The Queen is back with her first track of 2023. Nicki Minaj just dropped "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" Friday (March 3), marking her first single since "Super Freaky Girls." Her 2022 release earned the Trinidadian rapper her first Hot 100 No. 1 as a solo artist. "Red Ruby Da Sleeze," which effortlessly pulls in a sample from “Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)” by Lumidee, continues to prove the 40-year-old's reign as a dominating lyricist.
Just a week ago, Minaj touched down in her home country in celebration of the 2023 Trinidad and Tobago Carnival (if you haven't seen her epic costume this year, be sure to check it out). The trip marked the rapper's first return since her 2020 performance at the Carnival, and she wasn't shy of showing her IG followers what a great time she was having.
Minaj Drops A New Track And Revives "Queen Radio" All In One Day
While partying it up with the festivities, she previewed "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" on her Instagram. The impromptu announcement of the song took place while Minaj was repping iconic two-toned pink buns, and showed her at a party rapping to the lyrics. "Only on them C's if it's breeze / Red Ruby Da Sleeze, Chinese on my sleeve / These wannabe Chun-Li's, anyway (Nǐ Hǎo)," she raps. Defending her throne, she adds in "who the fuck told bitches they was me now? / I knew these bitches was slow, I ain't know these bitches senile."
Minaj also dropped incredible news for Barbz last month, announcing the return of her Amazon’s Amp show, Queen Radio. While posing in a gorgeous pinstripe bikini (likely from her trip to the Caribbean), she took to Instagram to disclose that the release date of the revival would also be Friday (March 3). Gracing listeners with both a fire new track and the continuation of Queen Radio, Minaj has shown that she's not done adding to her legacy yet. Be sure to check out HNHH for more news on hip-hop and pop culture.
Quotable Lyrics:
Bad gyal don't die-die-die
Hundred rounds on that, grrah-ta-ta
Real one lick a shot-ta-ta
She my lil' vibe, my lil' ah-ah-ah
Bad gyal don't run from nobody, like ah
Rude boy want me touchin' on his body, like ya
Boy affi dead if he ever diss me
You know what to do if he ever miss me