Nicki Minaj is formally launching her personal document label.
The celebrity rapper introduced the large information throughout her Queen Radio present on Friday (March 3), revealing that the brand new label’s artist roster consists of Nana Fofie, Tate Kobang, Rico Danna and London Hill.
“I’ve a document label now,” Minaj mentioned, teasing that the corporate’s identify will likely be revealed at a later date. “Once I get behind an artist, y’all know the way I do s— for those that’s not even signed to me. Think about what I’ma do for those that’s signed.”
Minaj mentioned that her longtime affiliate Patty Lauren (aka Patty Duke) will serve in an A&R function on the new label.
The Queen of Rap’s first single of 2023, “Crimson Ruby Da Sleeze,” dropped Friday by way of Younger Cash/Republic. It marks her first solo music since final yr’s Fakazakamp Scorching 100-topping smash “Tremendous Freaky Lady.”
On Friday’s Queen Radio present, Minaj instructed listeners that she was texting with Republic Data co-president Wendy Goldstein, who was encouraging her to make the label announcement throughout this system.
“I mentioned, ‘Wendy, we acquired to do that large. I’m a feminine; you a feminine, mamma. You bought to do that proper. We gotta do it proper. I don’t need no little itty-bitty ting ting. I need to do it proper,’” the rapper mentioned.
Minaj added that her new document label will characteristic a wide range of musical acts. “Don’t assume my label is simply rap, or Black, or something,” she mentioned. “We acquired another genres of music.”
Minaj additionally touched on the influential function Lil Wayne performed early in her profession, and the way she hopes to do the identical for up-and-coming artists on her label.
“Once I got here on this recreation I didn’t haven’t any paperwork with Lil Wayne. However he had us on tour, he had us in a studio, he was getting on my mixtapes,” she mentioned. “So I perceive the significance of getting someone else doing the heavy lifting for you. I perceive why persons are popping out and so they’re so, you realize, microwaveable and so they’re right here as we speak and gone tomorrow, as a result of there’s no construction. There’s no actual person who believes in them. That’s like, ‘Nah, I’m gonna make it my enterprise to see you shine.’”
Hearken to a replay of Queen Radio by way of Amp, and take a look at in-studio pictures from Friday’s present on Minaj’s Instagram under.
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