Queen
by Nicki Minaj
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1891 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,459 out of 1891
  2. Mixed: 73 out of 1891
  3. Negative: 359 out of 1891
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  1. JohnB12
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Just bad. She lost her touch with this album. It doesn't have that same spark as her other albums. Very lack lustered
  2. Be11
    Nov 20, 2020
    8
    Not her best... The album was and still under appreciated because of the hate all around her. I listened to it like 1 or 2 year after it’s definitely a grower.
  3. TheJudge_
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Her best album. LLC & Coco Chanel deserved a MV and Nicki deserves a Grammy Award quickly because she really carried the rap game for years and still is
  4. artthhurr
    Nov 5, 2020
    10
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  5. Shaqkuille
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    A excellent rap album that shew Nicki’s talent and versatility. Queen is her best album so far in her career.
  6. Crybaby13
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Amazig album. Love all collabs and you can tell she improved her writing game.
  7. Yessir90
    Oct 18, 2020
    0
    This album sucks. All of her songs sound like she’s trying to hard. There is no sense of cohesion to the album. Its a mess and I expect more from someone so seasoned..
  8. kasi1478
    Oct 18, 2020
    1
    Very Bizarre and all over the place, the flow of the album and subject matter hmm
  9. RealC
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The holy bible N-I-C-K-I M-I-N-A-J T-H-E R-A-P Q-U-E-E-N Stream Queen from the Queen… Expand
  10. Everett_Brady
    Oct 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album “Queen” is Nicki Minaj’s latest album after the Pinkprint from 2014. It included truffle butter, a very good club song, and the iconic Anaconda, which is now almost at 1 Billion streams on YouTube. I am a very big fan of Nicki Minaj and I am a Barb. However, this album left me a little bit disappointed. With 19 different tracks on an album it seemed rather to good to be true. The album starts off with an African type Reggae beat song, Ganja Burn. The duration is 4:54, which is mostly the beat and stale lyrics at the end. Majesty takes the second track and is a good song with top notch lyrics. My favorite song of the album is Barbie Dreams which Nicki explains how the men in the rap game can’t get with her. I think it has very hard lyrics and I like how it has a creative ending to it. Rich Sex is very good on Nicki’s part but has a very strange Lil Wayne verse that doesn’t tie the song altogether well. The 5th song Hard White has outstanding lyrics, but you can tell Nicki is becoming lazy with vocals as there is a substantial amount of auto tone. So far, I was happy with this album, until all of these filler tracks come into play. Run & Hide, Miami, 2 Lit 2 Late interlude, Come See About me. These tracks showed a lot of disinterest in vocals and lyrics when played. If Nicki would have taken these songs out it would have been an awesome album. The songs I did enjoy were Chun-Ali, Barbie Tingz, LLC, and Good Form. Those 4 songs were outstanding and showed Nicki’s true talent with lyrics and writing. The problem with this album is that it seems that Nicki was too focused on her competition rather than her album. Her team seemed to be unprofessional as well when planning her songs such as, delays of songs, and the album. All in all, I give this album a 6/10. I definitely think Nicki can come back with a better album in the upcoming years, because she is the queen of rap and nobody takes her crown.… Expand
  11. MatiasCaminotto
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    This is the most great work by a female Rapper. Nicki Minaj is about talent, sucess and take us to an world different with theses works. Nicki still being the Queen of Rap.
  12. Rickthemusicgod
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    Queen Is A Body Of Work That Is Great In Every Way.... Which Doesn’t Give Off A Legendary Vibe, But It Shows Nicki Lyrical Side. Considering The Countless Bars, Punchlines, Flows, Nicki Is In Her Prime In All Of It. Not to leave out her honorable Features ; Emineim, Future, Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown etc;. Queen Will Go Down As One Of The Best Female Rap Albums Ever.
  13. dianalugoar
    Sep 23, 2020
    7
    It has too many filler songs and weak features, it has some good tracks tho.
  14. welinton
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    La lirica de este album es simplemente MARAVILLOSA la lirica de nicki no la tiene nadie es la mejor en el rap . Ella definitivamente es la reina
  15. Jordyyy
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece. Best rap album ever (male or female), after pinkprint ! NM5 will be the best rap album in history!
  16. Gustavo1513
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    It is a very good album with very good lyrics and very rap/hip-hop . Nicki is the queen of rap.
  17. Roberto990
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    She really prouved thay she is the queen of rap with that album , the lyrics are fire .
  18. nikris
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    Great album, fell in love with it. Nicky opened up in him. The Queen of rap is the Queen of rap
  19. brklnbb
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    A bunch of bad production, and lyrics oozing of insecurities when the main topics are “i’m the queen, how down, no other woman is as good as me and they will never be me”.
  20. glittercorn
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Bed with Ariana Grande is the only good song because Ariana saved the song!
  21. Isthatcarls
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amo Queen de tantas maneras que es imposible describir lo maravilloso de este album, sus mejores versos y colaboraciónes están en Queen y Nicki supo aprovecharlo
  22. Minaj2020
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un álbum genial. Demuestra el poderlo que tiene sobre la industria y sobre la inspiración que causa. Genial.… Expand
  23. Oswald329
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    Sin tan sólo logrará cantar en vivo como canta en el disco, tal vez sería una experiencia más agradable, el rap de Minaj poco aporta a la industria, su carrera se hace notar más por los escándalos que por el talento que posee
  24. Kingwalker
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Wonderful the queen strikes again. Nicki really be showing that she is the queen of rap forever.
  25. bishimcheetah
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I absolutely love this album. It's a lyrical masterpiece. I got it on vinyl. My favorite tracks: Ganja Burn, Hard White, Bed, Chun-Li, Good Form.
  26. iambarb
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a queen she is my idol and she is real queen of all time i love you nicki and thank you for everything love youuu… Expand
  27. LIAAAAAMMMMMM
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Genius, absolutely genius. A lyrical masterpiece. Any haters, hate Nicki herself and not the album!
  28. Ali1381
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    She snapped. IM SO PROUD! It was a real work of art... Congrats Ms. Minaj, you are breaking your record! loved it so ** much!
  29. macmalone
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Nicki Minaj elevates herself to a level of rap supremacy on this album. Every song is alluring, sonically inspired, and lyrically incomparable. Minaj proves herself to be the one and only Queen of Rap with standout tracks like LLC, Hard White, Chun-Li, Barbie Dreams, Miami, and Good Form. The visuals and overall aesthetic of this album are absolutely captivating and stunning, showing theNicki Minaj elevates herself to a level of rap supremacy on this album. Every song is alluring, sonically inspired, and lyrically incomparable. Minaj proves herself to be the one and only Queen of Rap with standout tracks like LLC, Hard White, Chun-Li, Barbie Dreams, Miami, and Good Form. The visuals and overall aesthetic of this album are absolutely captivating and stunning, showing the passion and creativity that Minaj puts into her music. This album shares a very personal side to Nicki’s career and how the culture has changed since the beginning of her reign.… Expand
  30. Rafeuz
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    She is the only Queen in this building.After 13 years and still having bars
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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. No Ripcord
    Sep 10, 2018
    60
    On Queen, Nicki spends a lot of time ordering beheadings--which are fun, but get old quick--rather than showing us why she is and should be queen. Here's to hoping the next album gives us a more earnest, more raw glimpse of the head that wears the crown.
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  2. AllMusic
    Aug 20, 2018
    60
    When Minaj leans into her untouchable strengths as a rapper, things get really exciting and an album of tracks as strong as "LLC" or "Barbie Dreams" would be one for the books. As it stands, however, Queen is another chapter of Minaj's good but largely meandering and inconsistent full-length album output.
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  3. PopMatters
    Aug 20, 2018
    50
    Queen's title implies it's meant to function as a coronation for one of the biggest rappers ever, but it's more the sound of Minaj fighting to keep that crown on her head.
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