Nicki Minaj celebrates TWO major achievements with her new single 'Super Freaky Girl' 🙌
"Starships were meant to fly"
Last updated 23rd Aug 2022
Big congratulations are in order to Nicki Minaj! Thanks to her track 'Super Freaky Girl', Nicki has become the first female rapper to have a song debut at Number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100, in over two decades! Lauryn Hill was the last female rapper to have a song hit the top spot, way back in 1998, with her hit 'Doo Wop (That Thing)'.
Nicki took to her socials to celebrate the news by sharing a post from Pop Base with her 201 million followers writing: '🥹 You did it barbz. You did it. 🫶🏽 I love you so much. like so so SO much. Thank you. 🎀'. (sic)
She also shared a slide with all the other Number 1s the single has achieved.
Since the news came out, the 'Super Bass' rapper's fans have been congratulating her, one wrote: 'U DESERVE SO MUCH I LOVE U BABBYYYY' (sic), another typed: 'We love you Nicki😍'.
Nicki also took to Twitter to thank her fans for helping her reach Number 1 in the US saying: 'You did it 🥹'.
Nicki's 'Super Freaky Girl' is her first solo single in nearly three years, AND her first Number 1 in the US as a solo artist. The rapper is known for many of her fantastic collaborations, two of which have previously given her Number 1s in 2020 'Trollz' with 6ix9ine, and 'Say So' (Remix) with Doja Cat.
Nicki has also had some huge hits namely 'Super Bass', 'Starships' and 'Anaconda', she's also featured on Little Mix's 'Woman Like Me', which reached Number 2 in the UK. Despite her success, she hasn't had a solo Number 1 until now in the US. However, all four of her albums have reached the sunny heights of Number 1 and 2.
Meanwhile, here in the UK, Nicki's only Number 1 has been her hit with with Jessie J and Ariana Grande, 'Bang Bang' in 2014.
You can hear songs by Nicki Minaj on KISS.
Check out Nicki Minaj's biggest collaborations to date:
Nicki Minaj and Drake
After both featuring on the iconic 'Bed Rock' back in 2009, Drake and Nicki joined forces with one another again in 2010 to bring us the hit single 'Moment 4 Life'.
Rihanna and Nicki Minaj
A some-what iconic duo, who can forget Nicki's huge collabs with pop superstar Rihanna?! 2010 brought us the incredibly catchy 'Raining Men', with the pair teaming up again in 2012 with 'Fly'.
David Guetta and Nicki Minaj - 'Turn Me On'
Over the years, Nicki has featured on a number of massive David Guetta tracks. But their 2011 single 'Turn Me On' is an absolute classic!
Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj - 'Beauty and the Beat'
Nicki featured on Justin Bieber's 2012 hit 'Beauty and the Beat', a song which delivered one of the best music videos ever!
Madonna feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj - 'Give Me All Your Luvin'
A collab we never saw coming, but what a collab it was! When Nicki, M.I.A. and Madonna got together in the 2012, 'Give Me All Your Luvin' was a huge hit.
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - 'Bang Bang'
Nicki teamed up with British artist Jessie J and American sweetheart Ariana Grande in 2014. The trio released the hit single 'Bang Bang', with fans loving the collab.
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - 'Side To Side'
Following the success of 'Bang Bang', Nicki and Ariana Grande teamed up once again in 2016, with Nicki providing vocals on Ari's hit single 'Side To Side'.
Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj - 'Swish Swish'
The pair teamed up back in 2017 on Katy's iconic track 'Swish Swish', which featured on her fifth studio album 'Witness'.
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
After previous success working together, it seems anything Nicki and Ariana work on together turns to gold. The pair teamed up yet again in 2018 on the single 'Bed' and 'The Light Is Coming'.
Little Mix and Nicki Minaj - 'Woman Like Me'
In 2018, Nicki only went and joined forces with Little Mix! The girls released 'Woman Like Me' as the lead single from their fifth studio album 'LM5'.
Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj - 'Say So'
After the viral success of Doja Cat's 'Say So' in 2020, thanks to the mighty powers of TikTok, fans were overjoyed when the singer teamed up with Nicki to release a new remix of the popular track.
Jesy Nelson with Nicki Minaj - 'Boyz'
After Jesy officially left Little Mix in December 2020, she began to tease fans with upcoming solo music. Fans were thrilled when the singer dropped her first solo single on 8th October 2021. The track 'Boyz' features none other than Nicki Minaj herself!
Kim Petras with Nicki Minaj 'Alone'
In April 2023, Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj released their song 'Alone', which samples a 90s dance classic by Alice Deejay called 'Better Off Alone'.
Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj 'Barbie World'
Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj teamed up for their song 'Barbie World', featured in the Barbie movie which is out in July. The song features the 1997 hit Barbie Girl by Aqua.
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