Nicki Minaj “Super Freaky Girl” Certified Platinum In The US

Nicki Minaj’s brand-new single “Super Freaky Girl” has actually been licensed platinum in the United States.

The chart-topping tune was licensed platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on Wednesday, simply over 2 months considering that it was launched. Nicki Minaj has actually not shared a response to the tune’s newest turning point, however on Monday, she commemorated the track still being on top of the charts regardless of being launched in early August.

“10 weeks in the TOP 10 of Billboard Hot 100. Debuted @ #1 & never ever left. Pretty legendary. Thank you,” she composed to fans on Twitter.

“Super Freaky Girl” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart simply 2 days after it was launched on August 12. Within a week, the track offered more than 100,000 tracks and is the most commercially effective tune Minaj has actually launched this year. It is likewise the only solo tune she has actually launched amongst a crowd of partnerships with about a lots other artists, showing that her supremacy is sustainable by itself.

The tune made history from the minute it was launched as it had the greatest solo launching of perpetuity on the worldwide and United States Spotify with 3M and 1.5M streams each and taking over the position from Doja Cat, whose track “Ain’t Sh*t,” which formerly held the record.

“Super Freaky Girl” is a sample of Rick James’ 1981 hit “Super Freak” and likewise includes a few of the very same x-rated kinds of lyrics that Minaj masterfully weaves in her lyrics.

Ahead of its platinum accreditation, the tune struck a brand-new turning point surpassing 200 million streams on Spotify to end up being the fastest solo female rap tune to reach this turning point. The tune is likewise the 3rd very popular music download launched in 2022.

Despite the tune’s evident business success, it stays the center of debate in between Nicki Minaj and the Grammys, which had actually at first noted “Super Freaky Girl” on the elections list for Best Rap Song. The Grammys later on eliminated the tune and positioned it in the pop classification, to the anger of Minaj, who felt that if any tune was to be gotten rid of, it would need to be Latto’s “Big Energy.”

The Grammys had actually not used a factor for the elimination of the tune, and Minaj and Latto had a blow-up that got nasty over a week earlier. The Grammys has actually not launched the last list as ballot is continuous.