After the album “Queen” was not as explosive as expected, Nicki Minaj is gradually regaining her form and affirming that the throne of “Rap Queen” still belongs to her.

After “retiring” to create character and pave the way for a new album, Nicki Minaj has officially released the audio version for the song “Yikes”. It is unclear whether this is the opening song for the new album or not, but the effect is of the song is very positive. In particular, the rap lyrics have a part that seems to “shame” Cardi B’s “frenemy” enemy.

Yikes – Nicki Minaj (audio).

Thanks to humiliating Cardi B, Nicki Minaj's new rap song became the first song by a female rapper to reach the iTunes Champion position this decade? - Photo 2.

The cover of the single Yikes features Nicki Minaj and her husband waving at the paparazzi.

Even though it was only just released as an audio version, Nicki Minaj’s song quickly dominated US iTunes as Number One. The achievement of “Yikes” surpasses the just released song “React” by The Pussycat Dolls or the just released “Intentions” by Justin Bieber. This is the first female rapper’s song of this decade to achieve iTunes Champion status, a positive sign for Nicki Minaj.

Thanks to humiliating Cardi B, Nicki Minaj's new rap song became the first song by a female rapper to reach the iTunes Champion position this decade? - Photo 3.

Top 10 US iTunes currently.

Nicki Minaj’s rap begins extremely “harshly”: “Don’t ever think about messing with me! You all know I’m the queen!”. This is considered the way Nicki Minaj affirmed her position as “Rap Queen”, which is being shaken violently with the rise of Cardi B.

Previously, many people thought that Cardi B could completely usurp Nicki Minaj’s throne as “Queen of Rap” with an album “Invasion of Privacy” that was rated very well by both critics and fans, much better than the album “Invasion of Privacy”. Nicki Minaj’s latest – “Queen”. Besides, the feud between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B is still present, making the audience confirm that the opening rap verse “Yikes” is a “preemptive strike” from the senior.

Thanks to humiliating Cardi B, Nicki Minaj's new rap song became the first song by a female rapper to reach the iTunes Champion position this decade? - Photo 4.

Can Nicki Minaj maintain her title as Queen of Rap this time?

Nicki Minaj had an unhappy year in 2019 when her album “Queen”, despite investing a lot of effort, was not as successful as expected. A series of false statements also made the female rapper’s image worse in the eyes of the audience. . In addition, the Nicki Wrld Tour world tour continuously encountered technical problems, leading to consecutive show cancellations, which also affected her reputation. Therefore, the audience can understand how Nicki Minaj put her enthusiasm and hope into this comeback.