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  10 Years ago, Nicki Minaj dropped her critically acclaimed debut album, “Pink Friday,” which changed the music industry for women and other artists to come years later.

Minaj created a movement with her Barbie persona but still delivered hard metaphors with killer wordplay. She entered the game when women in hip hop were scarce in this male-dominated field. 

“I was a very impressionable ripe 13-year-old boy,” Taajwur Collins said.

“Pink Friday is the album that gave me hope for the music industry because it seemed like it took a dip for a long time.” 

She inspired and paved a path for artists and fans to know their worth and trust their creative abilities no matter what.

“Pink Friday” dropped when people were growing; this album became a part of childhoods.

“I was 10 when the album dropped and over the moon with Nicki Minaj—been a barb since then. Nobody is doing it like Nicki Minaj when it comes to debuts. Pink Friday is that album. She is the pink print before there was a Pink Print,” Joshua Bellamy said. 

“Pink Friday” peaked at #1 and stayed on the charts for 73 weeks. With a total of 1 billion streams on Spotify, five times platinum in the U.S., and sold 375,000 copies within the first week, Nicki Minaj proved herself and doubters that this would be an impactful album.

“Today being the 10th Anniversary of Pink Friday is honestly monumental because who else changed the rap game and remained relevant for ten years? Nicki had every girl getting bangs and Barbie chains. Her impact was and still is insane,” Jayla Ores said. 

Nicki Minaj has made her mark 10 years later with the same drive and ambition. “Never in my conscious life had an album come out and I went to buy it on its release day, this was the first, and it is a purchase I will never regret,” Collins said.

With Minaj celebrating a massive milestone, she has announced her new docuseries with HBO Max coming soon, which will showcase her highs and lows of her professional and personal life.