Pink Friday
by Nicki Minaj
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 561 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 395 out of 561
  2. Mixed: 59 out of 561
  3. Negative: 107 out of 561
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  1. GaryKlich
    Jul 9, 2019
    10
    The debut album of the Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday" it's just perfecto, The album has no skips.
    Songs like "Super Bass" & "Your Love" are some of the best songs on this album (just to name few of them). This album had amazing collaborations, from Rihanna to Drake on tracks like "Fly" & "Moment 4 Life" are some of the best on the album. Also it had an emotional    The debut album of the Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday" it's just perfecto, The album has no skips.
    Songs like "Super Bass" & "Your Love" are some of the best songs on this album (just to name few of them). This album had amazing collaborations, from Rihanna to Drake on tracks like "Fly" & "Moment 4 Life" are some of the best on the album. Also it had an emotional songs like "Right Thru Me" (Wich was a single) and "Save Me" where Minaj approves that she can sing. Best Debut Album by a Famele Rapper to date.    … Expand
  2. Blazer55
    Sep 10, 2019
    10
    An album that started a legacy that can't be undone. A lot of nostalgia with this one.
  3. Kdkdkxox
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Легендарный альбом Ники Минаж, заслуживающий намного большего. Лучшая композиция - Super Bass.
  4. victorialiewind
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    Nicki Minaj is completely the new queen of hip-hop. All songs are awesome, collaborators are really good and Minaj's rapping is unbelievable!
  5. greedybadidea
    May 24, 2020
    6
    Nicki Minaj's debut album 'Pink Friday' plays out like a debut album. There are some amazing tracks, some good tracks, and some awful tracks. Luckily most of the bad tracks are ruined by the features that Nicki recruits for this album. Also some of the wackier songs don't resonate with the rest of the album and it leaves you feeling confused. There isn't a lot of cohesiveness, but NickiNicki Minaj's debut album 'Pink Friday' plays out like a debut album. There are some amazing tracks, some good tracks, and some awful tracks. Luckily most of the bad tracks are ruined by the features that Nicki recruits for this album. Also some of the wackier songs don't resonate with the rest of the album and it leaves you feeling confused. There isn't a lot of cohesiveness, but Nicki can spit some raps and her flow is perfect. There are just some minor pacing issues and weird choices that are made that ruin the flow of the entire project.

    Album Track Ranking:
    1. Save Me
    2. Fly (feat. Rihanna)
    3. Super Bass
    4. Right Thru Me
    5. I'm the Best
    6. Your Love
    7. Dear Old Nicki
    8. Roman's Revenge (feat. Eminem)
    9. Catch Me
    10. Moment 4 Life (feat. Drake)
    11. Blazin (feat. Kanye West)
    12. Did It On'em
    13. Last Chance (feat. Natasha Bedingfield)
    14. Here I Am
    15. Wave Ya Hand
    16. Girls Fall Like Dominoes
    17. Blow Ya Mind
    18. Muny
    19. Check It Out (feat. will.i.am)    … Expand
  6. bjmm
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Greeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
  7. frantripo
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    honestly Nicki Minaj did THAT with this album. it's full of bangers and it hasn't aged a single bit.
  8. juanmt8
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    she's the queen of rap for a reason. literally revived female rap with one album and made rap more interesting. She brought hard work, and barz to the table. She is a living legend.
  9. Davontay
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loved the album. Nicki came in and dominated an all male industry!
  10. justin27060
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    the absolute best female rap album i’ve been ver had the pleasure of listening to.
  11. Gustavo1513
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    It is a very good album with very good lyrics and very well distributed pop and rap sounds. She is the queen
  12. Roberto990
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    The first album and being that iconic . Like who had eminem on the first album .
  13. normanfgabriel
    Apr 22, 2021
    6
    Um álbum marcante, mixado entre pop e hiphop, com tentativas de tornar cada faixa um hit
  14. welinton
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    Es muy buen album uno de los mejores albums raps con nicki sobresaliendo con baladas pop rap ella es simplemnte maravillosa en lo que hace . Ella puede cantar , rapear , escrbir ETC . Digno de llamarla reina
  15. Feelinmax
    Oct 18, 2020
    1
    This was trash from beginning to end. She’s not a good rapper. This record proved she will never be on the same level as rap legends and gods. She the bottom of the barrel frankly
  16. Be11
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    A good album ! Really surprising she got so many “legend” in her debut album. She got balls saying she got “sons” “the queen of rap”. Promising.
  17. JohnB12
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    This album was nothing special. She needed the features to carry her name at the time. If it wasn't for that, this album wouldn't be good. This is also most pop
  18. Dhanngonzales
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    Lo aammoooooo, te transmite muchísimos sentimientos y algo de nostalgia.
  19. Ajaisjusno
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    It is a magnificent and timeless album! Nicki did this knowing that it would be forever marked in the history of music, it is the greatest of all time.
  20. C03
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best female rap debut album, the girlies just can’t do it like the Queen 10 years later and still on top .… Expand
  21. jKN
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    You want to start your first album with "I Am The Best" as track 1, especially when you're a legend in the making. 10 years and the album is as good as new. I've just been roaring to track 2, that's how good.
  22. biasednickifan
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album is a classic, and you’re just gonna have to deal with it. I see a lot of most likely white men who don’t listen to anything but kiss, and they don’t wanna give a black woman credit for anything, but i sleep so well at night knowing that Nicki is the queen of hip hop, and they hate to see it. I love watching them seethe everytime she comes back out. Her new album will be a classic as well. DEAL WITH IT.… Expand
  23. Willian0102
    Apr 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Só uma música desse album que se salva o resto eu descarto. Meio nada ver esse album.… Expand
  24. Buddyyv
    Apr 20, 2021
    0
    This album was severely trash. I personally dislike the song super bass. I think that song is so over played and over hyped.
  25. Baharbartier
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's **** **** i don't like that this is worst female rap album i don't like this ****… Expand
  26. LucasSwift
    Jun 17, 2022
    0
    No início desse álbum você acha que está ouvindo mais um álbum pop de uma cantora genérica, do meio para o final do álbum se você tiver a sorte de não sair com um dano auditivo, agradeça a Deus pois tem que ter muita coragem para ouvir esse álbum radioativo do começo ao fim
  27. mctthewgroom
    Aug 26, 2021
    10
    Best female rap debut of all time for sure, such as strong sound for a first album. Highlights for me are right thru me, moment 4 life, here I am and dear old Nicki.
  28. Jabery
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    The most versatile rap album ever literally on repeat. Ageless masterpiece it’s almost 2022 and I’m still streaming it wow.
  29. bruno_andradern
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    nicki ajudou a alavancar uma era de rappers que iria surgir através deste album , pinkfriday é um obra a ser ouvida diferenciadamente
  30. Ayogio
    Jan 26, 2022
    9
    This album is honestly a classic. There are only a few tracks towards the end of the album that I skip.
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68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Uncut
    Sep 19, 2012
    60
    Her split personality makes for an oddly polarised debut. [Feb 2011, p.84]
  2. Village Voice
    Aug 2, 2011
    40
    Pink Friday is full of boring....the most confounding thing about Pink Friday is that it lacks style, lacks weirdness, whatever your opinions of how deeply that weirdness goes.
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  3. Mojo
    Apr 12, 2011
    80
    Jamaica Queen;s potty-mouth hits rap home run on brutally enjoyable debut. [Feb. 2011, p. 105]
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