Queen Radio: Volume 1

2022年8月に配信リリースされたクイーン・オブ・ヒップホップ、ニッキー・ミナージュのベストヒット・コンピレーション・アルバムの2枚組CD。「アナコンダ」「スーパー・バス」「スターシップス」などの大ヒット曲から最新曲を収録。

A generous anthology released in 2022, Queen Radio, Vol. 1 gathers highlights from Nicki Minajs full-length projects dating back to the 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty and adds four new songs. Unsurprisingly, the album with the strongest representation is Pink Friday. Ten tracks from that pop-oriented mainstream breakthrough -- such as "Moment 4 Life," the number three hit "Super Bass," and "Fly" -- are contained here, and theyre joined by the number five single "Starships" and two other songs off Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The subsequent "Lookin Ass," recorded for Young Moneys Rise of an Empire compilation, is rightly part of the story here, as it signaled the harder direction Minaj took with The Pinkprint. "Anaconda" and "Truffle Butter" are among the four tracks taken from that LP. Queen, Minajs fourth album, yielded its own slew of charting singles led by inclusions "Chun-Li" and "Barbie Dreams." While the vast majority of greatest-hits packages coincide with a commercial slump, Queen Radio boasted three exclusive hits by the time it was released. "Super Freaky Girl," one of the new songs, became Minajs first unassisted number one pop hit. ~ Andy Kellman

ニッキーの革新的なキャリアが一望できるベスト盤の登場。ミックステープ『Beam Me Up Scotty』(2009年)も含む全アルバムから"Anaconda"や"Super Bass"などの歴代ヒットを満遍なく収めたほか、リル・ベイビーとの"Bussin"と"Do We Have A Problem?"を筆頭とする2022年の最新ヒット群も網羅されている。リック・ジェイムズ"Super Freak"使いで全米No.1を獲得した"Super Freaky Girl"ももちろん収録!
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