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<blockquote data-quote="Wongo Okon" data-source="post: 3830">This summer will mark four years since <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/hip-hop-hits-pop-crossovers/" target="_blank">Nicki Minaj</a> released her fourth album, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-queen-review/" target="_blank">Queen</a>. Since then, her releases have been quite sporadic and not as frequent or fulfilling as her fans would’ve hoped. In 2019, she dropped her tropical single, “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-megatron-video/" target="_blank">Megatron</a>,” and the following year she returned with “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-yikes-retirement/" target="_blank">Yikes</a>” and “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-trollz-no-1-historic-accomplishment/" target="_blank">Trollz</a>,” her chart-topping-yet-controversial single with Tekashi 69. In 2021, she uploaded her 2009 mixtape <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-celebrates-success-beam-me-up-scotty/" target="_blank">Beam Me Up Scotty</a> to streaming platforms with three new songs including “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-drake-lil-wayne-seeing-green/" target="_blank">Seeing Green</a>” with Lil Wayne and Drake. Unfortunately, none of those years presented a new album, but that could finally change this year and it starts with Nicki’s new single with <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-first-single-2022-lil-baby/" target="_blank">Lil Baby</a>, “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-trailer/" target="_blank">Do We Have A Problem?</a>”Their new collaboration arrives with a cinematic nine-minute video inspired by the Angelina Jolie spy thriller Salt. Opening with Nicki Minaj recreating that film’s opening scene, the plot revolves around Nicki looking to capture a criminal played by Lil Baby. A stakeout is set up in order to capture Lil Baby, but things take a turn when Nicki runs off with Lil Baby as they complete a mission they had planned from the beginning. The visual also features a cameo from Joseph Sikora who plays Tommy Egan on Power and Power Book IV: Force.The track adds to what’s been an event week for Nicki. She had an interesting Instagram Live conversation with <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-fans-react-instagram-live-kevin-samuels/" target="_blank">Kevin Samuels</a> and even settled her differences with <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-city-girls-squash-beef/" target="_blank">City Girls</a>. Nicki also listed her conditions for a <a href="http://https//uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-verzuz-battle-conditions/" target="_blank">potential Verzuz battle</a>, saying, “It should feel like a celebration, that’s exactly what I would like it to feel like. Fun, happiness.”You can check out the video for “Do We Have A Problem?” above.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-video/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wongo Okon, post: 3830"] This summer will mark four years since [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/hip-hop-hits-pop-crossovers/']Nicki Minaj[/URL] released her fourth album, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-queen-review/'][I]Queen[/I][/URL]. Since then, her releases have been quite sporadic and not as frequent or fulfilling as her fans would’ve hoped. In 2019, she dropped her tropical single, “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-megatron-video/']Megatron[/URL],” and the following year she returned with “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-yikes-retirement/']Yikes[/URL]” and “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-trollz-no-1-historic-accomplishment/']Trollz[/URL],” her chart-topping-yet-controversial single with Tekashi 69. In 2021, she uploaded her 2009 mixtape [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-celebrates-success-beam-me-up-scotty/']Beam Me Up Scotty[/URL][/I] to streaming platforms with three new songs including “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-drake-lil-wayne-seeing-green/']Seeing Green[/URL]” with Lil Wayne and Drake. Unfortunately, none of those years presented a new album, but that could finally change this year and it starts with Nicki’s new single with [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-first-single-2022-lil-baby/']Lil Baby[/URL], “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-trailer/']Do We Have A Problem?[/URL]” Their new collaboration arrives with a cinematic nine-minute video inspired by the Angelina Jolie spy thriller [I]Salt. [/I]Opening with Nicki Minaj recreating that film’s opening scene, the plot revolves around Nicki looking to capture a criminal played by Lil Baby. A stakeout is set up in order to capture Lil Baby, but things take a turn when Nicki runs off with Lil Baby as they complete a mission they had planned from the beginning. The visual also features a cameo from Joseph Sikora who plays Tommy Egan on [I]Power[/I] and [I]Power Book IV: Force[/I]. The track adds to what’s been an event week for Nicki. She had an interesting Instagram Live conversation with [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-fans-react-instagram-live-kevin-samuels/']Kevin Samuels[/URL] and even settled her differences with [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-city-girls-squash-beef/']City Girls[/URL]. Nicki also listed her conditions for a [URL='http://https//uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-verzuz-battle-conditions/']potential [I]Verzuz[/I] battle[/URL], saying, “It should feel like a celebration, that’s exactly what I would like it to feel like. Fun, happiness.” You can check out the video for “Do We Have A Problem?” above. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-video/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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