#Nicki Minaj Thanks Lil Wayne For Preventing ‘Pink Friday 2’ Delay

Nicki Minaj has thanked Lil Wayne for saving her new album Pink Friday 2 from suffering another release date pushback.

In a tweet on Sunday (December 3), Nicki showed love to her “beloved boss” for swooping in and saving the day by replacing her as a performer at 103.5 KISS FM’s Chicago Jingle Ball on Monday (December 4), thus preventing her album from being delayed again.

“Hi guys, I have to tell you something,” she began. “One last thing. Hope it doesn’t make you sad. I won’t be able to perform tmrw in #Chicago for Jingle Ball. I was so excited to see you guys. Pls accept my sincerest apologies. I’ll make it up to you on the Chicago stops of my tour early next year. Details to come.

“HOWEVER!!!!! My beloved brother/boss stepped up for me so that I wouldn’t have to push my album back. His name is Lil Wayne AKA the GOAT. He will perform tmrw @ the Chicago show.”

She added: “I am STILL performing @ the #Atlanta Jingle Ball on the 14th and now I’ll ALSO be performing at the #Miami Jingle Ball on the 16th. Album STILL dropping this FRIDAY.”

Find the post below.

Hi guys,

I have to tell you something. One last thing. Hope it doesn’t make you sad.

I won’t be able to perform tmrw in #Chicago for Jingle Ball. I was so excited to see you guys. Pls accept my sincerest apologies.
I’ll make it up to you on the Chicago stops of my tour early…

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 3, 2023

Pink Friday 2 was originally supposed to land on November 17, but Nicki Minaj decided to push the project back to December 8, the same day as her 41st birthday.

The delay avoided an album sales showdown between Nicki and Lil Wayne, whose collaborative LP with 2 Chainz, Welcome 2 ColleGrove, was due to be released the same day.

In a video explaining her decision, Nicki denied suggestions that her Young Money mentor had deliberately invaded her release date and said the delay was due to shipping issues regarding vinyl copies of the album.

While it remains to be seen whether Lil Wayne will appear on Pink Friday 2, Nicki recently shed light on the making of the album, revealing she returned to her musical roots.

“When I look back at a lot of my music, I’m like, Oh, my God, where was the me in it?” she said in an interview with Vogue. “So for this album, I went back to the old game plan.”

“The idea that saying something like that could give hope to people — that optimistic outlook is something I think I got away from,” she added, referencing her lyrics “I’m fighting for the girls who never thought they could win” from her 2010 Pink Friday song “I’m the Best.”