Surprise: Nicki Minaj Is Releasing Two Singles This Week

Nicki Minaj is returning. The Queens rapper took to Instagram to announce she's dropping two new songs on Thursday (April 12). The opening single is titled "Barbie Tingz" and features Minaj dressed in a Victorian gown looking dismayed as she is surrounded by four girls in matching masks. The second single is named "Chun-Li" and sees Nicki cosplaying as the famous Street Fighter.


"Chun-Li" isn't the opening time Nicki has evoked the video game character. In 2011, she rapped, "Ok I’m the street fighter, call me Chun-Li" on Willow Smith's "Fireball." The next year she referenced the video game again rapping, "Street fighter bitches, this the up cutter," on "I Am Your Leader." hence it is safe to mention that Nicki is familiar with the game.


In an interview with Roxane Gay for The Australian, Nicki hinted that her next album could be about how happy she is in life.


"I know what this album is gonna mean to my fans," Minaj mentioned. "This album is everything in my life coming full circle and me being truly, genuinely happy. It feels almost like a celebration ... The Pinkprint was almost like my diary, closing the chapter on certain things and not knowing if I was happy or sad about starting new chapters. I was really writing about feeling unsure. Right now, I can tell you guys what happened for the last two years of my life. I know who I am. I am getting Nicki Minaj figured out with this album and I’m loving her."


It will interesting to be able to see if Nicki's description rings true on the new songs.