Nicki Minaj season is right around the corner. The rapper announced on Friday (Nov. 8) that she will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of Pink Friday 2 with Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus, which will arrive on Dec. 13.
Nicki had previously been teasing Pink Friday 3, but it appears she’s set to go in a different direction with The Hiatus, which will serve as final deluxe installment and closing chapter of the PF2 era.
“Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus The final deluxe installment On the 1 year Anniversary of PF2 12.13.24,” she wrote to X.
Fans had mixed reactions to the news. While the Barbz were ecstatic to know they’d be receiving new music, they were also worried about a “hiatus” meaning Minaj potentially stepping away from music for a considerable amount of time in 2025.
“IS THIS A DELUXE OR A HIATUS IM CONFUSED-,” one fan tweeted, while another added, “Wait I skipped the hiatus word…. Idk how to feel now.”
Minaj was originally slated to drop Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded in September to coincide with the second U.S. leg of her record-breaking Pink Friday 2 World Tour, but pivoted to Pink Friday 3.
“Instead of doing a DELUXE to Pink Friday 2, I’ve decided to do a brand new album. I’ll still incorporate new songs like #Mamita & [The ‘anxiety’ song] for the remainder of the tour tho…and I’ll announce the new date within the next couple weeks,” she tweeted at the time. “The new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album. Last night, the songs I recorded were just way too iconic. I love you guys so much. You know that. I know you do. I’ll still give you something leading up to the announcement, so no worries.”
It’s unclear if there are still plans for Pink Friday 3 as her next era, or if it’s been replaced with The Hiatus deluxe edition.
The 41-year-old rapper wrapped up North America’s second leg of her world tour in October, which already was the highest grossing and bestselling rap tour by a woman in Boxscore history following the first leg.
Pink Friday 2 arrived on Dec. 8, 2023, and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 228,000 album-equivalent units, according to Luminate.