Nicki Minaj
Courtesy of Republic RecordsRemember that little mystery snippet at the end of Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby‘s “Do We Have a Problem?” music video? Well, Barbz, rejoice, because it’s dropping sooner than expected. Minaj announced via socials that her follow-up single, titled “Bussin” — also with Baby — will release this Friday (Feb. 11).
“Next week we pushin B for Bussin btch WTF IS GOOD !? !? !? !?” she tweeted Monday (Feb. 7), referencing Gunna, Future and Young Thug’s widely discussed collab, “Pushin P.” Minaj also shared the track’s cover art, which shows the “Super Bass” singer in a fiery body hugging dress and draped in diamonds.
If the video for “Do We Have a Problem?” was any indication, “Bussin” may pick up where the former left off, with Power‘s Joseph Sikora looking down the barrel of a gun in Cuba.
“Do We Have a Problem?” is already making its rounds across platforms such as Twitter and TikTok, with other female rappers — including Coi Leray, Latto and City Girls — praising Minaj’s bars and flow on the menacing track. Recently, past drama between Minaj and City Girls members JT and Yung Miami became a hot topic after Minaj said on the Morning Hustle radio show she wouldn’t work with the Florida duo. “Why would I work with somebody who doesn’t like me?” Minaj askd after expressing that the two women had allegedly made negative comments about her in the past.
But on Feb. 2, Minaj tweeted that the three women had a “great convo.” “Let’s move on & make new memories y’all,” she added.
Minaj’s two singles have her fans excited and eager for her upcoming album, which the rapper stated would mark a return to “mixtape Nicki.” She said during an interview on Power 98.3’s The Dana Cortez Show: “What I do is write raps that connect with people, that make people want to sing along and channel their inner bad b—h.”
See her “Bussin” announcement below:
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
