Nicki Minaj Performance ("Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande). "The Pinkprint" was officially released on December 15, 2014, and debuted at number two on the US "Billboard" 200, with first week sales of 244,000 overall units (198,000 in pure album sales and 46,000 combined album-equivalent units and streams). Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics. "Billboard" magazine's Niki McGloster called it "her best album to date". Sheldon Pearce of "The A.V. Club" thought that "The Pinkprint" is "the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies". Randall Roberts from the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that
Thought I Knew You (Nicki Minaj song) chart at number 98, becoming Minaj 98th on the chart. "Thought I knew You" also entered on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 49. Thought I Knew You (Nicki Minaj song) Thought I knew You is a song recorded by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj for her fourth studio album, "Queen" (2018). The track features The Weeknd in the chorus and was written by Minaj, Abel Tesfaye and Hazzard Reid. Commercially, the song peaked at number 97 on the US Billboard Hot 100, 19 in New Zealand 69 in Canada. For promotion Minaj debuted the track on her