Queen
by Nicki Minaj
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1891 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,459 out of 1891
  2. Mixed: 73 out of 1891
  3. Negative: 359 out of 1891
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  1. Mzdropdead
    Aug 13, 2018
    0
    Horrible album! From beginning to end there is no good song. “Barbie Dreams” is a Lil Kim cover with stolen punchlines.
  2. winstonvelez
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    THE QUEEN OF RAP RETURNS!
    This time it brought us true rap classics, rhythms, lyrics, shade, flow EVERYTHING IS PERFECT.
  3. Kluivert
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    I can literally call the "Queen" one of the best works of Minaj, the rhythms and lyrics, make this album one of the best of the year.
  4. howsminaj
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    simply perfect, her most coherent album so far ... all the tracks fit perfectly, a body of work worthy as of the Queen of rap
  5. Chun-li
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Album Of The Year.Ela é a rainha do rap e esse album é a prova disso.Ela nunca decepciona
  6. KINGGGG
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Congratulations Nicki Minaj your album is wonderful and once again you shut up everyone
  7. tylxxr
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    This album is CRAZY. Nicki resets the bar every time she releases new material. It’s evident why she’s the Queen of Rap.
  8. hectorino
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Desde que fue anunciado supe que iba con todo, y fue así. Nicki me sorprendió, no solo a mi, si no a todos sus fans por realizar tan perfecto trabajo digno de reconocimiento.
  9. nobodyk
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    She never dissapoints. This album may be her best body of work so far! She's an amazing songwriter, and once again she proves why she's one of the greatest of all time.
  10. AriQueenOfPop
    Aug 10, 2018
    0
    The album is good, because it returns to its roots of hip hop. But the songs lack some spark, are too boring and repetitive. I think a good album but not the best. Expected to do an album like Azealia Banks, Broke With Expensive Taste, which is perfect and innovative, something is missing in The Pinkprint.
    The best songs: Pills N Potions, Anaconda and Feeling Myself.
  11. ChunSid4
    Aug 10, 2018
    0
    After a failed attempt at trying to resemble the look and sound of Lady Gaga with "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded", Nicki Minaj decides to go back to her more urban roots. Sadly she results in a tiring, flat-sounding, boring hip-hop record. The first five tracks are dull, and bring nothing to the table. Then we get more up-tempo songs like "Anaconda" or "Truffle Butter" that come off asAfter a failed attempt at trying to resemble the look and sound of Lady Gaga with "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded", Nicki Minaj decides to go back to her more urban roots. Sadly she results in a tiring, flat-sounding, boring hip-hop record. The first five tracks are dull, and bring nothing to the table. Then we get more up-tempo songs like "Anaconda" or "Truffle Butter" that come off as extremely sordid. Anything other than those two extremes are fillers and sound awfully like rejects from other big name rap artists. There is absolutely nothing good about this album. Nicki Minaj seems to think that she's "the baddest" but she's not. There are many female rappers, like Iggy Azalea, that have more talent in their fingers than Nicki Minaj has in overall.… Expand
  12. flipepaess
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    You haters are a **** **** You didn't like the album? DO SOMETHIN' BETTER OR ASK YOUR FAVE TO DO IT.
  13. Igoribeiro
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    It's definitely her best album. Loved every single song in this and she just proved her majesty to the world.
  14. GaganQueenOfPop
    Aug 10, 2018
    0
    Yuck. Aside from Super Bass and Moment 4 Life, this is an album of...... disgustingness to be clean (partly because I'm unsure on metacritic's policy for cursing) We have a song about sh**ing on people, a song about how shes such a bad b*tch and well, thats about it. gross
  15. afde125
    Aug 10, 2018
    0
    I am a longtime hater of the music industry. Niki, do us a favor, and stop rapping, its not your thing! And on that one song, get rid of the ugly ass autotune.
  16. pedroluizx
    Aug 10, 2018
    0
    Esse é o melhor álbum que eu já ouvi em toda minha vida, Nicki não nos decepciona nunca eu amo el
  17. BRUNNONOVATO
    Aug 10, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Depois de tanta espera Nicki Minaj nos entrega um album sólido, com hiphop de verdade , o Queen acaba por ser o melhor trabalho da rapper, bicha a senhora é destruidora mesmo viu viado !… Expand
  18. adamsherif
    Aug 12, 2018
    10
    This album comes at a time where Nicki has faced a lot of criticisms. Past this, she proves on the album that her lyricism is at an all time high and the production of the album is better than all of her previous. Not only does she deliver fierce rhymes, she is also able to transition to show rap's emotional side, something that not many rappers can do. The album has a song for everyoneThis album comes at a time where Nicki has faced a lot of criticisms. Past this, she proves on the album that her lyricism is at an all time high and the production of the album is better than all of her previous. Not only does she deliver fierce rhymes, she is also able to transition to show rap's emotional side, something that not many rappers can do. The album has a song for everyone and captures versatility, skills, and technique.… Expand
  19. petterwilson
    Aug 12, 2018
    10
    Is a most epic album of nicki, a triunfal comeback this musics are sooo good i'm playing on repeat on the all day
  20. BARBZRUSSIA
    Aug 13, 2018
    10
    Oh God. this is the first album that made me cry.... the most ironic, sensual, warm, bright, classic, new, hot. under this VARIETY came the album Queen from Queen of Rap. Album on all times. love you, thanks for the long-awaited 'Bible'.
  21. estergama
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    an epic and memorable album as always nicki nurturing something that female rap has not had for years. Perfect Samples and Instrumentals, WORTH OF GRAMMY
  22. ansdro
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    AMAZING! Ganja Burns, Majesty, Hard White, Chun Swae & Come See About Me are amazing. The perfect album, thank you Nicki.
  23. NickiXQueenB
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    This album proves why she the QUEEN... New York Is winning. you can tell who are her influences are and why they are her influences... Nicki is all the Rappers Build into one.
  24. murilloazeve
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Nicki minaj went it on this album, she delivered bars, lyric, beat, art, poetry... she just keep improving and proving why she is the best! Hard white is my favorite!!!! Push thru Queen!!!
  25. barbzcat
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Superou todas as minhas expectativas, Cardiceta se encontra chorando no cantinho agora. QUEEN!
  26. lacerda
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Esse álbum surpreendeu a todos, Nicki realmente cumpriu o que tinha prometido
  27. johnlucas2
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Omg nicki is the besth!! the queen of rap!! I love the album, is the album of the year!
  28. daniel5_
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    Estava sem expectativa alguma e ela vem e lança esse hinário contemporâneo, eu te venero Nicki, A ÚNICA RAINHA INCONTESTÁVEL DO RAP
  29. sugarcane123
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    nicki is really back and I couldnt be so proud and i might say it's her best album so far
  30. CriticaBR
    Aug 10, 2018
    10
    a verdadeira rainha do rap, um álbum maravilhoso desses bixo!! Good Farm tem que ser single!!
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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. No Ripcord
    Sep 10, 2018
    60
    On Queen, Nicki spends a lot of time ordering beheadings--which are fun, but get old quick--rather than showing us why she is and should be queen. Here's to hoping the next album gives us a more earnest, more raw glimpse of the head that wears the crown.
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  2. AllMusic
    Aug 20, 2018
    60
    When Minaj leans into her untouchable strengths as a rapper, things get really exciting and an album of tracks as strong as "LLC" or "Barbie Dreams" would be one for the books. As it stands, however, Queen is another chapter of Minaj's good but largely meandering and inconsistent full-length album output.
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  3. PopMatters
    Aug 20, 2018
    50
    Queen's title implies it's meant to function as a coronation for one of the biggest rappers ever, but it's more the sound of Minaj fighting to keep that crown on her head.
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