Nicki Minaj Says She’s ‘Not Going to Put Out’ Her New Album Anymore: ‘Bye, Barbz’
Nicki Minaj is threatening to cancel her plans for her sixth album — which she had set for next March — altogether. She claimed on X early Wednesday (Oct. 15) she wouldn’t be releasing any music and placing some blame upon Jay-Z’s shoulders, continuing her feud with Roc Nation.
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Nicki claimed that Roc Nation was begging her to do an album and another tour, which she said she turned down. “They came BEGGING the QUEEN for a tour & album & I said NOPE!!!!! LMFAO. Wanted to patch it up. They needed help from the QUEEN & the BARBZ,” she posted, tagging Jay-Z. “I called the Barbz on the secret BARB phone & it was a resounding NOOOOOOOO. just like the casinooooooooooooooooooo. @sc.”
Then she said she was nixing her plans for the upcoming album. “Ok I’m not going to put out the album anymore,” Minaj wrote, tagging Jay-Z again. “No more music. Hope you’re happy now @sc Bye, Barbz. Love you for life.”
The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.
“Onika please… listen to us, the Barbz. listen to us pleaseee. we need you mother, now than ever,” one fan wrote. “we need you to take our hands and guide us to the end of the trajectory of the Pink Sun, the edge of Gag City, where we take hold of the goblet of Victory and drink from it. the Barbz will prevail. Onika will prevail. she will take us there. God will help us on the way.”
Another person added: “Nicki, take a break from social media and heal, you’ve got a lot going on. You went from being the bully to playing the victim. Sometimes silence says more than tweets ever will.”
Billboard has reached out to Minaj, Jay-Z and Roc Nation for comment.
In September, Nicki announced plans to set March 27 in stone as a possible release date for her sixth studio album. Her post on X with the release date is still pinned to the top of her account.
Minaj’s most recent album, Pink Friday 2, arrived in December 2023, and the LP debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 228,000 total album-equivalent units earned. With the release, she became the first female rapper to notch three No. 1 albums.
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