In making a return to social media after a well-deserved hiatus, Nicki Minaj resurfaces with a contentious leading single titled ‘Yikes’, tapping Detroit’s own GRAMMY-nominated producer Pooh Beatz for some assistance.
Mrs.Petty, an interesting double entendre for the newfound consort, or the ‘Queen of Rap’ – as best referenced by one quick Google search, initially teased the previously unreleased track via social media earlier this week.
After virtually sending the internet into a frenzy with a captioned post that reads ‘#Yikes I play tag & u #IT for life. #Yikes You a 🤡 you do IT for likes 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥’ while previewing the controversial record encompassed with a Rosa Parks name drop, Onika lays all of the retirement speculations to rest with her latest offering.
During Super Bowl weekend Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty made a heavily publicized appearance at Studio 23 in Miami, FL where she further introduced the record, contributing to the shock value surrounding its release with good ole’fashioned quality control – and what better way to test the market than a venue engulfed with members of The Barbz collective.
Before making a daring attempt to avoid the paparazzi in lieu of the evening’s festivities coming to an end, a candid snapshot captured of Nicki Minaj and her enamored confidant in their foreign vehicle has since served as the official cover art for the single (Amanda Barona). Outside of the ongoing social media banter between Nicki and Meek Mill, it appears as though all of the public mockery has just conceptualized into ballyhoo to fuel the moment.
As referenced, ‘Woke up, the price of coke up/ I just hit em with the low cut, then call my folks up/ Somebody ’bout to get poked up, go call the tow truck/ All that talkin’ out your neck,might just get your throat cut/ This a Mack truck, not a black truck/ When we move, tell ‘em, “Back up,” click c-clack, duck/Hella bands, pull up, stashed up, super facts up/ All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh-oh, get your ass up‘, Nicki has no regard for any conventional means associated with the art of storytelling, but what else would you expect from Rap’s coveted maestro.
Despite the atrocious allegations and hate-spewed exchanges projected on a public platform, Nicki’s return to rap is surely warranted and rightfully embraced.
Check out ‘Yikes’ below.
