Nicki Minaj Takes To X (Twitter): 'I'm being punished' over Billboard slashing Pink Friday 2 sales

Billboard's recent shift in policy regarding bundled sales poses a potential threat to the chart-topping success of Nicki Minaj's much-anticipated Pink Friday 2.

Minaj (41) took to social media to vent her frustration, highlighting Billboard's estimation that her fan contest, designed to drive sales, might result in a 15% decline in record sales.

Minaj's effort to boost album sales inadvertently clashed with this new regulation, leaving both the Barbs and others in the music industry questioning whether the album's chart performance would unfairly suffer as a consequence.

This unexpected turn of events has cast a shadow of uncertainty over what should have been a triumphant moment for Minaj and the Barbs for PF2.

In the now-deleted tweets, Nicki stated that despite Pink Friday 2 selling 300,000 copies in its first week, Billboard decided to pull 100,000 copies because she held a contest in which contestants had to provide proof that they had purchased four copies of the album.

She posted - “They initially claimed 170-190 despite being aware it had already reached 200K. Subsequently, they stated 199 merely to prevent the number from reaching 2 in their expression. Although the count currently stands at 300, once they deduct 100K, you won't have any clearer understanding.”

Adding  “Not signing a 360, Making great music, Having great fans And for not leaving the game so that their new Nicki's (who signed 360 deals) can be propped up to look as tho they are a lot more successful than they rlly are. Having too much power."

Many of Nicki's fanbase are voicing their opinions and calling out Billboard as trying to sabotage their beloved Queen of rap. Some vowing to not support female rap artists at all, if they take away Nicki's sales.

In another Tweet, Nicki can be seen calling out to her Barbs..

We all know she doesn't need to ask the Barbs twice...

It will be interesting to see where this situation ends up, how the Barbs will react, and what exactly it is Nicki has to tell us about the industry.

Stay tuned for more!