Nicki Minaj CancelsPink Friday 2Deluxe Edition and Announces Brand-NewPink Friday 3Album Instead

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicki Minaj.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Nicki Minajis switching up her album release plans!

The rapper, 41, took toX(formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Sept. 15, to share a lengthy message with fans about her plans to cancel the release of aPink Friday 2deluxe edition and instead fold some of that album’s music, plus entirely new material, into a different album titledPink Friday 3.

“Instead of doing a DELUXE toPink Friday 2, I’ve decided to do a brand new album,” Minaj revealed. “I’ll still incorporate new songs like #Mamita & [The ‘anxiety’ song] for the remainder of the tour tho …and I’ll announce the new date within the next couple weeks.”

Nicki Minaj.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

“Last night, the songs I recorded were just way too iconic. I love you guys so much. You know that. I know you do. I’ll still give you something leading up to the announcement, so no worries,” she continued in her post.

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Further addressing her reasoning for makingPink Friday 3its own separate entity entirely from the originally intended deluxe, Minaj reasoned, “PF2means so much to me. As my 1st album as #PapaBear mama, it’s just very special to me for so many reasons you guys aren’t aware of.”

Nicki Minaj.Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty

Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty

The artist highlighted how “every song on there” was placed “in a specific order” and not making a deluxe version is her way “to honor that.”

“I’m going to give it the respect & integrity it deserves as a beautiful body of work & not add anything else to it. 1 or 2 songs is no big deal but 5-7 songs feels a little sloppy right now (In my humble opinion). This era has just been so successful, rewarding, satisfying, etc. after much thought, I want to be for CERTAIN that I am being intentional about every single decision being made around bothPF2ANDPF3,” Minaj added.

source: people.com