The Pinkprint

The Pinkprint is the third studio album by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on December 15, 2014 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. Minaj co-executive-produced the album alongside Birdman, Lil Wayne and Ronald Williams, and the assistance of a variety of fellow producers. Looking to depart from the dance-pop elements of her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), Minaj wanted to make a follow-up record influenced by her traditional hip hop beginnings.

The Pinkprint
Standard edition cover. Deluxe edition features a white background.
Studio album by Nicki Minaj
Released	December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:51
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Producer	Nicki Minaj Allen Ritter Alex da Kid Beyoncé Boi-1da Cardo Cirkut Da Internz Detail DJ Spydr Dr. Luke Hit-Boy Keith Harris Kane Beatz Nineteen85 Metro Boomin Mike Will Made It Parker Ighile Polow da Don Pop & Oak TODAY Vinylz will.i.am Yung Berg Zaytoven
Nicki Minaj chronology
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up (2012) The Pinkprint (2014) Queen (2018)
Singles from The Pinkprint
"Pills n Potions" Released: May 21, 2014 "Anaconda" Released: August 4, 2014 "Only" Released: October 28, 2014 "Bed of Lies" Released: November 16, 2014 "Truffle Butter" Released: January 23, 2015 "The Night Is Still Young" Released: April 12, 2015 "Trini Dem Girls" Released: September 1, 2015[1]

Upon its release, The Pinkprint received generally favorable reviews from music critics, with many of them applauding its production. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 244,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 198,000 were pure sales. In the United Kingdom, The Pinkprint opened at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart. As of December 2015, the record has sold 682,000 pure copies in the United States, and has since been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) by adding streaming and track sales equivalent. The Pinkprint was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016.

The Pinkprint was promoted with seven singles: "Pills n Potions", "Anaconda", "Only", "Bed of Lies", "Truffle Butter", "The Night Is Still Young" and "Trini Dem Girls". To further promote the album, Minaj embarked on her third concert tour, entitled The Pinkprint Tour, which commenced in March 2015 and ended in August 2015.

Background

In April 2012, Minaj released her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and the reissued version, subtitled The Re-Up was released in November 2012. Music critics noted the variety of genres incorporated on the latter balanced, unlike Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which explored pop and dance genres. During 2013, Minaj served as a judge during the twelfth season of American Idol, and ventured into the retail industry with the launch of her fragrances, and the introduction of her clothing line.[2][3] In the following year, Minaj ventured into acting, in which she made her debut in the film The Other Woman (2014).[4]

Recording

Parts of the album were recorded at Jungle City Studios (pictured).

In 2013, Minaj stated that she would begin writing material for the project later that year, after production was completed for her first feature film The Other Woman (2014). Minaj noted that there were currently no featured artists on the record, and commented that she was "just enjoying [the] creative process".[5] Recording sessions for the album took place at Jungle City Studios New York, NY; Evdon Studios, Toronto, Canada; Glenwood Recording Studios, Burbank, CA; Luke's In The Boo, Malibu, CA; Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; and Eightysevenfourteen Studios, Los Angeles, CA.[6] In November 2013, Minaj described the project as "next level", "very different from anything I've done", and made clear that she just experimented with pop music but never had the intention to continue with the genre. She also stated that she is still "hungry" and just because she's had a successful career that wouldn't stop her from giving the fans what they wanted.[7]

During the recording process Minaj recorded two songs that were inspired by Irish Celtic singer-songwriter Enya; Minaj stated that the songs contain "airiness and the whimsicalness" that reminded her of Enya. In 2014, singer-songwriter Skylar Grey wrote and recorded a demo version of a song entitled "Bed of Lies" and the song was later sent to Minaj who wrote and recorded verses of her own to the song.[8] In August 2014, Minaj's manager informed her that Beyoncé wanted to make a remix of "Flawless" with her and in return she would feature on The Pinkprint. Minaj said that she wrote her verse in New York and Beyoncé visited her in the studio and encouraged her.[9][10] During the album's production, Minaj worked with a variety of people including Dr. Luke, Ester Dean, Boi-1da and Detail. Minaj also hoped to have guest features from Rihanna and Drake.[11]

In September, Minaj stated that "it was her best album to date" saying she had grown as a writer and was able to speak about topics that she had felt uncomfortable sharing two years ago.[12] Later that month, Minaj characterized the album as consisting of "raw talent, emotion, hard spitting and everything that people have come to love about Nicki Minaj".[13] In November 2014, Minaj revealed she had recorded 25 songs for the album, stating she would find a song that "sits" with her and then mold that track for a while until she was satisfied; she continued to say her biggest problem during the recording process was cutting songs from the final track listing as each track was "special" to her.[14] In November 2014, Minaj described the record as "personal" and an "emotional rollercoaster" to MTV News.[15]

Music and lyrics

Speaking on the album's musical style, Minaj stated that the album would "focus on rap" and "feed the core rap fan", whereas Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded explored more prominent elements of dance music.[16] In April 2014, Minaj told MTV News "the tracks on [my next album] are back to my hip-hop roots. And I don't think it's something that I'm necessarily trying to do [but] as soon as I started working on my new album, that's just the songs that I've been writing". Minaj stated the album's lyrics touch upon themes of her family, loss, death and her struggle with guilt.[17] The Pinkprint opens with the autobiographical song, "All Things Go", which was described as a sequel to Minaj's song "Autobiography" off her Sucka Free mixtape in 2008.[18] A mid-tempo ballad,[19] which slowly unfolds and contains "heavy beats and heavy bass" along with "subtle synths".[18] The lyrics discuss a wide range of personal issues Minaj has faced, from reflecting on fame and the speed in which her life has moved, to strained relationships with her family including the murder of her cousin Nicholas Telemaque, to her relationship with her mother and her own child which references an abortion.[18] "I Lied" is a ballad that contains a torpid production that does not change tempo. Lyrically, the song revolves around a "complicated regret" in which Minaj admits she denied her love for a man in order to stop him from breaking her heart.[18] "The Crying Game" features initially uncredited vocals from British musician Jessie Ware, before being officially credited at a later date. The song mixes "sombre balladry with downbeat guitar loops" and is described as one of the album's most emotional songs. During the song, Minaj alternates between "devastating verses and pensive crooning" whilst Ware adds "haunting" and "soulful" vocals to the chorus.[18] Ware not being credited on the initial printings of The Pink Print was a mistake according to an interview of hers, Ware also elaborated on how she actually initially wrote the song for her own album Tough Love.[20]

"Get on Your Knees" features vocals from American singer Ariana Grande. Minaj raps in a "trance-like" style as she demands things from her male partner, which hints at oral sex, and is described as a "fetish obsession with seeing their man on all fours".[18] "Feeling Myself" features singer-songwriter Beyoncé, and is built over a West Coast synth, driving bass and drums along with bells and whistles incorporated into the production.[18] "Only" is a hip-hop song that features guest appearances from Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown who sings the chorus of the song. The song contains an "icy" production that sits "ominously" underneath dirty lyrical metaphors.[18] "Want Some More" features lyrics that see Minaj stroking her own ego and check anyone who dares to doubt her worth. During the song, Minaj makes references to Eminem, Kanye West and Lil Wayne and states she is her "only competition".[18] "Four Door Aventador" has humming and low-key production with lyrics revolving around mafia imagery. The song is compared to the work of The Notorious B.I.G.[18]

"Favorite" features American R&B singer Jeremih and is a return to a "romantic narrative" following the four previous songs which features Minaj bragging. The song is lyrically sexually explicit and sees Jeremih singing about wanting to be Nicki's favorite. Minaj raps about wanting to be the "primary role in a man's life".[18] "Buy a Heart" features rapper Meek Mill, who sings the hook of the song.[18] "Trini Dem Girls" is a dancehall track that features a guest appearance from rapper LunchMoney Lewis. The song contains echoing handclaps and a "Diwali Riddim" with a "blaring" chorus.[18] "Anaconda" is a hip-hop and pop-rap song[21] that heavily samples "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The song's lyrical content is described as "raunchy" and noted for containing a "heavy dose of 2014 sex lingo".[18] "The Night Is Still Young" is a pop song with verses revolving around a routine night out at a club.[18]

The lead single, "Pills n Potions" is a slow-burning piano ballad that contains prominent elements of hip hop, R&B and pop.[18] The song opens with a sparse, haunting drum beat, while Minaj sings the pre-chorus in a feather-like near-whisper. As the song's pre-chorus repeats, an echo effect is added to her vocals, and "blooming" chants are sung to create the song's chorus. The song's lyrics revolve around someone who has wronged her but she still loves.[18] "Bed of Lies" features guest vocals from singer-songwriter Skylar Grey and is a slow-tempo song built over triumphant production, pianos, rolling drums and booming bass. The song opens with Grey's chorus and a restrained keyboard set before Minaj begins to rap about an ex-lover.[18] "Grand Piano" is the final song on the album's standard version and is the only song on the album that features no rapping from Minaj. The song is a ballad that contains pianos and violins, with lyrics revolving around Minaj "feeling stupid" and feeling "played" by a former lover.[18]

Singles

"Pills n Potions" was released as the lead single from the album on May 21, 2014. Minaj announced the release at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.[22] The song peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[23]

"Anaconda" was released as the second single from the album on August 4, 2014.[24] The song samples Sir Mix-a-lot's "Baby Got Back" and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's highest-charting single in the US to date.[23] The song also topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot Rap Songs charts for six weeks.[25] Additionally, the song was an international top ten hit, peaking within the top ten in countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

"Only", which features Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, was released as the third single from the album on October 28, 2014.[26] The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[23]

"Bed of Lies" featuring Skylar Grey was released as the fourth single from the album on November 16, 2014. Minaj debuted the song at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.[23] "

"Truffle Butter" featuring Drake and Lil Wayne was released separately from the album to iTunes and Spotify on January 23, 2015, after initially being an iTunes exclusive bonus track, and was serviced to US radio on March 3, 2015 as the fifth single from the album.[27] The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[23]

"The Night Is Still Young" was officially released in the UK on April 12, 2015 and later in the US on April 28, 2015, as the sixth single from the album, and has peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[28]

"Trini Dem Girls", featuring LunchMoney Lewis, was released on September 1, 2015 as the seventh and final single from the album.[1]

Packaging and title

The album was officially announced to be titled The Pinkprint with the premiere of the track "Lookin Ass" along with its Nabil Elderkin-directed music video on February 12, 2014.[29] Its title reportedly references The Blueprint (2001) by Jay Z, to which Minaj replied that "I think everybody knows how obsessed I am with Jay Z. He's always been my favorite rapper", also adding that, "He did such a great job of creating this Blueprint brand for male rappers and I wanted to do that [for] female rappers to be able to pattern themselves with what I've done one day".[30] During an interview with Complex magazine, Minaj was asked if Jay Z's The Blueprint inspired the title to The Pinkprint and what similarities there were, which Minaj replied saying;

I have no idea what he was doing before The Blueprint dropped. It’s not that literal. People keep asking me about Jay’s The Blueprint and they think I’m doing something like that. I made reference to The Blueprint because Jay is the biggest rapper of our time. The name of the album was inspired by Jay but not the body of work. I do think that it’s going to create new rules, though, in [the way] that [The Blueprint did].[31]

On November 2, 2014, Minaj released the album's artwork, which was created by Joe Perez's design studio, who works for Kanye West's creative team DONDA, who had previously designed artwork for Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz.[32] It displays a "sandy" textured pink "splatter" with a thumbprint placed in the middle of a black background on the standard version and a white background for the deluxe version.[33] On December 1, 2014, the track listing was released to the public, and confirmed collaborations with Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Jeremih, Meek Mill, LunchMoney Lewis, Jessie Ware and Skylar Grey.[34]

Release and promotion

See also: The Pinkprint Tour

In August 2014, Minaj confirmed that the album would be released in the fourth quarter of the year.[35] In September 2014, Minaj announced through her Twitter account that the album would be released on November 24, 2014.[36] In late October, her management announced that the album had been rescheduled for release on December 15.[37] The album was made available for pre-order on iTunes on December 3, 2014 with the intro track "All Things Go" as an instant download. The standard version of The Pinkprint features sixteen songs,[38] while the deluxe version is packaged with three additional tracks.[39] American retailer Best Buy packaged the latter edition with a smaller version of Minaj's 2015 calendar.[40] "Truffle Butter" and "Wamables" are respectively included as the twentieth songs on the iTunes Store and Japanese pressings of the record.[39][41] A fifth deluxe variant (distributed by American retailer Target and the United Kingdom) lists "Mona Lisa" and "Put You in a Room" as the twentieth and twenty-first tracks, although most of the tracks on this version are abbreviated to fit the exclusive material.[42] During the first week of retail availability, it was discovered that physical deluxe versions of The Pinkprint were unintentionally shipped worldwide with an instrumental version of "Anaconda" instead of the original track.[43]

In contrast to the vibrantly-colored wardrobe and hairpieces she had become associated with earlier in her career, Minaj embraced a more understated image during the first promotional runs for The Pinkprint. She opined that "You can either continue doing costumes or you can just say, 'Hey guess what? This will shock them even more. Doing nothing will shock them even more'".[44] On August 24, 2014, Minaj performed “Anaconda” at the VMAs. She also performed at that year's iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 19. On November 9, 2014, Minaj performed a medley of “Super Bass”, “Anaconda”, and “Bed of Lies” at the EMAs, and also hosted the show. On November 23, 2014, Minaj performed “Bed of Lies” at the AMAs. On December 6, 2014, Minaj appeared as a musical guest on an episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live alongside host James Franco. She performed three songs from the album: "Bed of Lies", "Only" and "All Things Go". She also participated in a few skits.[45] During album release week, Minaj visited a few talk shows in promotion for the album. On December 15, Minaj appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for an interview and also performed "Bed of Lies".[46] On December 16, Minaj appeared on The Today Show for an interview and another performance.[47] That same night, she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for an interview.[48] On December 18, Minaj appeared on 106 & Park as the show's final guest artist to discuss the album and the show's legacy.[49] On December 19, Minaj appeared on The Real for an interview.[50] On January 18, 2015, MTV aired My Time Again, a documentary filmed during the final stages of the making of The Pinkprint, which featured behind the scenes clips of Minaj in the studio and in rehearsals, and interviews with Minaj and footage of her with her family.[51] In May 2015, she performed "The Night Is Still Young" and "Hey Mama" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Minaj also opened the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of "Trini Dem Girls", then "The Night Is Still Young" and "Bad Blood" with Taylor Swift.

Minaj supported the album with a 17-date European tour which commenced on March 16, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden and stopped off in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands before ending on April 12, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. Trey Songz was the opening act.[52]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.6/10[53]
Metacritic	70/100[54]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[55]
Billboard	[56]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)	A−[57]
Entertainment Weekly	C[58]
Los Angeles Times	[59]
NME	5/10[60]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[61]
Rolling Stone	[62]
Spin	7/10[63]
USA Today	[64]

The Pinkprint received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 25 reviews.[54] Billboard magazine's Niki McGloster called it "her best album to date. Minaj was finally able to out-rap herself and purge issues she's struggled with in private in her most exposed fashion yet".[56] Sheldon Pearce of The A.V. Club thought that The Pinkprint is "the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies".[65] Randall Roberts from the Los Angeles Times wrote that throughout the album, "she's intent on channeling her talent to explore and document her many moods. The combination is often, if not always, intoxicating".[59] In Cuepoint, Robert Christgau commended most of her vulnerable ballads and their "narrative arc", but felt the album is defined more so by the bonus tracks, particularly "Shanghai" and "Win Again", where "Minaj returns to her triumphalist mode prepared to embrace the role of a 32-year-old woman ready for love—even, in both songs, the motherhood she reflects on as the record begins."[57] Pitchfork editor Meaghan Garvey said the last series of songs, including the bonus tracks, comprise "a thrilling, confounding six-song set that elevates The Pinkprint from an occasionally transcendent break-up album to something far more intriguing," and added "the album presented Minaj in her most unexpected role yet: a human being."[61]

In a less enthusiastic review, Spin magazine's Brennan Carley felt the more emotionally vulnerable songs were counterintuitive to the album's success: "Minaj forces herself into her own box, muting her own strengths and songwriting abilities in favor of excising her emotional demons."[63] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, who found the album to be "full of compromises and half-successes", wrote that Minaj is a less impressive rapper on the more sincere songs where her flow is more measured and plain-spoken: "As a rapper, she’s capable of grand technical feats, rapid cadence switching and complex rhyme patterns, but generally she puts those fireworks to the side when diving deep into her feelings."[21] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly was more critical and panned the ballads as "ponderous".[58] Ott Kagovere of "Eesti Ekspress" was also critical and commented on the deluxe editions with 21 tracks and claimed it was "too tiring". He also mentions Minaj being "uninteresting" on this album.[66]

Accolades

Critics' year-end lists

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Complex	The 50 Best Albums of 2014	14	[67][68]
Rolling Stone	The 40 Best Rap Albums of 2014	3	[69]
Spin	The 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014	33	[70]

Critics' decade-end lists

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Pitchfork	The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s	166	[71]
Rolling Stone	The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s	60	[72]
Vice	The 100 Best Albums of the Decade	84	[73]

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	American Music Awards	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album	Won	[74]
	BET Hip Hop Awards	Album of the Year	Nominated	[75]
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Rap Album	Nominated	[76]
2016	58th Annual Grammy Awards	Best Rap Album	Nominated	[77]

Commercial performance

The Pinkprint debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, with 244,000 album-equivalent units (with 198,000 coming from pure sales and 46,000 combined track-equivalent units and streams) in its first week behind Taylor Swift's 1989 which was spending its sixth week at number one.[78][79] The album was streamed 16.8 million times across all on-demand streaming services in the United States during its first week.[80] The album scored the second highest first week sales by a female artist of 2014, as well as the second highest first week sales by a rap artist of 2014.[81][82] In its second week on the chart, the album stayed at number two moving an additional 156,000 units, which included 105,000 pure sales.[83][84] The Pinkprint held the number two position for three weeks before falling to number three on the Billboard 200.[85] As of December 2015, the album has sold 682,000 copies in the United States.[86] In February 2016, the RIAA certified the album double platinum, for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, and track sales equivalent of two million album-equivalent units.

Track listing

The Pinkprint — Standard version[38]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All Things Go"	Onika Maraj Matthew Samuels Ester Dean Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter	Boi-1da Vinylz Ritter^[a]	4:53
2.	"I Lied"	Maraj Michael Williams Marcus Bell Dean	Mike Will Made It Skooly^[a]	5:04
3.	"The Crying Game" (featuring Jessie Ware)	Maraj Jessie Ware Warren "Oak" Felder Andrew "Pop" Wansel Steve Mostyn	Pop Wansel Mostyn	4:25
4.	"Get On Your Knees" (featuring Ariana Grande)	Maraj Katy Perry Chloe Angelides Lukasz Gottwald Sarah Hudson Jacob Hindlin Henry Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:36
5.	"Feeling Myself" (featuring Beyoncé)	Maraj Beyoncé Knowles Solana Rowe Chauncey Hollis	Hit-Boy Beyoncé^[b]	3:57
6.	"Only" (featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown)	Maraj Aubrey Graham Dwayne Carter, Jr. Jeremy Coleman Gottwald Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut JMIKE	5:12
7.	"Want Some More"	Maraj Jeremih Felton Xavier Dotson Christian Ward Leland Wayne	Zaytoven Hitmaka Metro Boomin Minaj^[a]	3:49
8.	"Four Door Aventador"	Maraj Asabe Ighile Parker Ighile	Parker	3:02
9.	"Favorite" (featuring Jeremih)	Maraj Robert Williams Felton Darhyl Camper, Jr. Rob Holladay Ward	Camper, Jr. Minaj^[a] Holladay^[a]	4:02
10.	"Buy a Heart" (featuring Meek Mill)	Maraj R. Williams Ward Armond Redmen	Arch Tha Boss Hitmaka	4:15
11.	"Trini Dem Girls" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis)	Maraj Coleman Gottwald Hindlin Gamal Lewis Theron Thomas Alexander Vasquez Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut A.C. JMIKE	3:14
12.	"Anaconda"	Maraj Jamal Jones Jonathan Solone-Myvett Ernest Clark Marcos Palacios Anthony Ray	Polow da Don Anonymous Da Internz^[a]	4:20
13.	"The Night Is Still Young"	Maraj Dean Gottwald Theron Thomas Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:47
14.	"Pills n Potions"	Maraj Dean Gottwald Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut	4:27
15.	"Bed of Lies" (featuring Skylar Grey)	Maraj Holly Hafermann Daniel Johnson Coleman Breyan Isaac Vinay Vyas Justin Davey Alexander Grant	Kane Beatz JMIKE Alex da Kid^[a] Isaac^[a] T.O.D.A.Y.^[a]	4:29
16.	"Grand Piano"	Maraj Johnson Dean William Adams Keith Harris Peter Lord	will.i.am Harris Kane Beatz Minaj^[a] T.O.D.A.Y.^[a] The Mad Violinist^[a]	4:19
Total length:				66:51

The Pinkprint — iTunes Store standard version[87]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Truffle Butter" (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)	Maraj Graham Carter, Jr. Paul Jefferies Maya Coles	Nineteen85	3:39
Total length:				70:30

The Pinkprint — Deluxe version[39]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Big Daddy" (featuring Meek Mill)	Maraj R. Williams Ronald LaTour Johnny Juliano Daveon Jackson Brock Korsan	Cardo Juliano^[a] Yung Exclusive^[a]	3:25
18.	"Shanghai"	Maraj Robert V Sample Steven Pugh Irvin Whitlow Deshawn Kennedy Ward	Chinza//Fly Minaj^[a]	3:39
19.	"Win Again"	Maraj Shama Joseph Lasanna Harris	Joseph	4:10
Total length:				77:59

The Pinkprint — iTunes Store deluxe version (2015 re-release)[88]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"Truffle Butter" (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)	Maraj Graham Carter, Jr. Jefferies Coles	Nineteen85	3:39
21.	"YMCMB & Beats By Dre Presents: The Pinkprint Movie"			16:14
Total length:				97:52

The Pinkprint — Target and International deluxe version[89][90][91][92]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"Mona Lisa"	Maraj Noel Fisher Andre Proctor	Detail	3:28
21.	"Put You in a Room"	Maraj Proctor Rasool Diaz Brian "The Order" Soko Fisher	The Order Detail^[a]	2:59
Total length:				79:18

The Pinkprint — International iTunes Store deluxe version[93]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
22.	"Truffle Butter" (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)	Maraj Graham Carter, Jr. Jefferies Coles	Nineteen85	3:39
Total length:				82:57

The Pinkprint — Japanese exclusive[41]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"Wamables"	Maraj Proctor Diaz Soko Fisher Francisco Ramirez	The Order Detail^[a]	3:13
Total length:				81:12

The Pinkprint — Digital deluxe version (2017 reissue)[39]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Big Daddy" (featuring Meek Mill)	Maraj R. Williams LaTour Juliano Jackson Korsan	Cardo Juliano^[a] Yung Exclusive^[a]	3:19
18.	"Shanghai"	Maraj Sample Pugh Whitlow Kennedy Ward	Chinza//Fly Minaj^[a]	3:39
19.	"Win Again"	Maraj Joseph Harris	Joseph	4:10
20.	"Truffle Butter" (featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)	Maraj Graham Carter, Jr. Jefferies Coles	Nineteen85	3:39
21.	"Mona Lisa"	Maraj Fisher Andre Proctor	Detail	3:28
22.	"Put You in a Room"	Maraj Proctor Diaz Soko Fisher	The Order Detail^[a]	2:59
23.	"Wamables"	Maraj Proctor Diaz Soko Fisher Ramirez	The Order Detail^[a]	3:13

Notes[6]

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional vocal producer
• "Want Some More" contains additional vocals by Jeremih.
• "Shanghai" contains additional vocals by Yung Berg.
• "Buy a Heart" contains excerpts of "Stay" performed by Henry Krinkle and "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" performed by Alicia Keys.
• "Anaconda" contains a sample of "Baby Got Back" performed by Sir Mix-a-Lot.
• "Grand Piano" contains interpolations from "Rush Rush", written by Peter Lord and performed by Paula Abdul.
• "Truffle Butter" contains a sample of "What They Say" performed by Maya Jane Coles.
• In order to fit more songs on the disc, the majority of the tracks on the physical international deluxe version are shortened edits, and appear in their full length on the standard version of the album.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[94]

Performance

• Nicki Minaj – primary artist
• Beyoncé – featured artist
• Chris Brown – featured artist
• Drake – featured artist
• Ariana Grande – featured artist
• Skylar Grey – featured artist
• Jeremih – featured artist
• LunchMoney Lewis – featured artist
• Lil Wayne – featured artist
• Meek Mill – featured artist
• Jessie Ware – featured artist
• Parker Ighile – featured artist (uncredited)
• Lukasz Gottwald – vocals
• Theron Thomas – vocals
• Henry Walter – vocals
• Ester Dean – vocals
• Candice Boyd – vocals (background)
• Katy Perry – vocals (background)

Production

• Dwayne Carter – executive producer
• Bryan "Birdman" Williams – executive producer
• Ronald "Slim" Williams – executive producer
• Nicki Minaj – co-executive producer
• A.C.
• Anonymous
• Arch tha Boss
• Boi-1da
• Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr.
• Cirkut
• Da Internz
• DJ Spydr
• Dr. Luke
• Steve Mostyn
• Keith Harris
• Hit-Boy
• Hitmaka
• Rob Holladay
• Parker Ighile
• Breyan Stanley Isaac
• JMIKE
• Johnny Juliano
• Kane Beatz
• Alex da Kid
• The Mad Violinist
• Metro Boomin
• Mike Will Made-It
• Nineteen85
• Polow da Don
• Allen Ritter
• Sak Pase
• Skooly
• T.O.D.A.Y
• Vinylz
• Pop & Oak
• will.i.am
• Yung Exclusive
• Zaytoven

Technical

• A.C. – instrumentation, programming
• John Armstrong – recording assistant
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Todd Bergman – engineer, recording assistant
• Boi-1da – instrumentation
• Noel Cadastre – engineer
• Cirkut – instrumentation, programming
• John Cranfield – recording assistant
• Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer, mixing
• Dr. Luke – instrumentation, programming
• Rachael Findlen – engineer, recording assistant
• Ashanti "The Mad Violinist" Floyd – strings
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Clint Gibbs – engineer
• John Hanes – engineer, mixing
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing
• JMIKE – instrumentation, programming
• Dustin Kapulong – recording assistant
• Ryan Kaul – mixing assistant
• Caleb Laven – vocal editing
• Omar Loya – engineer
• Fabian Marasciullo – mixing
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Cameron Montgomery – recording assistant
• Irene Richter – production coordination
• Allen Ritter – instrumentation
• Ramon Rivas – recording assistant
• Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
• Phil Seaford – mixing assistant
• Ben Sedano – recording assistant
• Brandon Mr. B Speed – engineer
• Brian Springer – engineer
• Chris Tabron – engineer
• Vinylz – instrumentation
• Stuart White – engineer
• Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[95] 19 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[96] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[97] 46 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[98] 87 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[99] 6 Croatian Albums (HDU)[100] 11 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[101] 21 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[102] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[103] 70 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[104] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[105] 69 Greek Albums (IFPI)[106] 16 Irish Albums (IRMA)[107] 31 Italian Albums (FIMI)[108] 100 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[109] 43 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[110] 21 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[111] 3 Russian Albums (Russian Music Charts)[112] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC)[113] 27 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[114] 77 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[115] 76 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[116] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[117] 39 Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)[118] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[119] 22 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[120] 1 US Billboard 200[121] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[122] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[123] 41 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[124] 37 US Billboard 200[125] 7 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[126] 18 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[127] 4 Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[128] 94 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200[129] 124

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[130]	Gold	10,000
Poland (ZPAV)[131]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[132]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[133]	2× Platinum	682,000[86]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Germany	December 12, 2014	CD Digital download	Young Money Cash Money Republic	[134]
United Kingdom	December 15, 2014			[135]
United States				[37]
Japan	December 24, 2014	CD	Universal Music Japan	[136]

See also

• List of Billboard number-one rap albums of 2015

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External links

• Official website
• The Pinkprint at Discogs (list of releases)