Nicki Minaj Sets New Female Rap Record

Published: Wednesday 14th Mar 2012 by Rashad

Looks like the wigged wonder is looking to reassert her (contemporary) reign over female rap yet again as reports surface of yet another accolade.  As ‘Starships’ singer Nicki Minaj prepares to launch the video for the first official release from her sophomore set ‘Pink Friday:  Roman Reloaded’, reports are indicating the rapstress’s other pop single ‘Super Bass’ is still winning over the fans.

Get into the details below:

Source:

“Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” also tops the 4 million mark in digital sales this week. It’s the first song by a female rapper to reach that plateau. No other songs by female rappers (as the lead artist) have hit even 2 million. Minaj’s “Moment 4 Life” (featuring Drake) is second, with sales of 1,594,000. Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control” is third, with sales of 1,359,000. (Elliott’s biggest hits, including the mega-hit “Work It,” were released before the advent of digital, or in the early years of digital, when sales were slimmer.)”

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If Minaj can match or best the success of ‘Bass’ has yet to be seen, but if the response to the (buzz and official) singles from ‘Reloaded’ are anything to judge by, Minaj might wanna go back to the drawing board.  And with ‘Minute Man’ maestra Missy Elliott and Paypal queen Lil Kim set to make their returns this year (and, of course, the up-and-comers), Miss Minaj may have a little (direct) competition on her hands for once.

As ever, will definitely be interesting to see how this plays out.  In the mean time, congrats are in order!

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  1. Winning March 14, 2012

    YASSS QUEEN!

  2. MichaelAngelo March 14, 2012

    She ain’t hip hop!!!

  3. KAT DELUNA FAN March 14, 2012

    Thanickiadjuice. net 🙄 🙄 🙄

  4. Texas Cowgirl March 14, 2012

    Go Nicki!

  5. Those That Cannot Do, Stan March 14, 2012

    Nicki and Missy, not bad at all.

  6. Nahjee March 14, 2012

    WOW NICKI YOUR AMAZING! YOU KEEP ON ROLLING.. YOUR ALBUM GONNA DO GREAT IN ITS FIRST WEEK SALES I SAY 600,000 COPIES SOLD

    NICKI MINAJ IS A HOUSE HOLD NAME S*** EVEN MY MOM AND DAD LOVE NICKI MINAJ

    YUP SHE GONNA BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME

  7. Mike March 14, 2012

    Man I wish I was where nicki is in life right now. Like the girl is on her way

    Like when nicki fades away people will remember her Cus she all over the blog sites
    All over your tv your radio magazine covers

    At the Grammys, super bowl, all star weekend damn that women making money

    She don’t give a s*** what any hater gots to say Cus she living in a glass house.

    While some of ya still live with ya mom in her basement hating behind a computer and on your iPad or black berry

    Yea I’m telling ya haters off

  8. plastic March 14, 2012

    YES MS MIRAJ WORSHIP THE QUEEN IN YOU MIGHT COME PASS

  9. lol March 15, 2012

    Lol at PayPal queen

  10. RDK March 15, 2012

    that a great look right there,keep doing your thing nicki.

  11. Badass b*tch March 15, 2012

    What about Lil Kim? She = gone, irrelevant!!!! MINAJ DOMINATION!!!

  12. Tasha24 March 15, 2012

    LMAO

  13. YOOSONDALOOSE March 15, 2012

    Well done Nicki!

  14. Kc March 15, 2012

    I am sorry but I don’t even see nicki as hip hop. Congrats I guess though.

  15. xoxo March 15, 2012

    super bass isnt hip hop. but moment 4 life is, so i give props to nicki.

  16. mobwife March 15, 2012

    Please stop trying to compare this POP-RAPPER with actual RAP FEMCEEs! She is considered a POP act. POP music receives all the public promotion in the world..yippy for them!

    ZZZZZZ….YAWN………WHO REALLY GIVES A F*CK!

    **Go Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, Missy Elliot, Eve, Foxy Brown, queen Latifia, TLC, etc the REAL FEMCEEs who blazed a trail whether they were praised by the “POPULAR SOCIETY” or not!

  17. Lisa March 15, 2012

    Nicki is not hip hop,so how is she breaking hip hop records.

  18. Black Madonna March 15, 2012

    GET EM NICKI !!!

  19. itsme March 15, 2012

    Nicki is not Hip Hop so at the end of the day she has not set a new RAP record…but a new POP record… #sit

  20. JayRide March 15, 2012

    DUMMIES! IT DIDNT SAY SHE BROKE A HIP HOP RECORD! SHE BROKE A “RAP” RECORD! FERGIE KESHA PITBULL FLO RIDA AND EMINEM ARE RAPPERS BUT NOT HIP HOP! THAT DOESNT MEAN THEY WERENT RAPPERS! NICKI IS A RAPPER WHEATHER SHE DOIN POP OR HIP HOP SHE IS STILL RAPPING IDIOTS!!!
    Moment 4 Life is Hip Hop and its right b4 Missy now what? And Loose Control was a mainstream Rap song!

  21. WigSnatcha March 15, 2012

    Jayride, you mad?

  22. J March 15, 2012

    More people download singles now than ever

  23. rocky March 26, 2012

    WHAT’S ALL THE COMPARING ABOUT NICKI IS NOT EVEN A RAPPER. MISSY AND KIM ARE. NIKCI KILLED WHAT WAS LEFT OF RAP. SHE’S DOING POP, HOWEVER WHEN SHE COMES WITH AN ENTIRE RAP ALBUM THEN WE WILL COMPARE. WE ALL KNOW POP MUSIC SALES PERIOD, REGUARDLESS BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE DON’T CARE FOR REAL LYRICS ITS WHATEVER IS CATCHY. THE STANDARD OF RAP AND MUSIC PERIOD IS VERY LOW TODAY. WHEN NICKI COMES WITH AN ALBUM LIKE:
    LIL KIM:HARDCORE
    LIL KIM:LABELLA MAFIA
    :LIL KIM:NOTORIOUS K.I.M
    LIL KIM:THE NAKED TRUTH
    FOXY BROWN:ILL NANA
    MISSY ELLIOT:SUPA DUPA FLY
    THEN WE CAN TALK. THATS LIKE COMPARING ARETHA FRANKLIN TO BRITTANY SPEARS. AND I DIDN’T KNOW “SUPERBASS” WAS HIP HOP JUST BECAUSE SHE RHYMING DOESN’T MAKE IT RAP, IM SORRY.

  24. Dylan April 4, 2012

    COME ON THOSE ARE ALL POP SONG NOT RAP SONG … WHO EVER IS DOING THIS NEEDS TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RAP AND POP.

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