Nicki Minaj Says She Won’t “Rush” Her Next Album, She Want’s It To “Mean Something”

It’s been a year and six months since Nicki Minaj released her last studio album, Pink Friday 2, and while her fans were hoping to get a new LP from their queen sooner rather than later, it seems like the Barb isn’t going to be rushing to appease her day one’s demands anytime soon.

While fans have been patiently waiting the release of Pink Friday 2 (The Hiatus) or even a Pink Friday 3, Nicki Minaj has relented on releasing a new solo project for the past year and change. In a new interview for Vogue Italia‘s June issue, the “Super Freaky Girl” artist explained the reasoning for her holdup. Admitting that she does indeed have some new work in the chamber for her fans to groove to, Nicki stated that though the project she’s working on had some “really strong songs,” she didn’t want to “rush” the release as she isn’t out just to make a buck at this point in her career.

“I want the album to mean something, for the fans and for me,” Nicki explained and added “I will never be one of those people who releases songs just for the sake of it.”

We’re not sure if she’s taking a subliminal at any of her rap rivals with that last statement, but we’re sure fans will somehow label it as such even if Nicki didn’t intend for it to be a shot at anyone.

That being said, this really shouldn’t be too surprising. Nicki is known to take anywhere between two to four years in between her project releases. Yes, she might have teased a new project was coming sooner than later, but given everything she’s been dealing with in her personal life as of late, we can’t blame her for taking a step back from her creative process to get her house in order.

What do y’all think about Nicki Minaj taking her time to release her next album? How long are you willing to wait for a new Nicki Minaj project before you give up hope a la Dr. Dre’s Detox? Let us know in the comments section below.