Nicki Minaj is again and he or she’s reminding of us who’s the queen of hip-hop.
On Friday (March 3), Nicki Minaj dropped her new single, “Purple Ruby Da Sleeze.” The tune, which samples Lumidee’s 2003 summer time hit “By no means Depart You (Uh-Oh),” follows her 2022 summer time hit “Tremendous Freaky Lady.”
Judging by the one’s cowl artwork, Nicki is rapping below her alter ego Chun-Li, whom she first launched in her 2018 video for “Chun-Li.” Within the picture, the Queens, N.Y. rhymer is within the kitchen of an Asian restaurant carrying a classic Jean Paul Gaultier “pon mi gown” and holding a Chinese language Spider Strainer. She additionally flipped her coiffure, rocking pink and red-colored Chun-Li-style hair buns.
Nicki additionally shared extra pictures from her “Purple Ruby Da Sleeze” photograph shoot on her Instagram web page, which you’ll be able to see beneath. In a single photograph, Nicki addressed the ghostwriters within the rap sport.
“#RedRubyDaSleeze tmrw night time [chop sticks emoji] ghost writers all all over the world are scrambling [face with peaking eye and rolling on the floor laughing emojis] Simply watch,” Nicki wrote.
“Nicki nonetheless on hiatus. This b!@ch proper right here tho? She exterior,” she added referring to her conniving alter ego.
Nicki Minaj’s Chun-Li alter ego is thought to the Barbz (aka her followers) because the Queen rapper’s most sinister persona however well-respected for her lyrical abilities and acidic bars.