Nicki Minaj is working on a new album "instead of doing a deluxe to Pink Friday 2"

Currently in the midst of her Gag City tour, taking place across North America with Tyga and Bia Skillibeng, Nicki Minaj took a moment to update fans on the status of the forthcoming deluxe release, Pink Friday 2. Last month, she shared an update on the content of the album. "Last night, I recorded what will probably be your favorite song on the deluxe. It will immediately go into your TOP 5 of the entire PF2 era," Minaj teased. Now, it seems like she's completely scrapping the idea of a deluxe album.

"Instead of doing a DELUXE to Pink Friday 2, I’ve decided to do a brand new album," she revealed. "The new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album. Last night, the songs I recorded were just way too iconic. I love you guys so much."

Explaining why Pink Friday 2 is special to her, she continued: "I put every song on there in a specific order, etc. So to honor that, I’m going to give it the respect & integrity it deserves as a beautiful body of work & not add anything else to it. 1 or 2 songs is no big deal but 5-7 songs feels a little sloppy right now (In my humble opinion). This era has just been so successful, rewarding, satisfying, etc. after much thought, I want to be for CERTAIN that I am being intentional about every single decision being made around both PF2 AND PF3."

Released last year, the 22-track album contains collaborations with the likes of J Cole, Future, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Lil Uzi Vert. The track "Are You Gone Already" features a sample of the Billie Eilish track, "when the party's over", which is taken from her 2019 debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?.