Nicki Minaj and her album were nominated to Grammy as The Best Rap album of the year in 2016. The Pinkprint is her...
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Nicki Minaj and her album were nominated to Grammy as The Best Rap album of the year in 2016.
The Pinkprint is her third studio album by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was made available for customers to purchase on December 12, 2014 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. Minaj co-executive-produced the record alongside Birdman, Lil Wayne and Ronald Williams, and the assistance of a variety of fellow producers.
Upon its release, The Pinkprint received generally favorable reviews from music critics, with many of them applauding the album's production. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 244,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 198,000 were pure sales.
In the United Kingdom, The Pinkprint opened at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart. As of December 2015, the record has sold 682,000 pure copies in the United States and has since been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) by adding streaming and track sales equivalent. The Pinkprint was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016.
The Pinkprint of Nicki Minaj was promoted with six singles: "Pills n Potions", "Anaconda", "Only", "Bed of Lies", "Truffle Butter", and "The Night Is Still Young". To gain further achievement in promoting the album, Minaj embarked on her third concert tour, entitled The Pinkprint Tour, which commenced in March 2015 and ended in August 2015.
The Pinkprint held the number two position for three weeks before falling to number three on the Billboard 200. As of December 2015, the album of Nicki Minaj has sold 682,000 copies in the United States. In February 2016, the RIAA certified the album double platinum, for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, and track sales equivalent of two million album-equivalent units.
