Record Companies will “break street date” and release on Monday”

“Implemented by the Record Company, I am neither happy nor upset by this minor change. ThankYou”

“I know it was posted on blogs but I wanted 2 confirm as I’ve been receiving lots of questions on it. Hope that clears up the confusion ;)”

Jus thought I’d let y’all knw.
I think she will do well. My timeline is goin crazy ova this album, & is pre-ordering like crazy. I’m a kanye fan too. So I’ll b gettin that…but I’ll prolly cop like 20 copies of PINK FRIDAY. *serious face* lol

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Britannia
October 17th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
I’m definitely getting Kanye’s album first day

Kanye 450k – 700k
Nicki 100k – 250k
Ne-Yo 60k – 80k
Jay-Z 70k – 80k
Akon 40k – 70k

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Illanee Banks
October 17th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
It doesn’t even matter ; Nicki is still sonnin’ you hatin’ ass bitches . She’ll do just fine – and she’ll be on Kanye album anyway so either way she will qet her money . She’s the shit . GET IT THRU YUR HEAD : ) Da Dun Dun – @ilyofficial

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ququa
October 25th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
forget all yu haters nicki minaj is gonna do better then everybofy i mean everybody ! on nov 22
this is her first cd so everyone will go and get it she is her she is so HOT !
like kanye alreadys has 4 cd .
and tell me they all dont soung the same

1.nicki M (900K+
2.kanye W (700k+
3.neyo (300k+

fuck jay z

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ququa
October 25th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
NICKI MINAJ <3

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ququa
October 25th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
NICKI MINAJ IS WAY BETTER THEN KANYE WEST
THAT NIGGA HAD 4 CD’S TELL ME THEY ALL DONT SOUND THE SAME.
LIKE THIS IS NICKI’S FIRST CD
AND SHE’S A HOT FEMALE RAPPER FUCK YALL MEAN I THINK THE FIRST WEEK WILL GET HER 1000,000,000,
COPIES

I LOVE YOU NICKI MINAJ

KANYE WEST FIRST WEEK 100,000,00

NEYO 900

JAYZ 0

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BarBee~DoX
October 26th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Nicki Minaj (At least 800,000 copies on debut week)
Rihanna (At least 500,0000 copies on debut week)
JustinBieber (At least 300,000 copies on debut week)
Kanye West (At least 250,000 copies on debut week)
Ciara (At least 100,000 copies on debut week)
-I love all these Fiesty Kats & Rough Dogz but, these numbers are just my opinions. I love all of them and I wish them all the best!”Team BarBee~Dox”!

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Beauty Cursed
November 1st, 2010 at 9:18 pm
I’m getting them all!! No bootlegging here!! HOV is the greatest ever and Nicki is about her money and everyone else is talented.. even though Kanye needs to learn when to shut the h*&% up, he got mad skills. I thought he fell off wit 808 n heartbreak, but I see he came to regain his spot. Big ups to Kanye.. follow me on twitter. @beautycursed.

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It's me
November 3rd, 2010 at 2:38 am
There is absolutely NO WAY Nicki Minaj is going to outsell Kanye. Nope nope nope. Her best verse of the year is on his album. Not to mention he’s a genius. Ye’s a beast and he’s gonna move 800,000. He sold over 950,000 copies of graduation in the first week, so…yeah. Drake sold almost 500,000 the first week, so I think Nicki could do 300,000 or so. But Nicki vs. Kanye isn’t even a question. His sales are gonna demolish hers.

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Jazzy
November 11th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
i cant wait till it cums out i think nicki got iht

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Jaymo
November 18th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Kanye 800000+.av neva bought an album bt my first will be kanyes .That guy is the bomb with extraordinary skills!!

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Jaymo
November 18th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Plus dont 4get florida .he great too

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r3d bird
November 19th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
come on “Jaymo” you hella lame if u think flo rida is good.

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r3d bird
November 19th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
And come on “It’s Me” u hella lame to if u think kanye is goin to sell more then nikki i mean… have you heard Romans Revenge

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kayla
November 23rd, 2010 at 1:30 pm
its been posted Nick MInaj Has sold “200,000+ the first day Kanye sold 156,000 this is only the first day posting however the final list will be posted next week….. at the week mark

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ChiLLz
November 29th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Buggin! Nicki Minaj can neva step up ta Kanye West KANYE WEST ALREADY GOT DIS!!! #1 BEST RAPPER ALIVE HE ALREADY SOLD MORE DEN DA OTHA ALBUMS IN 1 WEEK DATS IT KANYE WEST ALWAYZ DID IT!

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maya
March 1st, 2012 at 3:00 pm
I <3 Nicki minaj Im doing a biography about her in school!!!!!!

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johannes
October 22nd, 2012 at 7:34 am
nicki is the beste i love you nicki

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